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Cybots and defending champions Stingers stay alive

THE defending champions PJ Stingers and former champions Mail Boat Cybots both staved off elimination Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its best-of-five divisional championship series.

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Cat Island committee gets $35,000 gov grant for 59th annual regatta

ALTHOUGH it’s considered just a “drop in the bucket,” the Cat Island Regatta committee received a grant of $35,000 from the Bahamas Government for their 59th annual regatta to be held at the regatta site in the “cultural capital of the Bahamas” in New Bight, Cat Island, over the Emancipation holiday weekend.

Eugene Horton elected to serve as new president of NPBA

WITHOUT any opposition, Eugene Horton and his entire slate of officers were elected to serve as the new administration of the New Providence Basketball Association.

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From Baha Mar blue to eco green as staff join community clean-up

WHILE uncertainty lingers over the opening date of Baha Mar, several employees expressed gratitude to executives of the $3.5bn project for allowing them to keep their jobs despite being reassigned to an inner city cleanup initiative with Urban Renewal 2.0.

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Christian Council hits back at Christie

BAHAMAS Christian Council President Rev Dr Ranford Patterson yesterday warned the Christie administration that a “greater proliferation” of gamblers would emerge in the country when the government enacts the Gaming Bill adding that the Department of Social Services would be further “stretched” as a result.

ICC Americas U-19 Division II Championship all set for Haynes Oval and Windsor Park

THE Bahamas will again host regional cricket competition as the country looks to continue its success in the sport at the junior level.

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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.

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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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Playwright Tamara Moncur emphasises the importance of community

This holiday weekend, playwright Tamara Moncur will be celebrating another achievement in her career when her latest production, “The Church On Sapodilla Street”, enjoys its debut.

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Reloaded Baseball invitational kicks off this Friday to Sunday

RELOADED Baseball, a new programme with the sole interest of developing youth in baseball fundamentals and skill set, is inviting the general public to its first ever invitational games, where the young ballers in Nassau will face off against Family Island teams in three divisions this weekend.

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Legacy Basketball Camp gets underway in Grand Bahama

THE Legacy Basketball Camp got started on Monday at the St George’s Gymnasium in Grand Bahama and coordinator Jay Phillippe was quite impressed with what he saw from the participants.

Western Warriors soccer club achieves quadruple BFA championship titles

THE Western Warriors Football (Soccer) Club celebrated an epic season of success in the 2022-2023 Bahamas Football Association leagues, receiving four 1st place trophies in last Saturday’s BFA awards ceremonies. They won titles in the boys under-15 division, under-18, men’s league and the prestigious Men’s Hummel Cup.

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Crash fatality was thrown from plane

A NEW report has recalled the final harrowing moments before a small plane crashed at Long Island, ejecting and ultimately killing a mother-of-one who was sitting at the rear of the aircraft.

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Tributes to basketball icon Arthur 'Gully' Rolle

Condolences continue to pour in for one of the iconic figures in Bahamian basketball whose impact continues to resonate after his passing.

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Murder jury discharged

A MURDER retrial will have to begin yet again after a jury was discharged “in the interests of justice”.

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Government plans for Grand Bahama 'revolutionary'

FREEPORT - In response to the Speech from the Throne, Grand Bahama residents were very excited about government's plans to extend similar concessions in the Hawksbill Creek Agreement to East and West Grand Bahama.

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Mother honoured for prison ministry

BEHIND the walls of Her Majesty's Prison, a group of women, all mothers, work to spread the gospel to inmates.

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Diamond Basketball clinic keeps fond memories of Jonique alive

Coach Terrance McSweeney was pleased with the turnout he got on Saturday for his Diamond Basketball development programme’s memorial for the late Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb.

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Two youths among four persons shot last week

A TEN-year-old boy who left home to purchase food was shot and injured on Friday.

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Real Deal Shockers beat Rockets, 73-68

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a series of games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.