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First cruise sailing out of Florida set to arrive on July 4 By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net NASSAU Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said its “bread and butter” will return on July 4 when the cruise industry resumes calls on the Bahamian capital from its Florida hub. Michael Maura, while pledging that the company “hasn’t skipped a beat” in preparing for Royal Caribbean’s and Crystal Cruises’ home porting, told Tribune Business he had been informed by the cruise lines they plan to return to Nassau in time for US Independence Day provided they receive the go-ahead from US health authorities. “I was told that Nassau
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE World Bank yesterday gave The Bahamas “special dispensation” to qualify for a $100m loan that forms part of the Government’s 2020-2021 borrowing strategy. Marlon Johnson, the
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said Bahamas Power and Light will have to hold accountable those responsible for the recent island-wide power outage that has sparked concerns about the company’s ability to provide reliable electricity this summer. Before a Cabinet meeting yesterday, Mr Bannister was asked if he is concerned about BPL’s ability to provide stable power this summer in light of several recent SEE PAGE THREE
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Ministry of Finance’s acting financial secretary, told Tribune Business that the multilateral agency had waived The Bahamas’ “graduation” from its lending facilities because of COVID-19’s devastating economic impact on this nation. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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BANNISTER CONCERN AT BPL’S OUTAGES
is going to see a ship, and I’m talking transit calls, on July 4 in addition to home porting ships,” he revealed, adding that the first vessel was likely to be a Royal Caribbean ship. “This summer we will see a return of transit ships.” That would bring an end to the cruise industry’s near 16-month absence from Nassau and Freeport, this nation’s major population hubs, and enable Bay Street and wider downtown Nassau, plus all the sectors that rely on cruise tourism such as restaurants, tour operators, transportation and straw vendors, to slowly return to business after over a year’s closure.
WORLD BANK SIGNS OFF ON $100M LOAN
SCHOOL MURDER IS A TERRIBLE WAKE-UP CALL
UK NATIONAL REMANDED IN CUSTODY
KENM’S ‘KILLERS’
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
A 15-YEAR-OLD and 16-year-old outside court yesterday, where they were charged with the murder of Government High School student Kenm Paul as well as an attempted murder of another teen. See PAGE SEVEN for the full story. Photo: Donovan McIntosh/Tribune Staff
RASTAS REJECT CANNABIS LAW DRAFT By TANYA SMITHCARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright@ tribunemedia.net A LOCAL Rastafarian leader has said draft marijuana legislation in the public domain is “unclear” and “repressive” and does not benefit Rastafarians or any Bahamian citizen. Rithmond McKinney, high priest of the local Rastafarian Bobo Shanti Tribe, raised issues with
RITHMOND MCKINNEY the proposed law changes yesterday. Mr McKinney, who also serves as the royal ambassador for the Ethiopian
African Black International Congress, spoke to The Tribune from the Rastafarian camp off Fire Trail Road as they celebrated African Liberation Day. “In The Bahamas as we celebrate this historical day, the Rastafarian community is still in a fight just to be seen as equals in our Bahamaland as we are still fighting for our fundamental human rights,” he said.
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A UK national pleaded not guilty in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to a litany of fraud-related charges, including money laundering and possession of forged Bahamian documents. Shane Ian Murphy stood before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle Davis when it was alleged that between November 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020, the 47-year-old knowingly had in his possession €398,000, which represents the proceeds of crime. SEE PAGE SEVEN
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Wells is ‘almost certain’ Pfizer vaccine By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the Pfizer vaccine will “almost certainly” be available in the country this year. He also revealed that the government has acquired isolation chambers that can transport obese people from the Family Islands to New Providence. Mr Wells said officials expect to receive an additional 33,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the Pan American Health Organisation this week to complete their acquisition of 100,800 doses which were purchased through the World Health Organisation’s COVAX Facility. Health officials have nonetheless said they are looking to bring Pfizer vaccines in the country because these are the only vaccines
A VACCINATION site set up at the Kendal Isaacs gymnasium.
Photos: Racardo Thomas
currently approved for emergency use in children. More young people have been catching COVID-19 and becoming seriously ill during the third wave of the virus than during previous waves. “(We are) waiting on Pfizer to come back with a cost,” Mr Wells told reporters before a Cabinet meeting yesterday. “As soon as they say what the cost is, the Bahamas government will seek to move in that direction. I would say once we have the information, I would seek to (ensure that) within weeks that it is actually in (the) country.” Mr Wells said a cold storage facility capable of holding Pfizer vaccines will be up and running by the end of this week. He said the facility will be able to hold about 50,000 doses of Pfizer. An additional eight small freezers will
A SITE set up at St Anselm’s church.
