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Elite athletes to receive subvention decreases
September 03, 2010
Elite athletes to receive subvention decreases
By KELSIE JOHNSON
NG Sports Reporter
kelsie@nasguard.com
According to reports, elite Bahamian athletes have three more weeks to enjoy their present cash assistance from The Bahamas'Government as a 10 percent cut across the board will be enforced at the beginning of October.
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard described the decrease as a"slight cut"which was necessary. He confirm...
Mental illness misunderstood in the Bahamas
September 03, 2010
Mental illness misunderstood in the Bahamas
MENTAL illness continues to be a misunderstood phenomenon in the Bahamas, according to a leading expert.
Dr Nelson Clark, chief psychiatrist at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, said: "Many of the old myths about mental illness are still being upheld in our community, and there continues to be a lack of information being disseminated to the public."
In particular, he said, members of the pu...
September 01, 2010
Table tennis players back from 'intense training' in China
The Bahamas Table Tennis Federation, once one of the most vibrant past-time sports, could be heading back to its prominence on the local scene.
Tough CAC Decision Facing Bodybuilders
September 03, 2010
Tough CAC Decision Facing Bodybuilders
By KELSIE JOHNSON
NG Sports Reporter
kelsie@nasguard.com
Executive members in the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation will decide today whether or not they will field a full team to compete in the Central American and Caribbean(CAC)Championships.
President Danny Sumner plans to meet with the proposed 17-member team at 11 a.m. at the Mystical Fitness Gym. CAC competition is set to start Sep...
BBF to salute Freedom Farm
September 04, 2010
BBF to salute Freedom Farm
By FRED STURRUP
NG Associate Editor
frederick@nasguard.com
I was engaged in a very good telephone session last Friday morning with Bahamas Baseball Federation(BBF)President Craig Kemp and General Secretary Teddy Sweeting. I came away from the conversation with the view that they certainly intend to lead the organization in paying tribute to the Freedom Farm League and its 12-and-under Cal Ripken ...
Strong performances for Bahamians on Americas Team
September 04, 2010
Strong performances for Bahamians on Americas Team
By SPORTS WRITER
For the Guardian
Donald Thomas, the Bahamian High Jump World Champion from Osaka, 2007, won the silver medal at the International Association of Athletic Federations(IAAF)/VTB Bank Continental Cup at Poljud Stadium in Split, Croatia on Saturday. Thomas, having his best season since 2007, jumped 2.28 meters(m), tying Qatar's Rashad Ahmed Al-Mannnai, competing for the Asia Pacific ...
Pauline to head new athletic training academy
September 06, 2010
Pauline to head new athletic training academy
By SPORTS WRITER
For the Guardian
Former Olympic Sprint Champion and International Association of Athletic Federations(IAAF)Council Member Pauline Davis-Thompson is pleased to announce the formation of The Bahamas High-performance Track Academy(BHTA), an athletic training program for selected high school and professional athletes.
The new BHTA will provide talented young high school athletes with...
BBF in productive meeting with BOC
September 07, 2010
BBF in productive meeting with BOC
By FRED STURRUP
NG Associate Editor
frederick@nasguard.com
There is a light at the end of the tunnel in the Bahamian baseball situation. Important talks are going on. Bahamas Baseball Federation(BBF)General Secretary Teddy Sweeting has informed that the Bahamas Olympic Committee(BOC)is playing an important role.
"The meeting(Friday past)with the BOC was very productive and beneficial. An update is...
September 07, 2010
Judo sensation Cynthia Rahming makes history at Youth Olympics
JUDO sensation Cynthia Rahming became the first Bahamian ever to win a match at the world level of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). She defeated a very capable Indian opponent who was a medallist at the Asian Games.
"This is a significant milestone in our programme," says D'Arcy Rahming, president of the Bahamas Judo Federation (BJF). "My hope is that we will inspire others to do much with very lim...
