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BOC recommends all local sports be suspended

With all international travel being suspended by the Bahamas Government until further notice as a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the Bahamas Olympic Committee is also advising all sporting bodies to cease any further local competition until

MLB shifts offseason, spring training halted

THE Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has forced Major League Baseball to alter its schedule and shift the offseason for Bahamian players with their clubs and others preparing to compete at the 2020 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. Major League Baseba

Athletes will not compete as NCAA events are cancelled

THE NCAA joined the growing list of organisations to cancel sporting events as a means of combating the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19. Several Bahamian athletes were set to compete at basketball and track and field championship meets at various

Final spot on Davis Cup team to be decided this weekend

THE Bahamas Davis Cup has obtained a level of success over the last five years with two wins in Group III Americas, and Promotion plays in Group II in 2018.This year, the Bahamas top player who is ranked in the 700s on the International Tennis Circui

Blue VS Gold National Rugby Trial Saturday in Winton

THE Bahamas Rugby Union is all set to hold a Blue versus Gold National Rugby Trial 3pm Saturday at the Winton Rugby Pitch. The two squads will comprise of players competing for 22 spots on the Bahamas national team that will play against the Jamaica

Three firemen injured in elderly home fire

POLICE in New Providence are investigating after arsonists reportedly set fire to and destroyed an unoccupied building at the Persis Rodgers Home for the Aged yesterday morning.

Cartwright the one bright spot for FNM

Over the last few years, Bahamians have been watching the steady decline, and I daresay implosion of the FNM. The movers and shakers of the party are already scrambling for an immediate successor but the party is short on talent save for a few.

Cherif, 14, invited to Future Stars

JUST about every day, more and more Bahamian players are getting the exposure to either play college or get introduced to the professional ranks of baseball.One of the latest to receive such an offer is 14-year-old Cherif Neymour, who was invited to

No shame in being a 'darkie'

After reflecting on the racist gaffe committed by a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) official at a recent rally at Columbus Primary School, I began to reflect on the PLP’s history on race relations.

High jumper Jamal Wilson qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

COACH Ronald Cartwright feels that based on their offseason training, high jumper Jamal Wilson is on track for turning in a credible performance this year. In his first international meet in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on Tuesday, Wilson soared to a

Still struggling for a fair society

The spinning sound we heard this week was not a carnival ride, rather, the late patriot and statesman Sir Milo Boughton Butler turning in his grave.

GB businesses RISE with $160,000 funding

A further 14 Grand Bahama businesses have received grant funding from an initiative that has already awarded almost $160,000 to assist with post-Hurricane Dorian restoration.Team RISE, which stands for Restoring Industries and Sustaining Employment,

Rattlers strike first

The CI Gibson Rattlers showed why they have the two top ranked teams in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association as they rallied from behind to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three basketball championship series at the Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road last night.

Bacardi pledges $1m to assist Dorian recovery

Bacardi has pledged almost $1m towards helping small and micro businesses in the tourism sector recover from Hurricane Dorian’s devastation. Executives from the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), Mercy Corps International (MC) and the American Red

Final line-ups set for GSSSA championships

The Government Secondary School Sports Association basketball championship series are set in three four divisions after the top seeds swept their best of three semifinal series.

Tributes to athlete Jonique after two-year battle with lupus

HUNDREDS turned out to pay their last respects to the late Jonique Elizabeth Webb. Although she was not one of the countries more prolific athletes, Webb had a promising career that was cut short after she was diagnosed two years ago with lupus. Bu

Bahamian players could suit up for team Britain at World Baseball Classic Qualifiers

BAHAMIAN baseball players have been on the roster for Great Britain at the last two editions of the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers and both sides look to continue that relationship at this year’s event. Teams, schedules and logistics for the 2021

Man denies throwing hot liquid on woman

A 43-year-old man yesterday denied allegations he put a woman in hospital after throwing a hot liquid on her after they got into an argument earlier this month. Ricardo Cartwright denied causing grievous harm to Sanovia Johnson Cartwright on January

LETTER: Racism still a problem

As a youngster back in the 1960’s the United Bahamian Party (UBP) was in full bloom. It emerged after the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and was comprised of what was then known as the Bay Street Boys, who were mostly white or Conchy Joe Bahamians. Of course, there was a small number of black Bahamians who embraced the UBP for whatever reasons. The late Reverend Gentry McPhee and Napoleon McPhee along with the late Prince Hepburn come readily to mind.

ALICIA WALLACE: Back in the heartbeat of Junkanoo I missed so much

It is not a holiday season without Junkanoo. To miss the Valley, Roots, One Family and Saxons on Bay Street is to be asleep for the entire season.

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