HUNDREDS ATTRACTED TO VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar addressing the conference. HUNDREDS of delegates from across the Caribbean attended the virtual RF Economic Outlook on May 6 under the theme, Global Digital Disruption: Threat or Opportunity? The event featured seven international experts who discussed the impact of emerging technologies. Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar spoke at the opening, and noted the disruptive impact of technology in the region. “I must say,” Minister D’Aguilar said, “the last few years have been somewhat of a crash course in understanding the highly complex, carefully nuanced and rapidly advancing technological framework that now dictates how much of the developed world and our core markets operate.” He highlighted the need for research and datadriven strategies that would drive economic development in The Bahamas, particularly in the tourism industry, focusing on digitising travel and providing greater access to visitors through a “nuanced balance” between face to face interactions and technology. Caribbean economist Marla Dukharan elaborated, saying: “We have to disrupt our own way of doing things.” She noted the impact of COVID-19 on the Caribbean economy and projected recovery taking
as long as four years. A favourite among delegates was Daniel Kraft, MD, who spoke about technologies like FitBits, smartphones and smartwatches as tools to provide better healthcare in the digital age, along with opportunities like accelerated learning, remote monitoring and medical tourism in the Caribbean. Other presentations included emerging technology, geopolitics, and the future of intelligence by cybersecurity expert, Amy Zegart, the Caribbean Central Bank digital currency landscape by cyber tech guru John Kiff, lessons in hospitality by hotelier Chip Conley and the future of energy by inventor Ugwem Eneyo. Closing the event was adventurer Matt McFadyen who took viewers through a virtual journey through the North Pole and some of the deadliest seas in the world in his presentation, To the Ends of the Earth. RF Group CEO, Mr. Michael Anderson, thanked the event sponsors, RF Bank & Trust, Aliv, Cable Bahamas Business Solutions, Doctors Hospital Health System, Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited, Glinton Sweeting O’Brien Counsel and Attorneys-atLaw, JS Johnson Insurance Agents & Brokers, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and The Tribune Media Group.
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will be available this year in Bahamas be available at the end of the week as well which are capable of holding about 7000 doses, he said. Mr Wells could not say if the government will accept China’s offer to provide the country with its Sinopharm vaccine, which recently received approval from the WHO for emergency use. “The government has not yet made a decision on the Sinopharm vaccine,” he said. “It’s been EUL (emergency use listing) approved by the WHO, but we will be seeking to have further discussions with them and obviously with the healthcare team we will be able to make decisions as to what we will do.” The issue of isolation (ISO) chambers to transport COVID-19 patients from Family Islands arose in April after a 74-year-old Bimini resident died when he was refused airlift because of his weight. Princess Margaret Hospital Administrator Mary Lightbourne-Walker said at the time that people who exceed 270lbs cannot be carried using equipment that was available in the country. Mr Wells said yesterday: “We’ve secured larger ISO chambers. As a matter of fact, on Monday we had an individual in Central Andros who was severely obese with COVID and we were able to use the larger pods and the help of the Defence Force to get
VACCINATION sites continue to be made available to make it easier for people to receive their shots.
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that individual on the air ambulance and to be able to bring them into New Providence. “We’ve addressed it but it’s a continuing process because we need to
purchase additional pods, we need to get larger aircrafts. COVID has exposed a lot of the chinks in the armour that we had in the healthcare sector, and we’ve been seeking to
repair those and to progressively move the healthcare sector forward so in the event that we are ever back in this place, we would be even more prepared to continue to save the lives of the
Bahamian people.” Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the nation’s total to 11,597. Thirteen of those new cases
are in New Providence, while there is one each in Grand Bahama, Exuma and Inagua and two new cases in Andros. The death toll from the virus is 226.
By TANYA SMITHCARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright@ tribunemedia.net THE president of Bahamas Electrical Workers Union has confirmed that up to 90 percent of Bahamas Power and Light staff on Cat Island have tested positive for COVID-19. As the country experiences its third wave of COVID-19, Cat Island and Andros have seen serious spikes in their numbers, which has caused Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis – after seeking advice from healthcare professionals – to implement a two-week lockdown for those islands, which began
at 8pm on Monday. The lockdown was announced on Sunday during a national address from Dr Minnis. As it stands, only essential workers will be allowed to visit those islands during the specified two-week period. In addition to that, there will be no in-person activities and burials are not permitted. Dr Minnis said the restrictive measures were taken because of the limited health resources on the islands mentioned. When he was contacted yesterday about BPL workers being infected, Kyle Wilson, BEWU president, said the situation is not good. However,
a “Family Island team” has been deployed to Cat Island to pick up the slack, he said. “To my understanding the high rise of COVID infections in Cat Island has affected the membership there,” the union chief said. “I think about 80 or 90 percent of the members are infected. Some of them have been airlifted to Nassau due to them being critical. “We have persons from various parts of BPL that make up a Family Island team that travels to assist Family Islands with short falls, overhauls and operational needs. Some of them have been dispatched (to Cat Island) as well as team
mechanics from other areas throughout The Bahamas.” Asked about the wellbeing of the BPL workers headed to Cat Island in the midst of a COVID outbreak, Mr Wilson said he inquired and was told it is all being taken care of. “I have spoken to BPL’s chief operations officer who has assured me that all the necessary steps in terms of sanitisation and health consciousness have taken place,” he said. “I also encourage those persons there to wear their masks, to wear their gloves and necessary PPEs to protect themselves. “They have already been dispatched. BPL is just like
the nurses and the doctors; we are considered essential. As reliable energy supply is essential to modern life, we don’t have the protocols like everybody else, we cannot necessarily social distance on the job as we have to work together. So with that said, I encourage all members to take the necessary protocols to protect themselves and their families when they return home.” As some of the BPL staff on Cat Island that fell sick with COVID were listed as being “severely ill,” Mr Wilson said he is keeping a watchful eye on them. “I have been checking on those members,” he continued. “I spoke with a few of
them over the weekend and I will continue to do so and monitor as time goes by and hopefully whatever corrections can be made in terms of doing things differently that can help persons as far as not catching COVID is concerned. We want to implement those things across the entire BPL from Abaco down to Inagua.” The Tribune reached out to BPL chairman Donavan Moxey for comment yesterday, however he was unavailable. A day earlier, he told this newspaper there were “challenges” in the Family Islands and that teams were being deployed from New Providence to ensure continuous services.
