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The Sports Calendar May 2024

Sports Calendar for May 2024

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'The first leg is an intense leg. You have to get out and push from the blocks'

AT the end of day one of the BTC World Relays Bahamas 2024 at the newly renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, none of the teams from The Bahamas earned their tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

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Bahamian athletes leave it all on the track

BAHAMIAN athletes left it all on the track at the BTC World Athletics Relays 2024 pre-game show “Showdown in Paradise” over the weekend.

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Bahamas men's 4x4 fifth in qualifying round

TEAM Bahamas gave it all they had in the men’s 4x400 metres qualifying round last night at the 2024 BTC World Athletics Relays hosted at the newly revamped Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, but ultimately they fell short of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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NEXT STOP PARIS: Mixed relay team qualifies for Olympics

A new national record that was powered by a stunning second leg from 16-year-old rookie Shania Adderley helped to propel The Bahamas mixed 4 x 400 metre team to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

‘Fantastic opportunity’ given Bahamas in UK tax change

Realtors yesterday argued The Bahamas has “a fantastic opportunity” to exploit changes in UK tax law by attracting hundreds of ultra wealthy individuals and their families to domicile in this nation.

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PM told: Wear ‘game hat’ for GB business meeting

The Prime Minister is being urged to wear his “game hat” for tonight’s Freeport meeting with a business community eager to learn how the $357m demand of the Grand Bahama Port Authority was calculated.

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05032024 EDITION

Friday, May 3, 2024 edition

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05032024 WEEKEND

Weekend edition Friday, May 3

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Mixed relay team qualifies for the Paris Olympics

A new national record that was powered by a stunning second leg from 16-year-old rookie Shania Adderley helped to propel The Bahamas mixed 4 x 400 metre team to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Bahamas teams miss out on day one of World Relays

ALL four teams representing the Bahamas on Saturday at the BTC World Relays Bahamas 2024 missed out on the count of eight teams in each discipline on day one to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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PM: National Youth Guard graduates 'on the front lines of new climate era'

Prime Minister Philip Davis cautioned the second cohort of officers dedicated to national emergency response that they will be “on the front lines during this new climate era” during a graduation ceremony yesterday.

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Judge rules on Wells’ LOI - ‘no case to answer’

A FORMER Cabinet minister’s decade-long ordeal over the Stellar Energy letter of intent (LOI) controversy was yesterday halted by the Supreme Court’s verdict that he has no case to answer.

Man accused of conspiring to set fire to man’s truck

AN elderly man was imprisoned after he was accused of vehicle arson in New Providence last week.

FRONT PORCH: Capital punishment and a culture of revenge and retaliation

Former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nassau, the late Lawrence Burke, SJ, lamented that many Bahamians often seemed more fixated on Good Friday, less seized by the assurance and promise of Easter Sunday.

Russell 2nd in 400, Culmer 5th in triple jump

QUARTER-MILER Alonzo Russell turned in a good performance on Sunday as he competed along with triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix at the Flora Duffy Stadium in Bermuda.

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Archer: We are ready for a wonderful showcase

IN three days the World Athletics Relays will return to paradise at a newly renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

Department of Labour launches a safety awareness campaign

MORE than 100 people reported safety concerns on construction sites, restaurants, and other businesses last year, according to a representative of the Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Unit (OSHA).

Teen on bail after accused of breaking into a Culbert’s Hill home last week

An 18-year-old youth was granted $5,000 bail after he was accused of breaking into a Culbert’s Hill home last week.

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Government’s indifference over inequality and rights

THE latest ridiculous statement by the prime minister quickly made the rounds at the end of last week, drawing responses indicative of disbelief, annoyance, and confusion.