Category Archives: Sports

Please Help Jeff & Ken help Ride For Hope Bahamas

Ride for Hope Bahamas, a registered Charity in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, was formally constituted in 2009 (first ride was in 2006). It was established for the purpose of raising money to support initiatives related to health, wellness and … Continue reading

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One fly fishing special interest group condemns another

There seems to be trouble in the fly fishing guide camps over the new fly fishing regulations. One group thinks the regulations are over the top and will harm the industry, while the other group – the in crowd with … Continue reading

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On the Night Table: Real Heroes by Lawrence W. Reed

Just received a copy of Mr. Lawrence W. Reed’s new book, Real Heroes. It’s packed with stories on 40 world heroes like Cicero, Anne Frank, Harriet Tubman, Jesse Owens and Nicholas Winton to name but few. T.K. Coleman, education director … Continue reading

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The Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon 2016

Saturday, September 24, 2016 Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlons The swim will take place at Jaws Beach. Jaws Beach • Clifton Nassau, NP, Bahamas The bike will be an extension of the albany loop. The run will be on the clifton heritage … Continue reading

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Give Us A Sporting Chance For More Golden Moments

by Adrian Gibson The entire Bahamas paused on Monday night to cheer on our nation’s golden superwoman Shaunae Miller as she ran and captured the gold medal in the 400 metres final at the Games of the 31st Olympiad in … Continue reading

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Music Fest in Support of YESI Scholarships

Why not head down to Pirate Republic Brewing on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 8pm and support a good cause? DJ Ignite will keep the music going with performances by Tim Daniels, Avante Garden, DJ Sapphire, Wendi and Nevandrialyriic. Tickets … Continue reading

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A day of fishing

On Saturday past, yours truly had the privilege to be invited on a fishing trip by a dear friend. It was spectacular out there. We left at 5am and the sky was alight with stars. This was followed by a … Continue reading

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PM Christie has created a utopia

If you haven’t read Prime Minister Christie’s remarks at Jamaica Stock Exchange's Investments & Capital Markets Conference I encourage you to do so here… Before you begin, pour yourself a tall cool drink as you will need it to cool down … Continue reading

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Ivan Johnson Should Be in The Bahamas Sports Hall of Fame and more

Few people know the publisher of The Punch newspaper was quite a cricket player in England during the 1970’s and it’s about time he gets some recognition for it. Playing for Worcestershire, one of the great cricket teams of the … Continue reading

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Casting aspersions solves nothing

As we're reeling from the United States alert that US Embassy staff and visitors should not patronize Jet Ski operators as a result of "increasing" sexual assaults, the Minister of Transport responds that the alleged attacker was not a licensed Jet … Continue reading

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