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responsible. I expect that the CEO of BPL or persons responsible in BPL will issue the appropriate releases.” Mr Bannister did not elaborate. However, Wärtsilä, the company which has an agreement with BPL to maintain and operate the Clifton Pier Station A Power Plant, released a statement on Friday
blaming the power outage on an operational glitch. The company said: “At around 2.30am on May 20, an operational glitch at the Clifton Pier Station A resulted in generating units going offline. This event triggered an island-wide outage on New Providence. Wärtsilä together with BPL personnel worked swiftly to remedy the situation.
Power was restored to the first group of customers at 3.15am and by 6.30am, power was restored to approximately 95 percent of the customer base on New Providence. “We sincerely apologise for any inconveniences caused as a result of this outage. Although this kind of occurrence is rare, be assured that Wärtsilä is already in the process of
investigating this matter to determine the root cause of the failure with a goal of making sure that there would not be a re-occurrence.” Last night, BPL issued a brief statement on the matter and reiterated Wärtsilä’s comments. “BPL takes note of the efforts of Wärtsilä to investigate and identify the cause of the incident, and the
station operator’s assurance that the operational improvements are underway to ensure this type of event is unlikely to be repeated,” the power company said. BPL added that it has received the results of the Wärtsilä investigation and is conducting its own due diligence for the sake of completeness and transparency.
‘UP TO 90%’ OF BPL STAFF IN CAT ISLAND TEST POSITIVE
BANNISTER CONCERN AT BPL’S OUTAGES outages, including an islandwide outage on May 20. “I have specific concerns,” he said. “They are not load shedding incidents. BPL is going to have to hold the persons who cause them responsible. Where persons have caused them, BPL is going to have to hold them
DECISION CLOSE ON NEW NORTH CAMPUS FOR UNIVERSITY By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net UNIVERSITY of the Bahamas North is close to deciding on a new permanent campus in downtown Freeport, according to campus president, Dr Ian Strachan. He indicated that the school board’s final decision could come as soon as next month. “I believe that we are close,” Dr Strachan said. “This is going to be a big month in terms of our negotiations and the board making a final decision.” Dr Strachan said
that they are determined to begin rebuilding in the downtown area. “We think it is in the strategic interest of the university and will make access easier and partnerships easier and beneficial to us,” he said. Following severe damage to the UB North Campus in East Grand Bahama in Hurricane Dorian, the university was relocated to the Teachers and Salaried Workers Cooperative Credit Union Building in Freeport. Dr Strachan – who is in support of a more permanent location downtown – believed that the distance of the EGB campus
was a challenge for those interested in higher education. An ideal location has been identified and negotiations have been ongoing between the government and the property owners. Dr Strachan had hoped an announcement would have been made by the Fall of 2020. When he was asked about an update on a new campus he said: “It has taken longer than I would have wanted. Most of the staff want to know with some level of certainty, but I have to say again, we are close, but I believe soon there will be some announcement.”
When asked about the resumption of face-to-face learning at UB North, Dr Strachan said they are still having ongoing discussions about that. “We are in ongoing conversations as an academic community about what would be the best modality for the Fall. “We are watching the trends, listening very carefully to what the competent authority is saying, looking at how the Ministry of Education and schools have managed COVID-19 and looking at our own safety capacity. “It is my wish, and the wish of management generally, that we bring back
some dimension of face-toface even if it is in a hybrid form which many schools have done. “That is something that is still in deliberation with the faculty and administration. No final decisions have been made yet, but that certainly would be my wish. “Most of us really would like to come back to some greater level of normalcy, and I think you have a richer learning experience in the face-to-face environment. But we also know we have to keep everyone safe.” Dr Strachan said that there have been some advantages to the virtual platform.
He noted that GB students have been able to enrol in Nassau classes, while still at home. “We would like to not lose the benefits that we have gotten through the virtual, but to add also all the pluses we know face-to-face presents,” he said. “In a few months we should have a definite answer on that, but we are watching developments closely, and the pace of vaccinations closely,” he said. Dr Strachan indicated that UB North is committing to really promoting vaccinations within the Grand Bahama community. “It is something we will be doing more of,” he said.
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Rastas reject cannabis law draft from page one “With the present government about to table the new Medical Cannabis Bill 2021, the injustices our communities have faced for over 50 years still exist. We are bluntly trampled on by this unclear repressive bill that’s not designed to benefit not just the Rastafarian community, but the wider Bahamas.” He has publicly called for Rastafarians to be a part of the marijuana industry when made legal, as they have suffered the most because of the popular herb. He was disappointed
by the government’s delay in bringing the proposed bill to Parliament and even moreso that there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel for Rastafarians to freely smoke marijuana as a religious sacrament. “The (proposed) amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act 2021 will now take from a magistrate sentence options to a now mandatory fines sentencing guidelines,” he continued. “These things are just the tip of the iceberg of injustice. These two bills and amendments will further place injustice on the poor and have-nots of our community and society at large.”
