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"Bermuda swimming has a bright future"

Carifta in the Bahamas ….it has such a lovely, calming and attractive ring to it, doesn’t it? So much so, it makes you just want to go there, soak up the sun and enjoy what their life has to offer. Our Carifta swimmers, who returned last night, did j...
Apr 18, 2012

"Bermuda celebrate 12 medal haul"

Bermuda’s swimmers produced one of the Island’s best showings at the Carifta Swimming Championships in Bahamas at the weekend. The Island’s nine-member team captured a remarkable 12 medals — that included six gold — and established 16 age group recor...
Apr 16, 2012

"Golden boy Washington makes flying start"

Jesse Washington took his personal medal tally to four after producing yet another dazzling display on day two of the 2012 Carifta Swimming Championships in Bahamas yesterday. The Sandys Middle School student won gold medals in last night’s 11-12 boy...
Apr 14, 2012

"‘We are so proud’ says Premier"

Bermuda came, saw and conquered. That’s the way Premier Paula Cox summed up the Island’s performances on the track and as hosts for this year’s Carifta Games. In all, Bermuda earned six medals, including its first gold in eight years won by 15-year-o...
Apr 14, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Great Games coverage"

April 11, 2012 Dear Sir, There are so many well-deserved accolades that should be bestowed on everyone involved in Bermuda’s exciting, successful 2012 CARIFTA Games, including DeFontes Broadcasting. VSB TV 11 enabled the whole Island to share in the...
Apr 12, 2012

"Future ‘bright’ for teen athletes"

Bermuda coach Devon Bean believes the future is bright for the Island’s track and field athletes after their encouraging performances at the Carifta Games. The spectacle, held on local shores for the fourth time, saw the hosts claim six medals one go...
Apr 11, 2012

"Bermuda's Carifta athletes take a tour of Hamilton"

Bermuda's Carifta Games athletes took a tour of Hamilton today in the special Carifta bus. Before then, they all had a meeting on the grounds of the Cabinet building with MPs, the Premier Paula Cox and the Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess.
Apr 10, 2012

"‘We have toget tougher’says coachDouglas"

Bermuda’s junior sprinters must become “sharper and tougher “ if they are to evolve into a reckoning force at regional track meets such as the Carifta Games. This according to former Olympic sprinter Troy Douglas who is committed to ensuring that Ber...
Apr 10, 2012

"IAAF delegate gives Bermuda top marks"

IAAF technical delegate for the Carifta Games, Esther Maynard, has given Bermuda’s performance as hosts for this year’s regional track meet the thumbs up. Apart from one or two minor obstacles, the first woman from the English speaking Caribbean to b...
Apr 10, 2012

"Two-medal Bean goes out with a bang"

Taylor-Ashley Bean ended her Carifta career with her second medal of the 41st edition of the Games in the 3,000 metres at the National Sports Centre (NSC) yesterday. Bean claimed a silver in her final event of the Games behind eventual winner Alethia...
Apr 10, 2012

"Jamaica reign supreme"

Rampant Jamaica were crowned Carifta Games champions last night after powering their way to a staggering 78 medals 38 more than their nearest rivals Bahamas. A cacophony of noise filled the National Sports Centre during the Jamaica team's victory par...
Apr 10, 2012

"Middle distance runnershave ‘promising future’"

Assistant Bermuda coach Mike Watson reckons the lessons learned at this year’s Carifta Games will bode well for the development of the Island’s current crop of junior middle distance runners. The former top runner watched proudly from the bleachers a...
Apr 10, 2012
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