On so many fronts 2015 was not a good year for The Bahamas. Today is its last day and more Bahamians have lost their lives to violence the past 12 months than during any other. At last count 147 murders were recorded in 2015, surpassing the
Person of the year To describe Lowell Mortimer as one of the country’s leading philanthropists is only to begin to appreciate his enormous contributions to The Bahamas, and the extraordinary character and spirit animating his legendary generosity, both public and private in many fields of endeavor
The University of the West Indies Open Campus (Bahamas) held its first open house at its new location on Village Road on December 5, 2015 under the theme “Explore the Possibilities”. According to the Open Campus Country Head Dr. Barbara Rodgers-Newbold, the purpose of the event
It was a special Christmas to remember for six lucky winners in the Wendy’s and Coca-Cola “Secret Santa Upgrade Me Promotion”. Each weekly winner was able to claim his or her favorite prize from Santa’s list of the season’s most coveted electronic gifts to place under
After earning three Nassau Guardian Junior Female Athlete of the Year honors, Bahamian sensation Shaunae Miller has been voted as the media company’s senior female athlete of the year. She finished with 29 points. This year, Miller turned in the best season of her young career,
Coming into this college basketball season in the United States, Oklahoma senior guard Chavanno “Buddy” Hield was known mostly for his long-range shooting and athleticism. He was projected to be a second round pick in this year’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft, but he elected
Amid difficult playing conditions including winds gusting to nearly 25 miles per hour, Georgette Rolle defeated Raquel Riley by five strokes to win The Bahamas’ exemption into the 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, set for January 25-31 at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise
I find it interesting that the Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission (BADC) was the lone national sports organization to comment from the outset on the recent Al Jazeera America documentary that linked this country to a “dark side” investigation. Obviously, the investigation for the documentary that included
Wesleyan/Methodist Christians to convene in conference in early January
Each new day marks the end of the previous day and the beginning of a new one, and so does each week, month and new year. Aren’t you glad to know that there are ends and new beginnings? I would imagine that not in each
