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CARIFTA: Team Bahamas picks up four medals in the morning field events

St George’s, Grenada: Team Bahamas continues to strive for excellence at the 51st CARIFTA Games adding four more medals to their count in the morning session of day two at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium.

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Field athletes take home 23 out of 33 medals

OVER the last few years, the field events have garnered lots of attention as Bahamian athletes have risen to the occasion time and time again at all levels and, at the 51st CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, the field athletes delivered in a big way.

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Man accused of carjacking to pay $500 fine for lying to police

A 20-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking in Flamingo Gardens last week.

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Search for man who jumped off cruise ship on Friday suspended

THE search was suspended on Friday for a 20-year-old man who jumped off the Carnival cruise ship Liberty west off Great Inagua.

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Big Red Machine just keeps rolling

The St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine kept rolling at the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships where they claimed six out of eight division victories on Sunday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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Dior-Rae Scott breaks CARIFTA record at final morning session

St George’s, Grenada: Dior-Rae Scott had a record-breaking performance in the under-17 girls javelin throw event on the final morning session of the 51st CARIFTA Games.

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Bahamians turn out to be baptised during ‘Reaping the Harvest’ weekend

More than 20 individuals gave their lives to Christ and were baptised by water in during a special weekend hosted by Life Changers Ministries International (LCMI).

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$7m overspend on sports events

BAHAMIAN taxpayers incurred an extra $7m bill to cover cost overruns for two much-hyped sporting events that were hosted last summer, the Government’s financial watchdog has revealed.

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Team Bahamas wins 33 medals, second overall

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Team Bahamas dominated the field events at the 51st CARIFTA Games hosted in St George’s, Grenada, for their fifth straight second place finish over the Easter weekend.

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‘Explosive’ hurricane forecast predicts over 20 named storms for 2024 season

THE Atlantic 2024 hurricane season, expected to begin in less than two months, has been forecast to be “explosive”, with weather forecasting company AccuWeather projecting 20 to 25 named storms, and eight to 12 hurricanes – with four to seven of those expected to be major hurricanes.

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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear

Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.

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CARIFTA: Team Bahamas claims two medals in morning session in Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA: The 51st CARIFTA Games got underway at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium this morning in Grenada and less than two hours into the junior regional meet Team Bahamas won a silver and bronze medal in the field events.

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CARIFTA: The Bahamas rounds up 14 medals in evening session

St George’s, Grenada: Team Bahamas made day two one to remember, particularly in the field events, at the 51st CARIFTA Games. After amassing 11 total medals through three sessions, The Bahamas rounded up 14 medals during Sunday’s evening session at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium.

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Horse trainer Larry Demeritte makes history

From Governor’s Harbour in the Bahamas to Louisville, Kentucky, USA, here comes trainer Larry Demeritte.

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Grand Bahama athletes go home with multiple CARIFTA medals

GRAND Bahamians showed up and showed out at the 51st CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada to return to the second city with multiple CARIFTA medals.

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Get set for the summer

THE International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Kids Fishing Camp programme will be held this summer.

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New Era Gym Rats win GBABA title

THE Grand Bahama Amateur Basketball Association completed their best-of-five championship series at the St George’s Gymnasium on Saturday night.

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Two men charged with armed robbery of a man in his home

TWO men were remanded in custody after they were accused of stealing $500 from a man during an armed home invasion in Fox Hill earlier this month.

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Man accused of unlawful entry into woman’s home granted $5,000 bail

A MAN was granted $5,000 bail yesterday after he was accused of invading a woman’s home at night last week.

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Sandilands and Centreville Primary girls and boys volleyball champions

SANDILANDS Primary and Centreville Primary emerged as the girls and boys champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association’s 2024 volleyball championships.

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