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Hitmen overpower Mighty Mitts to finish 2-game sweep

ALCOTT Forbes felt he was not as sharp as he wanted to be, but his performance for the pennant winning C&S Hitmen was good enough to overpower the Chances Mighty Mitts as they completed a two-game sweep in the best-of-three playoffs to advance to the New Providence Softball Association’s (NPSA) best-of-five championship series.

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Powerful Hurricane Matthew soaks Colombia and heads for Jamaica

ONE OF the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it drenched coastal Colombia and roared across the Caribbean on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.

Bahamas hurricane shelters for the 2016 storm season

WHERE to seek refuge during the 2016 tropical storm and hurricane season in the Bahamas - list provided by the Department of Social Services.

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NEMA urges 'be prepared' as Hurricane Matthew becomes category 4 storm

HURRICANE Matthew is expected to bring six to eight feet of storm surges, severe thunderstorms and several inches of rain as it moves through the Bahamas next week, Director of the Department of Meteorology Trevor Basden said on Friday.

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Team Bahamas to defend CAC title

THE Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s 38-member team is in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to defend its title at the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships this weekend.

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Bahamians warned to prepare for Hurricane Matthew, now a category 4 storm

HURRICANE Matthew is expected to bring strong tropical storm force winds and heavy rain when it passes over the central and southeast Bahamas early next week, with residents being warned to begin hurricane preparations as soon as possible.

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Hurricane Matthew rages in the southern Caribbean

HURRICANE Matthew swirled westward into the open waters of the Caribbean early on Thursday after hitting islands in the south of the region with heavy wind and rain.

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Videos submitted in Bacon appeal to have case heard in New York

TWO videos allegedly fabricated to include billionaire Lewis Bacon’s name in news stories dealing with insider trading and the Ku Klux Klan have been submitted to a Manhattan judge in an appeal to have a high-profile defamation case tried in New York rather than The Bahamas.

Tropical Storm Matthew lashes southern Caribbean islands

TROPICAL Storm Matthew formed on Wednesday morning in the eastern Caribbean and lashed several islands with heavy wind and rain.

Church to host benefit concert for senior citizen project

THE leadership of Calvary Deliverance Church is inviting members of the community to the Faith Village benefit concert to assist the elderly.

Best of the Best Sloop Sailing Regatta to hit Montagu in November

WHEN the Star Sailors League came to the Bahamas last year, they forged a relationship with the local sailing community and now they are looking forward to putting on a mega sailing event in Montagu Bay called the Best of the Best Sloop Sailing Regatta.

Godfrey Kelly and Andrew Ingraham complete R E Cooper Awards list

GODFREY KELLY and Andrew Ingraham will be recognised by the R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Service Awards next month.

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Sailors look to secure berths in Best of the Best

TWO C Class boats will secure their berths at the third annual Rock Sound Regatta this weekend in Eleuthera for the Best of the Best Regatta in Montagu Bay in December.

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Pastor threatens to hold ‘urgent mass meeting’ if CLICO debacle not solved

THE management of CLICO (Bahamas) and the Christie administration have been warned to resolve the savings and investments debacle no later than this month, with a prominent pastor threatening to hold an “urgent mass meeting” with policyholders if one is not reached.

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Avengers even series with police, Cybots take 2-0 lead vs Challengers

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association continued its semi-final playoffs at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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Final nominees for Cooper Awards revealed

THE remaining nine nominees for the 2016 R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Awards to be honoured at the gala event at the Atlantis Ballroom on October 29 have been released.

Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation names 38-member CAC team

WITH about three weeks left to complete all of the necessary arrangements, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has provisionally named a 38-member team to defend its title at the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

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BORCO chemical spill cleanup continues after 'explosion' on Tuesday

A HAZARDOUS materials team is still cleaning up a chemical spill at the BORCO plant in Grand Bahama three days after nearby residents of Pinder’s Point reported hearing an explosion.

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Four more added to list of award winners

THE R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Awards have announced four more outstanding people to be recognised for their service to their fellow Bahamians and to be honoured at the gala event on October 29 at the Atlantis Ballroom, Paradise Island.

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Carina Ferguson crowned bikini champion

The Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation crowned a few new champions during their 2016 Bahamas National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships at the Melia Hotel on Saturday night.