'Tank'Williams gives warning to Holyfield
September 08, 2010
'Tank'Williams gives warning to Holyfield
By FRED STURRUP
NG Associate Editor
frederick@nasguard.com
Bahamian heavyweight Sherman'The Caribbean Tank'Williams has thrown out a warning to five-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. With the World Boxing Federation(WBF)title to his credit, Holyfield is doing what fighters are advised against.
He is looking ahead to unifying another portion of the heavyweight picture by challengin...
More accolades on the way for World Series champions
September 09, 2010
More accolades on the way for World Series champions
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
The celebrations continue for the historic performance of one of the Bahamas' most recent national team triumphs.
Freedom Farm's under-12 baseball team which captivated the nation with its victory at the Cal Ripken/60 World Series will again be lauded with accolades at the Bahamas Baseball Federation's celebration and awards presenta...
September 09, 2010
Athletes' subvention, grants to sporting bodies, always hot topics of discussion
By BRENT STUBBS
DONALD Thomas stirred up some controversial discussion on Monday when he questioned why his subvention by the Bahamas Government was reduced.
Although he didn't formally address the issue, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Charles Maynard said in a televised interview that all of the athletes were affected because of the current economic crisis.
Enough said.
There's no shad...
September 12, 2010
No Bahamian swimmers to compete in upcoming Commonwealth Games
With the XIX Commonwealth Games fast approaching, the Bahamas Olympic Committee is putting the finishing touches on the team that will compete in New Delhi, India.
However, when the games take place from October 3-14, the BOC will not have competitors in aquatic, although four swimmers have attained the qualifying standard.
World Series champions Freedom Farm honoured
September 12, 2010
World Series champions Freedom Farm honoured
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
It was an historic weekend for members of the Freedom Farm baseball team that won the Cal Ripken/60 Little League World Series title last month in Wilson County, North Carolina.
On Friday, the team was honoured in the highest official monument when they were hosted by Governor General Arthur Foulkes at Government House in the firs...
National championships may be forced to move from GB
September 13, 2010
National championships may be forced to move from GB
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas' second city is in jeopardy of losing its opportunity to host the annual year-end event to the 2010 Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) season.
Sources within the BSF indicate the 2010 National Round Robin Championships may be forced to move from Grand Bahama to an alternate location due to conflicts between Ministry of Spo...
September 13, 2010
'The Tank' intends to stop Holyfield in seventh round
By BRENT STUBBS
Senior Sports Reporter
bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
With the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Ministry of Tourism throwing its support behind him, Sherman 'The Tank' Williams predicted that he will take out Evander 'The Real Deal" Holyfield in the seventh round.
Williams and the former four-time world champion are all set to battle 12 rounds on November 5 for the World...
Stadium pumps 7m into local economy
September 13, 2010
Stadium pumps 7m into local economy
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.net
IN LESS than 14 months since the construction start, the National Stadium has pumped $7 million into Bahamian businesses, its project manager told Tribune Business yesterday, as the Government readies to meet with sports federation heads this weekend to vet legislation that would pave the way for the facility's public/private manage...
BBF's 'Summer of Thunder' deemed a success
September 14, 2010
BBF's 'Summer of Thunder' deemed a success
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
WITH the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) completing its series of exhibition games against a series of NCAA universities, federation heads deemed the event a success.
The "Summer of Thunder", hosted by the BBF, concluded Monday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a Bahamian team ending the event with their first win of the ...
Phase I of National Stadium almost done
September 16, 2010
Phase I of National Stadium almost done
Touted as the largest of its kind in the region, the new national stadium nears completion with just nine months left to go.
During a site tour led by Project Manager, Iram Lewis, Monday, September 13, Ministry of Tourism officials and the media were invited to see new developments at the site.
Boxing Home Ideal For Future Progress
September 15, 2010
Boxing Home Ideal For Future Progress
By Fred Sturrup
NG Associate Editor
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has turned over the facility at the entrance of the Blue Hill Complex(from the Blue Hill Roada area)to the Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas. It is to be the national home of the sport and ABFB President Wellington Miller will orchestrate the structure of the operational program.
