Youth flag football teams perform admirably in Florida

The Bahamas Youth Flag Football League (BYFFL) competed in the Flag Football World Championship Tour's Orlando Major Qualifier Tournament in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend, and the teams performed admirably. The BYFFL took three teams to the tournament, competing in the 11-and-Under (11U), 13-and-Under (13U) and 17-and-Under (17U) divisions. The 11U team had a winless tournament record of 0-3,...

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Carnival raises Bahamian flag on new ship sailing in Australia

Carnival Cruise Line's Luminosa will fly the Bahamas flag in Australia until the second quarter of 2023, after the company registered the ship under the Bahamas Maritime Authority's (BMA) ship registry, a statement on the matter explained. The statement said the ship was officially registered with the BMA yesterday in a ceremony, where a Bahamian working ...
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Avengers, Wildcats win flag football titles

After waiting for two years, the Bahamas Flag Football League (BFFL) returned to action and was able to complete a full season. Two champions were crowned with the Caro Contractors/TTF Outlet Avengers winning the men's division and the Paradise Games Wildcats claiming the title in the women's division. Playing at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on ...
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Flag football post season snaps off

THE Bahamas Flag Football League (BFFL) postseason began yesterday with the opening round matchups in the quarterfinals between four of the six playoff teams. The BFFL Championship is all set for June 26.

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Letter: Question: What is 'cash for gold'Answer: An invitation and green flag for robbers

This past Saturday morning in Cost Right car park, I was violently attacked and thrown to the ground while having my gold necklace ripped off my neck. I was fortunate in having friends nearby who were able to give the police a detailed description of the attacker and also the licence number of the get-away car.

It is unfortunate that we have reached a point where it is foolhardy when going out,...

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'Red flags' raised on recovery work

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority is in the process of investigating several contracts that were issued to manage debris management sites in Abaco and Grand Bahama after "red flags" were detected from comparisons between the large sums of money paid out and the work that was actually done.

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ELEUTHERA | Haitian Flag Day

Saturday 20th May 2017  10:00 AM

Eleuthera get ready!!!! Join us in celebrating Haitian Flag Day Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Savannah Sound starting at 10am.

ABACO | Haitian Flag Day

Saturday 20th May 2017  12:00 PM

Abaco get ready!!! Join us in celebrating Haitian Flag Day Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Government Dock in Marsh Harbour starting at 12noon.

Admission: $10 adults | $3 children

Flags return to full mast tomorrow

THE country's flags, which were flown at half-mast at home and at embassies around the world after the death of Sir Sidney Poitier, will return to full-mast on Saturday.

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No red flags, say observers

THE chief of the Organisation of American States' Electoral Observation Mission said he has not noticed any red flags in the voting process as Bahamians cast their votes yesterday.

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