He said “freedom and justice” are the cries of the Rastafarian man. Even as they celebrate African Liberation Day, it is a known fact many Rastafarian men have police records, having been charged with possession of dangerous drugs when found with marijuana joints. The Tribune has previously reported people who are caught with two ounces of cannabis or less would face a fixed penalty of $500 if a draft amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act, which circulated last week, becomes law. The penalty, if finalised, would be one of the largest
fines in the region among countries that have decriminalised small amounts of marijuana. The maximum fine in St Vincent and the Grenadines for having two ounces of cannabis or less is $185 while the fine in Jamaica is only $5. Some Caribbean countries offer no penalties for possessing specified amounts of marijuana. However, The Tribune has been told the draft amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act as well as the leaked Medical Cannabis Bill are not final versions. Among other things, the draft bill does not give special rights to Rastafarians
and other religious groups to possess or cultivate cannabis as the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana recommended in its 2020 report. As far as what Africa Liberation Day means to the Rastafarian, Mr McKinney gave the following excerpt from a speech made by Haile Selassie I, given at the African Unity Summit on May 25, 1963: “Today, we look to the future serenely, confidently and courageously. We look to the vision of an Africa that is not only free, but united. As we face this new challenge, we can draw comfort and encouragement from
the lessons of the past. We know that there are differences between us. “Africans possess different cultures, values and special attributes. But we also know that unity can and has been achieved between men of very different origins, differences of race, religion, culture and tradition are not insurmountable obstacles to the union of the history teaches us that unity is strength and exhorts us to submerge and overcome our differences in the search for common goals, to fight with all our strength together, for true African brotherhood and unity.”
NEW HOMES HANDED OVER TO SWEETING’S CAY RESIDENTS
MINISTER of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction in the Office of the Prime Minister Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe cuts the ribbon to a newly-built home on Sweeting’s Cay on Friday. From left are, second from left, Lisabeth Knowles, former area governor of Rotary 6990 for Grand Bahama, Diane Pindling, of TK Foundation; Billy Jane Ferguson, area district governor of Rotary District 8990 for Grand Bahama; homeowners, and far right is James Sarles, chairman of Rotary Disaster Relief Committee. Photo courtesy of Rotary By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net NINE newly-built homes were turned over to residents in Sweeting’s Cay during a key handover ceremony last week. The Sweeting’s Cay Home Project was funded through a donation from the TK Foundation, in partnership with the Rotary Disaster Relief Committee and Team Seagrape. The first phase of the project commenced in January. Many homes in Sweeting’s Cay were destroyed during Hurricane Dorian in September 2019, leaving scores of residents displaced. Billy Jane Ferguson, a Rotary member, said the homes were built in record time, completed one month ahead of schedule. “We thank the TK Foundation for their contributions in the construction of some nine homes in Sweeting’s Cay,” she said. Ms Ferguson, and members of Rotary, went to Sweeting’s Cay on January 11 and presented plans to the residents to rebuild and repair their damaged homes. They were accompanied by Team Seagrape, led by Jimmy Smith, and contractor Cyril Harvey, of Utmost Construction. She said the residents bought into the plan and they began the work of rebuilding homes. Ms Ferguson said the crew put in many hours of hard work to complete the project. “They worked ten hours a day, a ten-hour shift, six days a week; they burned the midnight oil to get the project completed. And we kept our commitment, and we are one month ahead of schedule,” she stated.
The homes are built four feet off the ground, with concrete beams on the 107 anchor bolts. The frame is built of two layers of 5x8 plywood, and 2x6 for extra strength, with hurricane impact windows. Ms Ferguson said that they kept their commitment to complete 80 percent of the construction of the homes, with a full bathroom and electricity. The residents are responsible to complete the remaining 20 percent. Diane Pindling, a representative of the TK Foundation, commended the Rotary Disaster Relief Committee and Team Seagrape for their tremendous efforts. “Our foundation was pleased to bring some real and tangible relief to the Sweeting’s Cay community,” she said. Ms Pindling said the TK Foundation is a private independent foundation organised in The Bahamas in 2002 and has donated over $50m since its inception. She said the foundation was named after J Torben Karlshoej, of Denmark, the owner of TK Shipping, now TK Corporation, a publicly-traded company. Its mission, she said, is to fulfill the legacy of Mr Karlshoej to assist persons in need. “The foundation made a conscious decision to expand its reach and broaden humanitarian activities, resulting in partnering with Rotary in Abaco and Grand Bahama to assist in reconstruction and repair of homes, in addition to funding the purchase of boat engines to put fishermen in East Grand Bahama back to work,” she said. Ms Pindling said TK Foundation looks forward to working with Rotary and Team Seagrape on phase two and hopefully phase three of the project.
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‘Shanty demolitions do not breach rights of residents’ By FARRAH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter fjohnson@tribunemedia.net THE attorney representing the government in a judicial review centred on the demolition of shanty towns yesterday argued their plans to eradicate the unregulated communities do not breach the fundamental rights of residents. It was also argued the action could be “justified” in view of the “overriding interest” to health and public safety. Kayla Smith made the statement as she completed her submissions before Supreme Court Justice Cheryl GrantThompson in defence of the government’s demolition initiative. “The applicants, in relation to their constitutional claim, have noted a number of grounds... these include the inhumane and grave treatment in breach of Article 17; invasion of home and property in breach of Article 21; prevention of freedom of movement in breach of Article 25; unlawful discrimination in breach of Article 26; (and) unlawful deprivation of property under Article 27,” she said. “We submit there is no evidence before this court in relation to any inhumane or grave treatment, any invasion of home and property in breach of Article 21, any prevention of freedom of movement in breach of Article 25. There’s (also) no evidence of any unlawful discrimination in breach of Article 26 and there certainly is no evidence of unlawful deprivation of property under Article 27.” Mrs Smith argued the evidence filed by Callenders & Co on behalf of the 177 residents and shanty town occupants “admitted” they did not own the property they occupied and were on the land illegally. She added that even if the court found that there was a breach of any of the fundamental human rights alleged by the applicants, those rights were “subject to limitations”.