He is of the view that the presen...
September 15, 2010
'Summer of Thunder' sets 'hardwood' for national team players
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
FOR the first time in over a year, several versions of a senior men's "national basketball team" took the court for the Bahamas during a series of exhibitions hosted by the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF), with the teams serving as building blocks for the future of the programme.
BBF president Lawrence Hepburn said the teams fiel...
NCAA events put Bahamas on map
September 15, 2010
NCAA events put Bahamas on map
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association programmes will once again look to the Bahamas as a venue on the hardwood during peak vacation months for the second time this year.
On the heels of the Bahamas Basketball Federation's "Summer of Thunder", preparations are underway for NCAA teams to return for two separate events in December.
...
CAC bodybuilding team named
September 15, 2010
CAC bodybuilding team named
THE Bahamas Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (BBFF) has officially named its 10-member team to represent the Bahamas at the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships, scheduled for September 22-26. Team Bahamas members are Lorraine LaFleur, Charmaine McNabb, Charnice Bain, Lynden Fowler, Raymond Tucker, Desmond Bain, Charles Johnson, Sidney Outten, Paul Wilson and Rob ...
Boxing Home Ideal For Future Progress
September 15, 2010
Boxing Home Ideal For Future Progress
By Fred Sturrup
NG Associate Editor
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has turned over the facility at the entrance of the Blue Hill Complex(from the Blue Hill Roada area)to the Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas. It is to be the national home of the sport and ABFB President Wellington Miller will orchestrate the structure of the operational program.
He is of the view that the presenc...
BSF's National Round Robin Championships on schedule
September 16, 2010
BSF's National Round Robin Championships on schedule
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
AS local leagues around the country head into the postseason in the coming weeks and decide eventual champions, preparations are underway for the hosting of the climax of the softball season.
The Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) has scheduled the 2010 edition of its National Round Robin Championships November 4-7 in Freeport, Grand ...
Boxing home ideal for future progress
September 16, 2010
Boxing home ideal for future progress
By FRED STURRUP
NG Associate Editor
frederick@nasguard.com
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has turned over the facility at the entrance of the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex(from the Baillou Hill Road area)to the Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas(ABFB). It is to be the national home of the sport and ABFB President Wellington Miller will orchestrate the structure of the operational...
Phase I of National Stadium nears completion
September 16, 2010
Phase I of National Stadium nears completion
By BETTY VEDRINE
BIS Writer
For the Guardian
Touted as the largest of its kind in the region, the new national stadium nears completion with just nine months left to go.
During a site tour led by Project Manager Iram Lewis this past Monday, Ministry of Tourism officials and the media were invited to see new developments at the site. Upon completion, the stadium will have a seating capacity of 23,...
September 17, 2010
High hopes of tourism boost from the new National Stadium
By REUBEN SHEARER
Tribune Staff Reporter
rshearer@tribunemedia.net
TOURISM chiefs are hoping the new National Stadium can help give their industry and the country a much-needed economic boost.
During a site inspection led by project manager for the development, Iram Lewis, Ministry of Tourism officials discussed the variety of opportunities the stadium could create.
They noted that when compl...
BOC awards judo coaching scholarship
September 19, 2010
BOC awards judo coaching scholarship
WHEN Chrisnell Cooper took a judo class at the College of the Bahamas in January, 2008, she had no idea that this would lead to world travel as well as a scholarship to study for four months in Hungary.
She has been awarded a scholarship by the Bahamas Olympic Committee to study judo coaching at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.
After passing the COB judo class with an A, Chrisnell bec...
Local boxing family excited
September 20, 2010
Local boxing family excited
By FRED STURRUP
NG Associate Editor
frederick@nasguard.com
Getting the keys to the boxing gym building at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex has created a lot of excitement within the sport.
According to Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas(ABFB)President Wellington Miller, the response among"boxing people, and some others"has been"just great."He informed that already, the ABFB has began putt...
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