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Rev Heuter Rolle celebrates five years of service
Rev Heuter Rolle celebrated his fifth pastoral anniversary last week Sunday. Hundreds flocked to Salem Union Baptist Church to celebrate this auspicious occasion. The service highlighted the many things brought on stream under Pastor Rolle’s leadersh
Milo Butler work begins
THE Ministry of Public Works/Bahamix will start road works on Milo Butler Highway’s northbound lane from 9.30am to 2.30pm starting today for six working days.
Sports Notes
THE most valuable players (MVP) in City Bowling League competition last night was a red hot Kevin B Williams of Genuine Knights who mowed down the pins for a 270 second high game and a gigantic 708 three game set.
Steven Gardiner dips under 45 seconds in the 400 metres
STEVEN Gardiner, off to an impressive start in his first year as a professional athlete, became the ninth Bahamian male quarter-miler to dip under the 45-second barrier in the 400 metres when he took the victory in the Star Athletics Sprint Classic in Montverde, Florida, over the weekend.
Diamond League: ‘Fireman’ 3rd in 400
CHRIS “Fireman” Brown, still waiting on a decision by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations on whether or not he will run the 400 metres at the IAAF World Championships next month in Beijing, China, competed over the weekend at the IAAF Diamond League Meet in London, England.
Freeport resort suffering a decline in timeshare visitors
JACK Grobowsky, president of the Freeport Resort & Club, says the timeshare property is empty and has suffered significant decline in returning vacationers over the past 15 years, from 1,800 unit weeks to just 500.
Two more Family Island clubs preparing to make their presence felt in the BAAA
MOVE over Moore’s Island. There are two other clubs from from the Family Islands - Andros and Exuma - who are preparing to make their presence felt in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.
BAISS softball playoffs set to begin today
THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) softball regular season concluded with the St Augustine’s College junior boys clinching their share of the pennant with a 17-7 win against Queens College Comets and Charles W Saunders clarifying the playoffs and avoiding the top-seeded Jordan Prince William Falcons in the senior boys division.
Sports notes
AFTER taking a break for the Christmas holiday, the New Providence Basketball Association is scheduled to resume its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium this week.
BTC to be $1m title sponsor for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival
BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company’s community support in youth, sports and culture is continuing with its $1m title sponsorship of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival as it becomes the first corporate partner to join the new tourism initiative.
Uppercut aims to have the upper hand in music
EVER since the band Uppercut started their live monthly concerts they have been garnering a steady following on Grand Bahama. Now, they will return this month to deliver a unique musical experience for their audiences.
Silver for Bahamas on final day of athletics
GLASGOW, Scotland: The Bahamas picked up its third medal at the 20th Commonwealth Games as the men's 4 x 400 metre relay team of Latoy Williams, Michael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell and Chris 'Fireman' Brown had to settle for the silver on the final day of competition for athletics.
Jones and Sun pull off 84-80 upset over defending champion Lynx
JONQUEL Jones and her Connecticut Sun returned from the league-wide Olympic break, continuing the momentum they gathered in late July.
‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Invitational next month – Cross country invite on October 21
Bahamas men’s national 1,500 metre record holder William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson is delighted that there will be a continuation of the cross country invitational in his honour.
National Sports Awards Saturday
SPORTS Heritage Month began on Wednesday and among the event’s sporting festivities will be the National Sports Awards slated for tomorrow evening.
UNION CHALLENGES IMMIGRATION MOVE: Pratt appointment disputed over rule on contract workers
THE Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union has filed a trade dispute with the Department of Labour contesting the Davis administration’s appointment of William Pratt as director of the Department of Immigration.
Jonquel Jones and Sun lose Game 2
Las Vegas gets 85-71 win over Connecticut
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
FIBA Centrobasket: Bahamas gets 79-59 win over Turks and Caicos Islands
After a trio of lopsided losses to open the tournament, Team Bahamas responded with a pair of wins to conclude the group stage at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships for boys. Team Bahamas defeated The Turks and Caicos Islands 79-59 yesterday at the Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez Coliseo in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
Junior tennis stars take spotlight at nationals
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junior Nationals, sponsored by the Byron Ferguson Foundation, was completed at the National Tennis Centre on Wednesday. The winners and runners-up were as follows: Girls 8-and-under Alyssa Thurston - champion;