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CCCAN: Bahamas strong in water polo and swimming

BAHAMAS Aquatics has delivered strong performances thus far at the XXXI CCCAN Swimming Championships, both from its water polo and swimming teams at the event in Aruba.The Under-16 Water Polo team continues their path toward Youth Pan Am qualificatio

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Hitmen beat Warriors 4-1

THEY didn’t get a hit, but the C&S Hitmen didn’t need one as they managed to outclass the BTC Elite Warriors in a exciting 4-1 victory in the men’s feature contest of the New Providence Softball Association’s double header on Saturday night.

Bahamas teams are selected for IAAF World Jrs and NACAC

BASED on who showed up and what they did at the National Junior and Open Track and Field Nationals, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations selected its teams to represent the Bahamas at the IAAF World Junior Under-20 Championships and the N

Voices of Praise celebrate 25 years with free concert

FEW musical groups in either the secular and gospel world have lasted as long as Edison Sumner and Voices of Praise (VOP). Twenty-five years ago, Mr Sumner followed the call of God on his life and brought together several talented singers who had a p

Sports Notes

BOWLING KALIK TOURNEY A total of 10 teams are participating in the 2018 Kalik Bowling Team Tournament for a 1st place prize of $1,200 , 2nd place $600 and a 3rd place prize of $400. The top male player in competition Monday night was David Slatter

Baseball nationals rained out

GRAND Bahama — Interrupted all weekend by the inclement weather, officials of the Bahamas Baseball Association had to call off the completion of their inaugural Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championships, featuring the amalgamation of all the isla

Miller-Uibo wins high jump, lone competitor in shot put

THE BAAAs Senior Athletics Championships, presented by Kalik, featured many of the Bahamas’ top competitors in the sport, one of whom shifted disciplines for the two-day meet.Reigning Olympic 400m gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo opted not to compe

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PLP raises almost $9,000 with module for aspirant candidates

THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has raised nearly $9,000 from 73 participants in what party Chairman Fred Mitchell calls a programme to cure the “Andre Rollins, Greg Moss and Renward Wells problem.”To be on the PLP’s ticket in the future, aspirin

MAC dominate night two of swimming nationals

Night two of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Rev Nationals concluded with the Mako Aquatics Club dominating the 400m Medley Relays. MAC won five of the six races including both the Girls (Keianna Moss, Jada Jimenez, Mia Sastre, Mariaa Albuty – 5:01

SOUTH ANDROS RECEIVES ITS FIRST GGYA AWARDS

ALTHOUGH she lived only 3.5 miles away in Kemp’s Bay, it took Cassidy Rolle 16 years to visit Black Point, South Andros.“I’ve lived in Andros all my life and had never explored Black Point until a hiking expedition with the Governor General’s Youth A

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Hitting the mark

WITH the focus on the IAAF World Junior Championships in Pampere, Finland, next month, sprinters Adrian Curry, Jaida Knowles and Joel Johnson led the performances as they attained the qualifying standards over the weekend at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Junior National Championships at the original Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

A new sponsor - but the same tradition of top performances

This year brought a new title sponsor and the country elite junior swimmers continued their tradition of standout performances on the opening day of the Bahamas Aquatics Federation (BAF) National Swimming Championships.

NPOTSA ALL-STAR CLASSIC SET FOR SATURDAY

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association is set to hold its All-Star Classic in the Archdeacon Canon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds on Saturday.

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Washington-based publisher celebrates the Bahamas

In Washington, DC where, she currently resides, people oftentimes referred to writer Wendy Coakley Thompson as “that girl from Barbuda, Barbados or Jamaica”. It became an almost everyday occurrence for her to correct and educate people on her dual i

NPSA: Sharks devour Truckers 8-1, Wildcats stop Warriors 10-0

THE New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with a double header in the ladies’ division on Saturday night.In the opener, the Platinum Lady Sharks devoured the Johns

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‘GIVE US ANSWERS’ – Witness says Evans was NOT robber in raid which led to police shooting

HUNDREDS turned out in Masons Addition last night to call for answers in the death of Deangelo Evans, the 20-year-old killed by police over the weekend.

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Rivals in competition, but 'best friends' off the field

ALTHOUGH they have been rivals on the field, athletes Charisma Taylor and Daejhi Moss enjoy the close friendship that they have developed off the field.The two 18-year-old former Queen’s College stars are competing in different schools in the United

Gospel singer battling cancer hosts benefit concert

Singer Karrington McKenzie, who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, is bringing together some of the most talented Bahamian gospel acts for a special fundraising concert tomorrow night.The “Lord Over My Life” concert will be held at Golden Gat

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High schooler wins contest with call for more inclusion of autistic students

Alexandria Rolle’s call for more inclusion of autistic and other special needs children within the local school system has won her this year’s Autism Awareness Essay Contest.The 11th grade St Augustine’s College student included two major proposals i

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Overlooked officers bitter after audit shock

THE manpower audit report of the Royal Bahamas Police Force has rekindled bitterness in police officers who feel they were wrongfully overlooked for promotions in 2014 and 2017.