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Message of Condolence from the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
On behalf of administrative and technical staff of all Departments of this Ministry, mine is the remorseful task of confirmingmy Ministry’s awesome gratitude for the tremendous contributions rendered to nationalsports development by our retired colleague and our fallen immediate past Deputy Directorof Sports and the husband of our Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Cora Bain-Colebrooke, the lateKevin Col...
Valentine Cox sweeps Fall Classic Chess tournament
Valentine Cox sweeps Fall Classic Chess tournament
The Fall Classic Chess Tournament took place this weekend at the University of The Bahamas' (UB) Choices Restaurant on September 10-11. This vital partnership between UB and the Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) was formed to promote the growth and development of critical and analytical thinking, leadership and safe social interaction in The Bahamas through the ...
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Junior swimmers perform well in Peru
Junior swimmers perform well in Peru
The Bahamas wrapped action at the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru on Sunday, and Bahamas Aquatics Federation President Algernon Cargill praised the six-member team. Despite no finalists, the team had four semifinal appearances, which represented the first time in history for that much advancements for The Bahamas. Also, som...
CIBC Firstcaribbean Announces The Appointment Of A New Chief Executive Officer - New CEO takes office from 1st November
The Board of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited (CIBC FirstCaribbean) has announced the appointment of Mr. Mark St. Hill as the next Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval. Mr. St. Hill assumes the post on 1st November 2022, with the retirement of the bank’s current CEO, Ms. Colette Delaney.
Gibbs places 11th in 50m free; Forbes 12th in 50m fly
Bahamian junior swimmer Rhanishka Gibbs swam in her second semifinal at the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Junior Championships on Saturday, and finished 11th overall in the girls 50 meters (m) free. Nigel Forbes also swam in a semifinal race, and powered his way to a 12th place finish overall in the boys 50m butterfly on Friday. Gibbs ...
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Johnson finishes 13th in 50m free
Johnson finishes 13th in 50m free
Yet another Bahamian junior swimmer was able to advance to the semifinals at the 8th FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Junior Championships, currently ongoing at the VIDENA Aquatics Center in Lima, Peru. This time it was Marvin Johnson who placed 13th overall in the boys 50 meters (m) freestyle with a time of 23.39 seconds last night. ...
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The Bahamas wraps up second day of competition in Peru
Motivated from a semifinal appearance from Rhanishka Gibbs on Day One of the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Junior Championships, Team Bahamas returned to action yesterday, looking to build off that performance at the VIDENA Aquatics Center in Lima, Peru. Keianna Moss, Nigel Forbes and Erald Thompson III swam two races each while Marvin Johnson and Gibbs swam ...
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Gibbs 14th overall in 50m breast
Gibbs 14th overall in 50m breast
Rhanishka Gibbs placed eighth in her semifinal of the girls 50 meters (m) breaststroke event, and was 14th overall, with a time of 33.46 seconds at the 8th edition of the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Junior Championships at the VIDENA Aquatics Center in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday night. Gibbs swam out of lane eight ...
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Bahamas wins bid to host 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup
Bahamas wins bid to host 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup
First time in history the Caribbean region hosts a senior FIFA tournament. The Bahamas and the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) were selected by the FIFA Executive Committee at its meeting today in Marrakech, Morocco, as host the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup...
Sports in Brief
Sports in Brief
IT WAS the second day of competition for the Bahamas Golf Federation's team at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships yesterday.
MASTER CLASS IN ACTING at BIFF 2017
Saturday 16th December 2017 9:00 AM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 | MASTER CLASS IN ACTING Taught by GLENN KALISON
9:00AM ? 12:00PM | $ 40.00 early bird - $ 60.00 after November 22
Glenn Kalison is a leading entertainment executive who founded of Relativity Education, an educational unit born inside the film studio, Relativity Media. He is also an accomplished actor, a leading performance coach, and recognized expert in the fields of pe...
With wedding done, Miller set to run this Saturday
With wedding done, Miller set to run this Saturday
Now that the wedding is over, Shaunae Miller, The Bahamas' fastest female, is focused on getting on with the rest of her life and her career.
The honeymoon is pushed aside for now, as she continues to train and prepare for the 2017 season. Miller will open her season at the Millrose Games in New York City, New York, this Saturday, running in the women's 300 meters (m). She is the current meet reco...
Six-member team to compete at FINA World Junior Championships
The Bahamas Aquatics Federation has sent a six-member team to Lima, Peru, to participate in the 8th FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Junior Championships that gets underway tomorrow and runs through September 4 at VIDENA Aquatics Center in Lima. Swimming for The Bahamas will be Nigel Forbes, Rhanishka Gibbs, Marvin Johnson, Keianna Moss, Emmanuel Gadson and Erald Thompson ....
IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2017
Sunday 23rd April 2017 7:00 PM
The IAAF World Relays is the biggest sporting event ever held in The Bahamas. The event is under the aegis of the International Association of Athletics Federation. For the first time, the IAAF World Relays will be included in the IAAF World Athletics Series of events.
The third staging of the World Relays will take place on April 22nd and 23rd, 2017. The event will be held at the Thomas A. Rob...
IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2017
Saturday 22nd April 2017 7:00 PM
The IAAF World Relays is the biggest sporting event ever held in The Bahamas. The event is under the aegis of the International Association of Athletics Federation. For the first time, the IAAF World Relays will be included in the IAAF World Athletics Series of events.
The third staging of the World Relays will take place on April 22nd and 23rd, 2017. The event will be held at the Thomas A. Rob...
Gallant effort comes up short!
Gallant effort comes up short!
The Bahamas' senior men's national basketball team missed some key baskets, and had some costly turnovers when it mattered the most, thereby blowing a golden opportunity to get a leg-up in the second round of the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Americas World Cup Qualifiers and pull off a major upset over a higher ranked opponent. Venezuela ...
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Inaugural 'Sonny Boy' memorial tourney to get underway today
Lennox Boyce. BAHAMAS BOXING FEDERATIONThe Bahamas Boxing Federation will be putting on the first Wellington "Sonny Boy" Rahming Memorial Tournament that gets under way this evening and wraps up tomorrow night. The matches will take place at the Anatol Rodgers High School Gymnasium on Faith Avenue south. This evening's [...]
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The Bahamas set to play Venezuela
The Bahamas set to play Venezuela
Win or lose, Bahamas Basketball is about to enter a new stratosphere as the nation prepares for its highest level of competition in history. The country is just one round from advancement to the 2023 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Basketball World Cup - which is on par with the level of basketball at the Olympics. With that ...
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Sustainability and legacy at the core of Milano Cortina 2026
The first International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission meeting with Milano Cortina 2026 was held virtually today, 29 September 2020...
Kacy Lyn Smith finishes strong in Michigan
Kacy Lyn Smith finishes strong in Michigan
It was a week of highs and lows at the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) North American Youth Jumping Championships in Traverse City, Michigan, for Bahamian show jumper Kacy Lyn Smith and her horse Chicago M. They finished strong by winning the Farewell Competition. The duo managed to clear the round in 76.47 seconds to finish ...
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Poor Turnout Of Bahamian Public At 'Summer Of Thunder' Tournament
YOU would think that after all the excitement from the Caribbean Basketball Championships, the Bahamian public would still be hyped up and ready to watch some top notch men's division one basketball.
As it turned out, it seemed as if not too many people were prepared to watch coach Rick Pitino and his University of Louisville Cardinals perform at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as a part of the Bah...
Ayton sitting out against Venezuela
Ayton sitting out against Venezuela
What a difference a day makes! Just one day after the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) announced that all three Bahamian-born National Basketball Association (NBA) players will be on the roster for the upcoming FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Americas World Cup Qualifiers second round competition, news broke late Monday night that the Phoenix Suns' star center ...
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Bahamian chess players grateful for FIDE titles
Bahamian chess players grateful for FIDE titles
The trio of national chess team players from The Bahamas who earned FIDE (World Chess Federation) titles has returned home from the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Earning conditional titles were Nelissa Thomas, Trinity Pinder and Noah Albury. The three players were in action in some intense games in Chennai, India, from July 29 to August ...
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BSF nationals rescheduled to November
BSF nationals rescheduled to November
The Baillou Hills Sporting Complex suffered substantial damage during Hurricane Matthew, so much that the Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) has decided to delay its National Round Robin Tournament to the first weekend in November.
Wildcats, Jackrabbits, Puerto Rico win at 'Summer of Thunder'
The University of Kentucky Wildcats, the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits and Team Puerto Rico all secured victories as the Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF) 'Summer of Thunder' continued inside the Baha Mar Convention Center and the Atlantis Imperial Ballroom on Wednesday. In the only game at Baha Mar, the Wildcats easily took care of the Dominican ...
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Three Bahamians awarded FIDE titles as Chess Olympiad concludes
The Bahamas' Chess Olympiad Team completed competition at the 44th FIDE (International Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India; and after an uphill battle at the start of the event, three Bahamians received conditional FIDE titles and the team scored the highest points by a Bahamian team in Chess Olympiad history. Competition for the Bahamian team concluded on Tuesday with the completio...
BBF Summer of Thunder continues; Egypt takes down SDSU
The Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF) Summer of Thunder showcase is in full swing. Action continued on Monday with Egypt's national team dropping the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Jackrabbits, 67-62, in the Imperial Ballroom at Atlantis. The Egyptians were led by Ehab Amin. He led a very balanced Egyptian scoring attack with 10 points. All but ...
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The Bahamas' women sweep round eight
The Bahamas' women sweep round eight
The Bahamas Chess Olympiad Women's Team performed well in round eight of the FIDE (International Chess Federation) 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Bahamas won all of its games against Djibouti.
The Bahamas puts best foot forward at 44th Chess Olympiad
The Bahamas Chess Olympiad team got its experience of the 44th FIDE (International Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad underway on Friday in Chennai, India. Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) Treasurer and team delegate Elton Joseph spoke about The Bahamas' progress at the Chess Olympiad so far.
IAAF struggles with biological issues related to competitors
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have a most compelling issue to deal with...