The Tribune

SIXTEEN-year-old Paloma Cartwright, of the Long Island Sailing Association, has won The Bahamas Olympic Committee’s President’s Award for 2015 for outstanding sporting performance. Recently, BOC President Wellington Miller travelled to Long Island to present the award to Miss Cartwright in a ceremony at her NGM Major High School in the settlement of Buckleys. Miss Cartwright is shown being presented with the trophy by Mr Miller as her parents (at left and right), look on. Second from right is Mrs Lori Lowe, president of The Bahamas Sailing Association. Miss Cartwright won the award last year but because of Hurricane Joaquin, she was prevented from travelling to Nassau to receive the award. The BOC team then decided to travel to Long Island to present the award at Miss Cartwright’s school. The award is given to one of the most outstanding and accomplished young sportspersons each year. Among many other awards, Miss Cartwright was also the National Spelling B Champion in 2012 and won a medal at the recent Long Island Regatta.

Photos by Kevin Major/BOC