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Carifta Swim Championships: Team Bahamas in fifth place

The 36-member swimming team was sitting in fifth place after the first three days of competition at the 2013 Carifta Swimming Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Chris Brown Invitational: American 400 specialist to compete in the 200m

WHILE they have been rivals on the track, American 400 metre specialist LaShawn Merritt said he and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown have forged such a close relationship that he would not miss the opportunity to come to the Bahamas to participate in his Invitational.

Bahamians should be proud of Team Bahamas' performance

HEAD coach Greg Cash said the Bahamian public should be proud of Team Bahamas’ performance at the BTC Carifta Games over the weekend.

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Bahamas medal winners

GOLD

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Going for gold x3

SHAUNAE Miller put her exclamation mark on her final appearance at the BTC Carifta Games by smashing the one-year-old record by Anthonique Strachan to clinch the under-20 girls 200 metres in dramatic fashion.

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Laquan soars for gold in long jump

FOR the second consecutive year, even as he moved up in the age group division, LaQuan Nairn emerged as a double medallist on the field for Team Bahamas.

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Teray runs for gold in 200m

In just over 20 seconds, Teray Smith turned from the object of misguided public ridicule to one of the heroes of the Carifta Games with his gold medal performance in the U20 B 200m.

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Devynne wins 100 hurdles

FOR Devynne Charlton, it was a humbling moment when she was crowned the fastest female at the BTC Carifta Games. But she would have preferred to have stamped her mark in the 100 metre hurdles.

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Stephen settles for bronze in 400

TRYING to put the controversy of the last few weeks behind him for at least one weekend, Stephen Newbold found solace in a return to the track.

Carifta Swim Championships: Bahamas in 5th place

Water polo team wins bronze

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CARIFTA GAMES LIVE: Bahamas second on medal table after Day 2

The Carifta Games are underway - tribune242.com will keep you up-to-date

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Don't miss the 'best Carifta games ever'

A CAMPAIGN which began in earnest in September 2012 is just days away from coming to fruition and the local organising committee for the BTC 2013 Carifta Games took time out to honour its many corporate sponsors.

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Carifta feat to remember: Grafton Ifill III's double dose of victory

GRAFTON Ifill III may have taken a path in life that few athletes have followed, but he left behind a lasting impression on the third of his five appearances at the Carifta Games as one of the top sprinters in the Caribbean.

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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.