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Athletes qualify for CARIFTA in T-Bird Flyers Track Classic

WITH a change in policy for the selection of the team for the CARIFTA Games, at least five athletes made sure that their tickets were booked for the trip to St Kitts and Nevis April 2-4 when they competed at the T-Bird Flyers Track Classic in the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend.

From ‘devastation’ to optimism in eight months

The opening of its new 10,000 square foot headquarters by early April will complete SMG Millworks’ rapid recovery from last year’s devastating fire, its principal yesterday describing the future outlook as “fantastic”.

BAAA awards top athletes of the year

Honouring the best of the local track and field community in 2014, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) came together yesterday to recognise the efforts of its members, both past and present.

Kerrie wins title

It was deja vu for Kim Griffith-O’Kelley and Dyphany Mortier as their big rivalry in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association back in the 1980-90s was renewed when their daughters Kerrie Cartwright and Dominique Mortier hooked up in the final of the Giorgio Baldacci Elite Open National Tennis Tournament.

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TENNIS

Kerrie set to face Dominique for title

WHILE Kerrie Cartwright and Dominique Mortier will square off for the women’s singles title today, the road to the men’s title in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Elite Open National Tennis Tournament will get underway with the main draw at the National Tennis Centre.

Sports in brief

DUE to the death of James “Jim” Wood, the remainder of the 19-and-under best-of-three Baptist Sports Council 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic, which was scheduled to be played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday, has been postponed.

Attorney renews calls for Bahamas drone regulation

A Bahamian aviation attorney has renewed his call urging Bahamian authorities to regulate or, at a minimum, implement guidelines for operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Local Youth Organisation seeks unity

IN MEMORY of the late youth pastors Lavard and Radel Parks who died in the November 9 plane crash, the Christian Youth Leadership Network will play host to its first National Youth Meeting.

Praise for government as grouper season closed

ONE of the largest supporters of marine conservation in the Bahamas has praised the government for its decision to declare a fixed closed fishing season for the Nassau Grouper, allowing the critically endangered fish a chance to spawn.

And who is Fred Smith, QC?

“WHO IS dis Smith fella…let’s pick him up!” bellowed an angry Loftus Roker in a Side Burns cartoon published in The Tribune on August 21, 1986.

Roadrunners Track and Field Club holds 15th annual awards banquet at Atlantis

Under the patronage of Mr and Mrs William Delancey, the Road Runners Track and Field Club held its 15th annual Awards and Presentation Banquet in the Grand Ballroom at the Atlantis resort on Saturday night.

Star Sailors League Finals all set for Nassau Yacht Club

THE Star class, no longer a part of the Olympic Games, will be holding its 2014 Star Sailors League Sailing Championships in Montagu Bay this week.

Woman found dead on Long Island: Boyfriend held by police

THE weekend murder of a popular web shop employee in Long Island has left residents there distraught after the usually peaceful community was disrupted by news of which none could make sense.

Clubs and Societies 11/28/2014

Advanced Toast Masters Club 7108. - Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell was the guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of Advanced Toast Masters Club 7108 at Lucianos Restaurant on Wednesday, November 19. The topic was the new immigration policies.

Ryan Ingraham wins bronze in high jump

Ryan Ingraham finally broke the jinx for the Bahamas, winning the first medal in track and field, on Thursday to push the overall count to seven at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico. Team Bahamas, however, fell short of getting on the podium in tennis and the men’s volleyball remained winless as the two-week competition starts to wind down.

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