DEMOLITION taking place in The Farm site in Abaco previously. “We maintain that there is no evidence of any deprivation of property in so far as we noted before, the applicants do not own the property and the respondents’ case does not relate to the taking of any property, but the enforcement of the laws of this country,” she said. “We also say there is no ownership of property first of all and then there’s no evidence of taking any socalled property even though the constitution allows for it in relation to compulsory acquisition.” Mrs Smith said it was also important to “look at the fact” that the country is a member of the international community. “The Bahamas became a member state of the United Nations on September 18, 1973 (and) as a member, the country is obliged to fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed...thus, the Bahamas recognises the UN’s universal declaration on human rights and the resolutions that flow out of and affirm that declaration. And that includes a resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council and this is the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. The resolution encourages states and developing partners to take a human rights approach when designing and implementing development programmes in support of national initiatives and action plans related to the
MINISTRY POSTS NOTICES ON HOMES By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Ministry of Works recently posted contravention notices on 28 shanty town structures in New Providence and is in the process of demolishing them, according to a top official. Brent Ferguson, the ministry’s building control officer, said yesterday: “This is an ongoing exercise and other notices would have been issued and will continue to be issued as the need arises.” His comment came after Works Minister Desmond Bannister urged Bahamians to report shanty town structures so they can be demolished. “Where they see these shanty houses being constructed, it’s important for them to report them to the Ministry of Works,” he told reporters yesterday before a Cabinet meeting. “This weekend, a constituent of mine in Carmichael sent me photographs showing shanty houses being constructed at a shanty town in my constituency. (There’s) another one in Tall Pines. And if you see these photographs, they are very close to legally built homes of Bahamians and they are going to cause challenges in those communities. “The building control officer has been notified. We’re going to give them the requisite notices and we are going to take them down.” The Ministry of Works has begun demolishing occupied structures in The Farm shanty town in
Abaco and is determined to demolish all such structures that were built after the Supreme Court granted an injunction against demolishing shanty town structures in 2018. “There is a culture now that is developing of persons who determine they are not going to comply with what the court has ordered,” Mr Bannister said. “Notwithstanding what the court has said, they won’t comply. It is important in those circumstances for those of us who care about our way of life, who care about our communities where we are going to grow up our children, where our families are going to live, that we report these irregularities when we see them so that the government authorities can act promptly. “They’ve been going on for many years and I keep saying that unless we do something—we already have challenges with our water table—we are going to have more challenges with our water table, sanitation issues, we’re gonna have challenges with our health issues and it is most important for all of us to be able to safeguard our heritage. “We are moving every day, every single day we are doing something,” he continued. “Under the law we have to post notices. We have to give a 28-day notice and in many cases, you have to give a 14-day notice. We act within the law. When the notices expire, we will do what we have to do to demolish them. Please, please, please report. Every day we get new reports.”
enjoyment of access to safe drinking water and sanitation.” Mrs Smith noted the country also became a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as its regional agency, the Pan American Health Organisation, in 1974. She said WHO’s resolution on drinking water, sanitation and health encouraged “member states to develop and strengthen national public health strategies” to highlight the importance of these essentials, which she argued were not widespread in shanty town communities. “In our submissions we have taken you through the affidavit of (Labour Minister) Dion Foulkes (which references) the Environmental Health Services Report,” she stated. “In that report, we spoke about coliform being in the water in those shanty town communities and also in a more recent report coming from Craig Delancy in 2018, when he spoke to the challenges he saw in the septic and sewer system in relation to the water...And so as we indicate, when we talk about human rights, we also have to talk about our international obligations under the United Nations and WHO to ensure safe drinking water which is a basic human right. “So, we say there is no breach of applicants’ fundamental rights in relation to
any of the articles that they elect. But even if the court were to find that there was a breach, we say that it would be justified when we look at the overriding public interest in relation to health and public safety (and) in relation to the enforcement of the law. So even when we look at the proportionality...we say that there’s an overriding public interest in this particular case, where we have clear violations of the law and the risk to the health and existence of the applicants themselves in their various communities.” As it relates to the applicants’ arguments on a lack of consultation from the government, Mrs Smith argued there were “a number of meetings” with representatives of the Haitian communities, including one with Rights Bahamas president Joseph Darville, who attended a meeting “on behalf of Frederick Smith, QC, who was away on business”. Quoting the “relevant minutes” from the meeting, Mrs Smith stated: “The meeting began with the minister giving an overview of the government’s mandate to eliminate shanty towns and relocate the residents to more civilised and healthier communities. The reason for this decision was that shanty towns had become health hazards to the surrounding neighbourhoods and they were havens for criminal activity. “Mr Darville interjected asking if the government would be subsidising the alternative housing for the residents. The minister explained that the government was in no position to subsidise this venture and even if they were able to, it would be a conflict of interest to assist these residents before the countless number of Bahamians who were still awaiting assistance as a result from the devastation of Hurricane Matthew. Mr Darville further shared that his only concern was the treatment of the villages during this project. He further advised that the verbiage of the
