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Higgs wins appeal against drugs ban
Bahamian national soccer player Jared Higgs has won his appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Switzerland against the Bahamas Football Association’s four-year ban for an alleged doping violation.
Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he told US President Donald Trump that crime advisories should be used to raise awareness and not initiate fear, adding criminal attacks on American tourists in this country were “negligible”.
EDITORIAL: The health of a nation, is the wealth of a nation
IT WOULD appear that Prime Minister Minnis is unwilling, embarrassed or unable to muster the courage to address the “pink elephant in the room”. While some may be relieved to learn it is not an Immigration, U.S. crime warning, OECD black listing or global pandemic spread by some highly infectious disease, in reality it is a far more deadly, insidious and immediate threat to our country.
Reckley trial moves a step closer going to court
FORMER Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley is one step closer to standing trial over allegations she defrauded the government of $1.2m via the Urban Renewal Small Homes Repair programme in Grand Bahama.
BSF names open water swim team for CARIFTA
FOLLOWING the Mako 5K Open Water Swim at Long Wharf on Saturday, the Bahamas Swimming Federation has released the names of the swimmers who will represent the Bahamas at the XXXIV CARIFTA Swim Championships.
Bahamas beats Turks and Caicos 6-1
Team Bahamas gave the home crowd many reasons to cheer with a dominant performance on the home pitch and former national team standout Nesley Jean got his first win in his new role as head coach.
CARIFTA SWIM TEAM: Stamp and Morley are replaced
THE Bahamas Swimming Federation has been forced to make an adjustment to the national team that will travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, over the Easter holiday to defend their title in the CARIFTA Swimming Championships.
McPhee-McCuin and Rebels fall to Gators 67-54 in opening round of SEC tournament
YOLETT McPhee-McCuin’s first season as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels’ women’s basketball programme came to an end early in the postseason.
Bahamas’ swim team looks for 3-peat in Barbados
WITH a strong contingent in the senior boys’ division, led by Commonwealth Games participant Izaak Bastian, head coach Travanno McPhee said he’s confident that the Bahamas can three-peat at the XXXIV CARIFTA Swimming Championships.
NCAA Division I basketball players in the spotlight
ABOUT a week away from “Selection Sunday”, Bahamians in NCAA Division I basketball concluded their regular seasons and preparare for conference tournament play while others had early exits from their respective tournaments.
Taxi drivers meet on cruise port overhaul
Taxi drivers last week met with the preferred Nassau cruise port bidder and Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP) to discuss Prince George Wharf’s impending redevelopment.
Sammy Hunter named to the BioSteel All-Canadian Game
SAMMY Hunter continues to add to his season of accolades and was recently recognised as one of the top prep basketball players in Canada.
WORLD VIEW: If Venezuela needs aid then why not deliver it through the UN?
THE United States of America, Canada and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean together share the deeply-held values of democracy and human rights more than the majority of other countries in the Western hemisphere.
‘End this sexual violence epidemic’
THE Bahamas has an “epidemic” of sexual violence, according to Bahamas Crisis Centre Director Sandra Dean-Patterson who made the remark as the organisation plans to launch a campaign, #SilentNoMore, to destigmatise sexual abuse and encourage victims to share their stories.
Miller Jr and Rebels kneel during ‘Star Spangled Banner’
FRANCO Miller Jr was one of eight members of the Ole Miss Rebels men’s basketball programme that silently protested by kneeling during the American national anthem in response to Confederacy rallies hosted near the stadium.
37th Hugh Campbell: Teams eliminated on day 4
DAY four of the 37th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic featured the first round of eliminations in this year’s event while several winning teams went head-to-head.
Boxers ‘set their fists’ on training in Cuba
IN preparation for the Pan American Games qualifying tournament, the Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation will be sending veteran boxer Carl Hield, Ronald Woodside and newcomer Lennox Boyce to train in Cuba.
Scholar Athlete of The Year Awards committee announces the nominees
THE Scholar Athlete of The Year Awards committee announced the nominees from the high school and primary schools at the Bahamas Union of Teachers Hall last week Friday.
WORLD VIEW: It’s simple - elected officials cannot serve two masters
THE law is the law and it is binding on all who dwell or visit within its jurisdiction. The law is particularly binding on those who make the law. As I observed in a previous commentary, “Law makers should not be law breakers”.
Reckley denies $1.2m fraud
FORMER Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley was charged yesterday with defrauding the government of $1,255,637.83 via the Urban Renewal Small Homes Repair programme in Grand Bahama.