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OFFICIAL RESULTS: 28th National High School Track & Field Championships

• Here’s a look at the official results of the Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture’s 28th Annual National High School Track & Field Championships:

BTC DONATES $275,000 TO 3rd IAAF WORLD RELAYS

WHILE making a donation of $275,000 to the IAAF/BTC World Relays, BTC Chief Executive Officer Leon Williams said they continue to be the title sponsor for as long as the event is held in the Bahamas.

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Teenager charged with murder, firearm offences

AN 18-year-old Bimini youth was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court with a number of serious offences yesterday, including the murder of 20-year-old Seyon Williams, of South Bimini.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS: 28th national high school track & field championships

• Here’s a look at the official results of the Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture’s 28th Annual National High School Track & Field Championships:

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Day 2: More CARIFTA standards met

On day two of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture/Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ 28th Annual National High School Track and Field Championships, a few more records were established and CARIFTA-qualifying standards met.

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Regulators sweep defending champions Stingers 102-97

THE New Providence Basketball Association will crown a new champion after Mr Ship It Freight completed a two-game sweep of the defending champions PJ’s Stingers in their best-of-three first round playoffs at AF Adderley Gym last night.

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Redirection of evening voter registration centres

DUE to a redistribution exercise, evening voter registration centres have been affected and are now as listed below.

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Lashann Higgs and Longhorns advance to NCAA Tournament

JUST one Bahamian player saw her programme advance to the Women’s NCAA Tournament following the “Selection Monday” process for the field of 64.

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Torres signs his letter of intent to join Alma College Scots

DECISION day arrived for one Bahamian high school football standout as he seeks to take his game to the NCAA Division III level in the fall.

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Vincent Peet considering independent election run

FORMER Cabinet minister Vincent Peet is considering a comeback to front-line politics, but this time as an independent candidate, a source inside the Progressive Liberal Party told The Tribune yesterday.

Hurricanes win 5th straight title with win over Mounties

POWERED by its group of Bahamian players, the Holland College Hurricanes have an opportunity to protect homecourt and reach another milestone in the national tournament.

36-member Carifta swim team named

COMPRISING of qualifiers only from New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco and featuring some competitors who attend boarding high school in the United States, 36 swimmers have been selected to represent the Bahamas BTC team at the 2017 CARIFTA Swim Championships.

Final trials for CARIFTA Swimming Championships start this Friday

WITH the Bahamas Swimming Federation getting ready to host the 2017 CARIFTA Swimming Championships, president Algernon Cargill said they are confident they will field the best team to regain the title over the Easter holiday weekend.

Industrial pollution was to blame for series of disorders 30 years ago

INDUSTRIAL pollution in Grand Bahama was responsible for significant gastro-intestinal disorders, chronic eye disorders and acute skin disorders, according to an investigative study which was undertaken by the government 30 years ago but never publicly released.

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Barracudas champions of Atlantic Medical Invitational

EVEN though they got some welcomed competition from the visiting Surf Side Ocean Academy Aquatic from the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Barracuda Swim Club still emerged as the champions of their Atlantic Medical Invitational.

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VIDEO: Jubilee Gardens evacuated as smoke from dump fire chokes residents

JUBILEE Gardens residents have been evacuated after a "massive" blaze broke out on Sunday at the city dump sending plumes of choking smoke billowing over parts of New Providence. Emergency services were tackling the fire from early afternoon and the Flamingo Gardens clinic will stay open until 9pm to help residents suffering from smoke inhalation as the Princess Margaret Hospital Accident and Emergency Department was said to be "overflowing".

NATIONAL CALL FOR PRAYER

THE Bahamas Christian Council is calling all Bahamians to join in three days of prayer and fasting for the nation.

Carnival cruise port’s ‘kiss of death’ for GB

A beach park investor yesterday warned that Carnival’s $200 million Grand Bahama cruise port will be “the kiss of death” for himself and other Bahamian entrepreneurs, with the project threatening to suck away 90 per cent of his customer base.

Conference to encourage women to embrace God

Under the theme “Prevailing Women of Substance”, members of the New Bethlehem Baptist Church will host their annual “Daughters Desperate For His Glory” conference March 9 - 12.

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HUGH CAMPBELL CLASSIC: ‘Embracing Success Through Sports and Teamwork’

THE games began on Monday but the country’s longest standing high school basketball tournament officially tipped off in grand style yesterday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.