project title should be changed from eliminating shanty towns to transforming shanty towns.” Mrs Smith said during the meeting, Mr Darville was asked if his organisation “exclusively protected the rights of Haitians and Bahamians”. She said at the time, Mr Darville said the movement protected the rights of all Bahamian citizens and foreigners residing in the country. Still, she claimed he “emphasised” that they did not support any illegal activities and asserted the government had his “full support in this venture”. “Here we have these human rights organisations giving support,” she stated. “The only issue Mr Darville indicated to the minister was his concern (over) the use of the term ‘elimination’ as opposed to maybe the term ‘transformation’. And this is also affirmed in his email communication to the minister, and all of this would have been a part of the consultation process.” Mrs Smith was referring to an email Mr Darville sent Minister Foulkes, that was included in a recent affidavit filed by Mr Smith on behalf of the applicants. Yesterday, Mr Smith said he believed the court document “closed the loop” on the exchange between himself, Minister Foulkes and Mr Darville. Reading Mr Darville’s email in response to Minister Foulkes, Mr Smith stated: “Dear Dion, I too have been distraught by the continued official pronouncements related to shanty towns and the use of such terms as ‘demolition’, ‘elimination’ and such. This project should be seen in more enlightened terms such as transformation, sustainable and dignified rebuilding as was suggested at the meeting I attended. “...You definitely have the right mindset and focus. However, you are a part of that system which lacks the true and respectful appreciation for these people. If I do see a change in public pronouncements coming forth from officialdom, then
I may continue to be a part of this effort. My colleague, Fred, may be of like mind as well, if a more human approach in language is employed.” Nevertheless, Mrs Smith contended the Crown’s evidence proved “sufficient consultation” was done through the various meetings held with the representatives, pastors and organisations of the people residing in the shanty town communities. “Bearing in mind that there are large numbers of persons living in shanty town communities, the respondents did not have to speak with each and every individual resident living within the shanty town, nor the 177 applicants in this action in order to find that consultation did take place,” she stated. As it relates to the applicants’ allegations of the “differential treatment” of shanty towns compared with the government’s white paper regeneration of the Over-the-Hill communities, she added: “There is no evidence before this court to draw or attribute any type of similarities between those two communities. “The evidence of the building control officer (Craig) Delancy is that he carries out his duties in accordance with the BRA and his decisions are unfettered. There is clear evidence of BCO Delancy acting in accordance with the BRA in areas of Yellow Elder Gardens, Finlayson Street and other areas of New Providence such as Joe Farrington Road...and that evidence has not been controverted. So, throughout the entire Bahamas, whether it’s an Over-theHill community or whether it’s in parts of the Bahamas, the evidence before this court is that he carries out his duties in accordance with the BRA and there is no fettering of his discretion and there is no evidence of discrimination because the law requires that we all follow the law.” The case continues on June 15.
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All eyes on the Budget for The Bahamas THE Budget being presented today may just be the most important in modern times for The Bahamas. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis may be wanting to present some sweeteners with election talk still swirling around the nation – but with the economy treading water at best, that won’t be easy. Still, he will take some comfort from some positive signs on today’s front page. The biggest news is that cruise sailings will resume, with a Fourth of July to remember for both American guests on board and Bahamians ready to welcome them to their businesses. The other news sees a new $100m loan from the World Bank that will help keep us afloat until our ship comes in. That’s extra debt, of course, and will need to be paid back, but it will help to keep supporting people who are out of work, to pay for food programmes and unemployment assistance, and keep people alive until the sputtering economy can roar into life once more. There should be no mistake, though – we are still in deep water and getting the economy going again has to be the start and the end of the agenda for Dr Minnis in this Budget. We have faced a long haul – and it has been longer still for those who have been laid off or furloughed during this pandemic. That has had a knock-on effect with people trying to put food on the table unable to pay other bills. Revenue has been down across the board, and that means less money in the government’s kitty to use for other purposes – from pre-election appetisers to long-planned programmes that have had to sit on the shelf with no money to pay for them. There’s no magic wand. No matter what Dr Minnis has to offer in today’s Budget, it won’t be able to reverse the damage our economy has suffered on its own. In fact, the biggest weapon we have to solve that won’t be in Dr Minnis’ briefcase, it’s the one waiting for people to have injected in clinics and centres across The Bahamas. The vaccine for COVID-19 is the biggest protection against the virus, and the surest way to reduce the spread and to give a path to reopening the economy. Dr Minnis has had big decisions to make ahead of this Budget – as would any leader in his situation. We hope he
has made the right choices to set the economy on the right course through these troubled waters. But we also have to make the right choices ourselves – and that starts with getting the vaccine. On an individual level, it could save your life. For our society, it could save our economy.
BPL woes
This may sound a familiar question, but what on earth is going on with Bahamas Power and Light? After a better summer last year – and goodness knows it needed to be after the one before – this year is starting to have some wobbles. There were problems with fuel contamination and then, on May 20, an island-wide outage. What was the cause? Your guess is as good as ours. Wartsila, the company with a deal to maintain and operate the Clifton Pier Station A Power Plant, released a statement blaming an “operational glitch”, which is about as unhelpful an explanation as you could wish for. We would also hope it takes more than a “glitch” to blackout the island. Works Minister Desmond Bannister, meanwhile, said that BPL will have to hold accountable those responsible for the outage. Responsible? So it wasn’t a glitch but someone was to blame? We’d like a little more information about that. Sadly, Mr Bannister is not sharing, merely saying that he expects that the CEO of BPL or those responsible will issue the appropriate releases. For their part, BPL issued a statement without explanation, merely saying that Wartsila was investigating with the goal of making sure it wouldn’t happen again. People are tired of years of BPL disruption. A full explanation is the least that people deserve. Dare we say, we would hope a little light is shed on the situation. In the midst of the worst of the BPL problems, we were promised one more summer of disruption and then things would get better. We had that summer – and things have improved. It’s one achievement the FNM can point to and say that it has made a difference during the government’s time in power. Losing that achievement could mean it’s lights out on the party’s election hopes.
