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Swimmers bring home the CARIFTA Challenge Trophy

Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis welcomed home the seventh-peat winning team from the 2025 CARIFTA Swimming Championships and noted that he will “wait” for the eighth straight next year.

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Anliyah Evans stands out with bronze in open girls’ heptathlon

The focus at the 2025 CARIFTA Games in Trinidad & Tobago was on competitors from the 78-member team from The Bahamas competing in the sprints, hurdles and field events.

Team Bahamas racks up relays, adds more medals at CARIFTA Aquatics

Team Bahamas added a wave of medals to its tally during Sunday’s finals at the 2025 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships, capturing three golds in thrilling relay showdowns and securing podium finishes across multiple events.

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2025 CARIFTA GAMES: Team Bahamas climbs to 23 medals after day two

After the boys' under-20 4 x 100 metre relay team got disqualified in the prelminiaries, the under-17 boys' came back and electrified the crowd in the final with the gold medal, while the under-17 and under-20 girls both came through with silver medals at the 2025 CARIFTA Games on Sunday night.

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McKinney, Mackey medal as Team Bahamas pushes CARIFTA Games medal count to 13

Port-of-Spain: Team captain Annae Mackey surpassed the Bahamas junior national record and just missed inking her name on the CARIFTA games record in the women' Under-20 shot put with the silver medal during the morning session of day two of the three-day competition.

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CARIFTA 2025: The Bahamas in close medal race with Jamaica after day one

Port-of-Spain: The Bahamas just missed tying with arch-rivals Jamaica for the most gold medals of the competition on day one of the 2025 CARIFTA Games in Trinidad & Tobago.

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CARIFTA 2025: Bahamas strikes gold in javelin, sprinters advance

While there were mixed results on the track, the field was sizzling during the morning session of the first day of the 2025 CARIFTA Games with The Bahamas earning a pair of gold and silver in the under-17 boys and the under-20 girls javelin.

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Swimming and track teams collaborate to open the 2025 CARIFTA Games

The 2025 CARIFTA Games officially opened today with collaboration from both swimming and track and field teams for the first time.

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“Time to compete”: Archer rallies Team Bahamas ahead of Carifta opener

Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations' president Drumeco Archer sent out a stern message today to the 78-member team representing The Bahamas at the 2025 CARIFTA Games in Trinidad & Tobago.

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CARIFTA 2025: Team Bahamas athletes settle in ahead of action

Team Bahamas' full contingent of swimmers and track and field athletes have arrived in Trinidad & Tobago and are settling in at their respective Games Villages in preparation for the 2025 CARIFTA Games.

Swim team off to T&T

The Bahamas’ 36-member swim team left town yesterday for Trinidad & Tobago on their quest for their seventh straight title over the Easter holiday weekend.

Ayton Family Foundation holds fundraiser to support national basketball team

THE Ayton Family Foundation, founded by Bahamian National Basketball Association (NBA) player Deandre Ayton, held a fundraiser to support the Bahamas’ national basketball team and youth basketball development initiatives.

Travano McPhee: ‘Like I always tell her, she will be better than me

HEAD coach Travano McPhee said it will be interesting to finally get to coach his daughter Isabell Munroe when they travel to Trinidad & Tobago for the Bahamas swimming team’s quest for its seventh straight CARIFTA title.

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Track athletes are ready for CARIFTA

With little time left before they head off to Trinidad & Tobago for the CARIFTA Games, Team Bahamas’ track and field athletes were all enthusiastic during one of their last practice sessions.

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Ministry brings national teams together for ‘one big send-off’

WITH the CARIFTA swimming and track and field competition taking place at the same time in one country, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture brought both national teams together for one big send off.