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Collapsed firm's owners offer liquidator $150,000

Taylor Industries owners have offered to pay $150,000 to help cover their former staff's termination pay and other benefits from the $2.335m generated by selling the collapsed firm's former head office.

Restaurants: Xmas off up to 70% amid COVID ease wait

A Nassau restaurant says its Christmas sales are down 70 percent compared to prior years due to a combination of COVID-19 health restrictions and the pandemic's economic fall-out.

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Red-Line Athletics Track Club awards outstanding athletes

DESPITE the coronavirus pandemic, which halted sporting activities for most of the year, the Red-Line Athletics Track Club still managed to recognise its student-athletes for their accomplishments.

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Versatile Charisma Taylor to move from PAC-12 to Southeastern Conference

VERSATILE athletics star Charisma Taylor will make a move from the PAC-12 to the South-eastern Conference for her upcoming junior season.

Bahamian dies in custody of U.S. immigration

ANTHONY Jones, a Bahamian, died on December 17 while in the custody of US Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) at the Adams County Detention Center in Natchez, Mississippi.

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Track is back

Under the theme: “Track is Back,” the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations hosted its first track and field meet since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in March.

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Mike Sands: ‘It’s just a way to show our appreciation’

In the spirit of giving back during the Yuletide season, Mike Sands took the time out to express his gratitude to the many persons who helped him to secure the presidency of the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC).

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INSIGHT: Dr McCartney was a pioneer and inspiration

YOUNG and veteran figures in The Bahamas’ psychiatric community gathered for a Zoom session last week to pay tribute to Dr Timothy McCartney – the “father of Bahamian psychology” – who died last month from COVID-19 at 87.

Jitneys estimate fare revenue down 70%

Jitney drivers yesterday estimated that fare revenue is down 70 percent year-over-year due to a combination of low economic activity, high unemployment and COVID restrictions on passenger numbers.

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Bowleg: ‘I still want to commend the players who were available. They went out there and played their hearts out’

BAHAMAS Basketball Federation President Mario Bowleg admitted that the men’s national team could have played better than they did against the United States of America and Puerto Rico in the bubble in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Bahamas blows late lead, loses to Puerto Rico 91-85

A disastrous fourth quarter collapse saw Team Bahamas squander a late lead to Puerto Rico and finish winless in the second window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.

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USA runs past The Bahamas 99-59 in AmeriCup qualifier

The United States dominated both the boards and points in the paint en route to a lopsided win over a shorthanded Team Bahamas at the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers.

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DeMarco: ‘We like our team’

Despite the challenges the programme has faced to this point, Chris Demarco remains optimistic on his official debut as head coach of the senior men’s national team at the FIBA level.

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Two face court accused of separate murders

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being charged in connection with two separate murders that occurred last week.

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Cornish, Taylor to guide new group in latest FIBA window

D’SHON Taylor and Jaron Cornish are two of the few returning members from the Baha Mar men’s national team’s last appearance at the FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers and hope to use that experience to guide a new group in the latest window.

FIBA: Team Bahamas down to eight players

TEAM Bahamas will have to contend with a shortened rotation next week in the latest window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.

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Help Timiesha get back to school!

Student overcomes multiple hardships striving for a better life

All of the money Timiesha Knowles made and diligently savedfrom workingmultiple jobs just so she could fund her tertiary education has been sacrificed to keep her mother and family afloat, who were devastated by Hurricane Dorian and have now been left facing financial strains due the COVID-19 pandemic.

STRACHAN BROTHERS RECORD MILESTONES

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation named its Baha Mar senior men’s national team scheduled to compete in the next round of FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.

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Cellphone thief must pay victim

A MAN who stole a woman’s cellphone has been ordered to reimburse her for her missing device.

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BLTA hosts successful International Tennis Federation National School Officiating Course

AMIDST the loosening of the COVID-19 restrictions, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association hosted a successful International Tennis Federation’s National School Officiating Course at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend.