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Bastian lowers his national record in 200m breast

WITH one spot available for the men if there are no automatic A qualifiers at the Bahamas Aquatics’ National Swimming Championships this weekend, top contender Izaak Bastian proved he’s here to take on the challenge with a national record-breaking performance.

Track & Field: BAAA Nationals set for Friday return

THE stage is set for the return of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships this weekend with some exciting matchups as athletes vie for spots on the various international events, including the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Six faced court on murders

SEVERAL men were arraigned yesterday in connection with five separate homicides.

INSIGHT: Cabbage Beach access - the court’s already ruled and it wasn’t in favour of the vendors

WHILE the question of who has the right to access Cabbage Beach made headlines last week this wasn’t the first time this complex issue has reared its head.

Golf nationals called off due to bad weather

THE inclement weather forced the Bahamas Golf Federation to call off yesterday’s first day of competition in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) 2021 RF Bank & Trust National Amateur Golf Championships at the Albany Golf Course.

Athetes shine in Blue Marlin Track and Field Series

WITH the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships set for the end of the month, Wendell Miller, Wanya McCoy, Shimar Bain and Paige Archer got big moral victories on Saturday.

NCAA Outdoors: Serena and Charisma share the spotlight

STRONGWOMAN Serena Brown and versatile Charisma Taylor shared the spotlight for the Bahamas on Saturday as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships came to a close in Eugene, Oregon.

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NCAA Championships: Rhema Otabor ends up 21st in women’s javelin finals

FLORIDA State’s freshman Rhema Otabor could only muster a 21st place finish in women’s javelin finals, while Houston’s sprinters Brianne Bethel and Camille Rutherford and University of Kentucky’s quarter-miler Megan Moss missed getting to the final of their respective events on day two of the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

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Gardiner continues his quest for 400m Olympic gold

AFTER taking a fall at the end of his last race that he didn’t get to complete, Steven Gardiner returned with an impressive performance on Sunday as he continues his quest for the men’s 400 metres gold at the Olympic Games.

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STATESIDE: Millions remain off-message and yearn to see Trump’s return

IT HAS long been a truism in American politics that life and social, economic and political views are quite different outside the Washington, DC, beltway than within it.

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Post Office staff testify in Rudy King fraud trial

FIVE more Post Office Department employees testified yesterday that they conducted several transactions for Bahamian businessman Rudolph “Rudy” King who would frequent the various Post Offices on a regular basis.

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Swimmers stay in competitive mode ahead of Nationals

WITH the Bahamas Aquatics’ National Swim Championships on the horizon, many local swimmers used the Oak Tree Medical and Mako Aquatics Club Invite to stay in competitive mode.

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First Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Peace on da Street Basketball Classic

IN a fitting tribute for the tremendous contribution that he has made to the growth and development of basketball in the country, organisers were overwhelmed by the turnout for the first Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Peace on da Street Basketball Classic.

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Man found shot dead in Abaco previously convicted of killing

A MAN previously convicted of manslaughter was discovered dead with gunshot wounds in a car in Dundas Town, Abaco yesterday morning.

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FACE TO FACE: ‘The Soil Guru’ on a mission and people are buying in to his message

THE cannabis industry is beginning to take shape in The Bahamas with the imminent Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2021 set to be tabled in Parliament.

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Athletes book their tickets to NCAA Outdoors

STRONG woman Serena Brown, triple jumpers Charisma Taylor, Tamar Greene and Laquan Nairn, sprinters Samson Colebrooke, Terrance Jones, Brianne Bethel and Camille Rutherford and quarter-miler Megan Moss all booked their tickets to the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Championships.

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From tragedy to triumph for Sands

A YEAR AGO, versatile Bahamian jumper Bria Sands skipped the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Championships because of the death of her father, Leevan Sands Sr,

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Curry in split second victory

IT came down to a photo finish to decide the winner of the New Providence Cycling Association’s road race series that returned to the Clifton Heritage Park on Sunday.

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Olympic triple-jump champion Christian Taylor tears Achilles

TWO-time Olympic triple-jump champion Christian Taylor underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles and will miss the Tokyo Games.

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More than 100 apply to have criminal records expunged

MORE than 100 Bahamians have applied to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee so far for the year seeking to get their criminal records expunged, the committee’s chairman Paul Farquharson said yesterday.