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Carifta water polo team has medal hopes

WITH only three teams entered, coach Laszo ‘Lotty’ Borbely said it is just a matter of how well Team Bahamas performs to determine what colour medal they will come back home with from the Carifta 2013 Waterloo Polo 15-And-Under competition in Kingston, Jamaica, this weekend.

RBC's send-off reception for our Carifta swimmers

As they prepare to travel to Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday for the Carifta 2013 Championships, the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s major sponsor Royal Bank of Canada showed their appreciation by hosting Team Bahamas to a send-off reception.

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NCAA : Near triple double for Waltiea in Tar Heels' win over Great Danes

IT took one of the best all-around performances of Waltiea Rolle’s collegiate career, and a career high outing from her teammate, but the North Carolina Tar Heels withstood the charge of the Albany Great Danes in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Practice and prayer makes perfect for Team Bahamas

With the 2013 BTC Carifta Games just four days away, Team Bahamas is putting the pieces together with all of the athletes and coaching staff coming together for the final few practices.

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Ingraham, Neymour victorious at Miami Invitational

QUARTERMILER Wesley Neymour and high jumper Ryan Ingraham both took advantage of their season debut by posting victories in their specialties in the Miami Invitational at University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, over the weekend.

RBC raises $23,000 for The Ranfurly Home for Children

RBC Royal Bank held its 3rd Annual RBC Client Appreciation & Invitational Golf Tournament on March 20. Participants, including RBC clients and business partners, enjoyed a day of exciting golf and friendly competition on the Ocean Club Golf Course.

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17 Carifta athletes are from Grand Bahama

AS Team Bahamas prepares to compete in the upcoming 42nd annual Carifta Games, 17 athletes from Grand Bahama are among their ranks as the Bahamas plays host to the region March 29 to April 1.

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Primary school students get 100 Carifta tickets

STUDENTS from the EP Roberts Primary School will benefit from the Bahamas Medical & Surgical Supplies Limited sponsorship of the BTC Carifta Games.

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Crimestoppers win fourth straight title

The Royal Bahamas Police Force again proved their dominance in the Caribbean Law Enforcement Basketball Tournament.

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Colebrooke sets new junior national record in the 800m

WITH the BTC Carifta Games fast approaching, middle distance runner Andre Colebrooke has broken the Bahamian junior national record in the men’s 800 metres at the High Point University Vertklasse Meeting in High Point, North Carolina, over the weekend.

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Lavern Eve reflects on her long illustrious Track and Field career

SHE was the second Bahamian to win the Austin Sealy Award for the most outstanding athlete since the inception of the Carifta Games in 1977.

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Management, coaching staff selected for Carifta Games

TEAM manager Doris Wood said the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations completed its selection for the management and coaching staff and is now poised and ready to compete at the BTC Carifta 2013 in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium this weekend.

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BEC to 'absorb' Carifta power costs

CORPORATE Bahamas continues to patronise the 2013 BTC Carifta Games with a major utility corporation coming on board just days before the games begin.

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Carifta team member arrested for firearm

If legal proceedings in the United States don’t allow quartermiler Stephen ‘Dirty’ Newbold to return home to compete in the BTC Carifta Games, it will be a big loss for Team Bahamas and he will definitely be missed, said head coach Greg Cash.

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Christie busy with Carifta checklist

WITH just one week left before the start of the 2013 BTC Carifta Games at the new Thomas A Robinson Track & Field Stadium, Basil Christie has been busy going over his checklist to ensure that everything is in place, including accreditation, sponsorship and accommodations.