Looking for a connection EDITOR, The Tribune. SOME years ago I had an English client who had a marvelous way of telling you how to overcome Murphy’s law. “If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong, and usually does”. He would say a gentleman needs a pair of braces (suspenders ), a belt and a piece of string to ensure that his trousers stay up.
On entering COVID lockdown last year, and everyone was working from home on the Internet, my Cable Bahamas Rev connection could become a little sketchy during certain hours of the day. So, I called the BTC Flow people and got them to give me a backup Internet service. So I now had a pair of braces, and a belt and felt fairly comfortable. But this
morning, when I logged in for my Zoom group exercise class, between both of my Internet Service Providers they could barely give me one bar on my WIFI. I think I’m ready for that piece of string now. Is there anyone else in the business?
The Bahamas attempting to double deal the same area of land and all was well in Paradise until Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines came along in 2020 to say that they want the same Crown Land, further publicly declaring the land as “Royal Caribbean Crown Land Lease” and illustrated it. Later, however, in a public Town Hall virtual forum it was admitted that they don’t have an agreement with the government. If true, what message would this send to local and international investors if the Government of The Bahamas signs agreements, offers leases and makes commitments only to then turn around and claim the lease is not a valid lease when it was the
Government of The Bahamas that drafted and offered the lease? And apparently it was accepted in its entirety by Paradise Island Lighthouse & Beach Club. The Bahamas has been declared — “a Nation for Sale” in the past and here we are again. Officially declared a Pirate Republic in 1706, clearly only the attire has changed by those that seek to run the country. The pirate ways of the government of the Bahamas does not represent Bahamians; we are proud of our culture, history and peace. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines makes billions of dollars in The Bahamas: their number one destination, while The Bahamas’ environment is exploited without recourse,
BRUCE G. RAINE Nassau, April 29, 2021.
Farewell to a familiar landmark EDITOR, The Tribune. MY HEART broke last week when I saw the cutting down at Town Centre Mall of the historic silk cotton tree that was once the glorious attraction to what was many years ago the “silk worm farm.” I don’t know how old the tree was because even then it was pretty ancient, and today — although myself a small child when it was in its glory, am also pretty ancient — so I know the tree was there long before I was even born – that’s a long, long time ago! I remember my father taking me there to see the silk worms spin their silk. It was fascinating. An old gentleman was in charge and explained – as I watched wide-eyed —how the worms spun the silk yes, silk, real silk! Years later I remember the space being used as a mini Disney world with a large ferriswheel being brought in as part of the entertainment. This continued annually for a short time and was probably a scheme to raise money for
LETTERS letters@tribunemedia.net some charity. However, I soon left the Bahamas and so do not know what happened to the silk worm farm. It has since been replaced by Town Centre Mall. However, the last trace of its grander days was brought down this week by the removal of its very ancient tree. Maybe someone out there with a longer memory than mine can write a letter filling in the gaps over the years and bring us up to date on the history of how we got to where we are today. Recently I noticed that what was once recorded as the world’s largest silk cotton tree, which had occupied the square downtown between what was then the former post office building on the north and the Supreme Court building on the south – taking up the whole space in between — has been replaced with a poinciana tree! Although that tree was recorded as being the world’s
largest silk cotton tree, at its base it was hardly taller than a three-story house. However, it was called a hurricane tree because “no matter how hard the wind blows it cannot disturb the mighty buttressed trunk of the tree. In the hurricane of last spring (March 1900) all the palms of many of the other trees of Nassau were overturned, but the great hurricane tree, although it lost all of its leaves did not lose so much as a branch. No one knows how old the great tree is, but it must be hundreds if not thousands of years old.” (This is what was recorded in 1900). Can you imagine how the Ministry of Tourism could have advertised the “world’s oldest” tree in its brochures as a must see by cruise passengers on their visit to Nassau! Over the years we have lost much, and not knowing the history ourselves we have just shrugged our shoulders and moved on. AN NASSAUVIAN Nassau, May, 2021
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Fighting for project’s approval for ten years EDITOR, The Tribune.
PARADISE Island Lighthouse & Beach Club Co Ltd is now in its tenth year of trying to receive approvals from the Government of The Bahamas. We have Bahamas Investment Authority Approval, a Memorandum of Understanding and accepted the Government of the Bahamas’ offer for a Crown Land Lease in 2020. The Attorney General of The Bahamas has told us that the agreements that we have in place amount to nothing which prompted us to take the Government of The Bahamas to court to have the Crown Land Lease honoured. To me it seems a clear case of the Government of
monitoring or repercussion. RCL expects Bahamians to sit and watch as they enter The Bahamas thinking they are truly Royal. Bahamians watch as they get the menial jobs and RCL exports their huge revenues immediately out of our country for the benefit of foreign shareholders. Bahamians simply want equality, balance, a level playing field and opportunity and we don’t mind working hard for it and we want our GDP to grow with an improved bottom line. Paradise Island Lighthouse & Beach Club is taking that stand, we are uniting Bahamians not just for our cause of having to beg government for opportunity and have their foot taken off our necks, but
also reverse the experience of getting red tape while foreign investment gets red carpet. We are taking the stand alongside a growing number of Bahamians to state that Bahamian Crown Land is for Bahamians. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines stampede through the land boundaries defined in our Crown Land Lease and claim it as theirs ignoring the requests from Paradise Island Lighthouse & Beach Club for talks. Michael Bayley CEO of RCl wrote me directly to stop harassing them simply because in the course of 15 months I have asked to discuss our project. RCL have been coming to The Bahamas for the past 50 years with a track record of pollution and exploitation of
our natural resources in their quest for bonuses and bottom line results, and only now recently are putting money into the local community obviously because they want even more and apparently are prepared to disregard Bahamians to get it. Well, this is going to stop and I am standing up to them. This is a real life story of David and Goliath. RCL’s local lawyer told me I am just one man with a stick, so I used a stick to draw a line in the sand to identify my boundaries. I have hired an expert legal team, led by Wayne Munroe, QC and its game on! CAPTAIN TOBY SMITH Nassau, May 23, 2021.
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Teenagers accused of school killing By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
TWO teens were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of two students at Government High School last week. The accused boys — ages 15 and 16 — appeared before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux yesterday. Due to the nature of the charges, they were not required to enter pleas and were remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys. They will return to court for a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI) on July 27. On May 18, eleventh grader Kenm Paul, 15, and another student were stabbed on campus. The 15-year-old
A 15-YEAR-OLD and 16-year-old charged with the murder of Government High School student Kenm Paul as well as attempted murder of another teen. was killed while the other stu- two others who started an dent, said to be the deceased argument. “Edge tools were proteen’s close friend, was in serious condition in the hos- duced and two of those persons were stabbed,” pital at last report. Assistant Superintendent According to police on Audley Peters told reportthe scene, the preliminary ers on the scene. investigation revealed that “The persons who may two students were in a have been involved in this corridor having a conversa- scaled the school fence and tion with each other when left and went home, we they were approached by believe.”
HAITIAN PAIR ADMIT GUILT OVER FAKE DOCUMENTS By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
TWO Haitian men pleaded guilty to charges of possession of forged documents in court yesterday. Reginald Jeudy, 35, and Rishkard Jeudy, 32, both faced three counts of possession of forged documents. The court was told that on May 17, while in New Providence, the accused men had a re-entry permit, a health travel visa, and a payment receipt for a work visa knowing they were not genuine. On May 20, officers of the Financial Crimes Unit, acting on information from immigration officers, were told that there were four Haitian males who arrived on Bahamasair from Matthew Town, Iguana. They were taken to the Carmichael Road Detention Centre. A search was
SHANE MURPHY, a United Kingdom national, who faces a number of fraud charges in relation to immigration documents. Photos: Donovan McIntosh/Tribune Staff
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REGINALD and Rishkard Jeudy outside court yesterday. The two Haitian Nationals admitted possession of forged documents. done and a fraudulent reentry permit was found along with a Bahamian health travel visa. A check of the permit system found no application with those ID numbers. Magistrate Samuel McKinney fined the men for the charges, which
included $3,000 or a year in prison for possession of the forged health visa and $1,500 or six months in prison for the work permit. Upon paying the fines, or after their release from prison, they will be handed over to the Department of Immigration.
He also faced four counts of possession of forged documents, four counts of uttering forged documents, three counts of possession of false documents, three counts of uttering false documents, and two counts of fraud by false pretences. It was claimed that on November 5, 2019, while in New Providence and concerned with others with intent to defraud, he had a forged Bahamian birth certificate and voter’s card bearing the name Shane Harrington.
Then on November 7, 2019 it was claimed he had possessed and uttered a Bahamian birth certificate and a Royal Bahamas Police Force report with the name Shane Harrington. On November 12, 2019, Murphy is said to have obtained a Bahamian passport from the Passport Office on University Drive. On January 3, 2020, he had possessed and uttered
a false National Insurance Board smart card and passport. He also obtained that day a Bahamian driver’s licence at the Road Traffic Department. While police initially said the accused is from the United Kingdom, the prosecution told the court that officials were unsure of his true identity. Murphy was denied bail and remanded into custody.
In Loving Memory
Patrick J. Bethel February 11th, 1933 – May 28th, 2020
Epworth Methodist Chapel Cherokee Sound, Abaco
Friday, May 28th 2021 at 11am Officiating: Rev. Carla Culmer
Livestream link https://livestream.com/Bahamas/events/9674671
He is predeceased by his wife Margaret, brother Hubert, brothers in law Warren Albury, Ray Albury, Van Stratton, Freddie Albury, sisters in law Audrey Vercamp, Lucille Albury, Marilyn Albury, Linda Bethel. Left to cherish memories of Patrick are his children, Marcus (Seeta) and Colin (Rebekah); adopted daughters, Carla Culmer and Cheryl Andrews; grandchildren, Lauren, Spencer, Grace Anne, and Joshua; brothers, Earl, Elmer, Wayne, Steve; brother-in-law, George Albury; sisters-in-law, Doris Bethel, Leesa Bethel, Betty Bethel, Ashlyn Bethel, Linda Albury, Molly Albury, Joy Stratton, Lucille Albury, Norma Bethel, Lela Bethel; cousins and friend David and Ella Sands; nieces, Debbie, Pam, Lynell, Barbara, Beverly, Sabrina, Olivia, Allie, Jennifer, Holly, Stephanie, Lynn, Angelita, April, and Susan; nephews, Tommy, Bart, Dale, Frankie, Lance, Kurt, Neil, Daren, Mitchell, Ian, and Trent; breakfast club friends Mike Lightbourn, Hilland Albury, Robert Sweeting, and Charles Moss; caregiver Elvie; housekeeper Malda Cornish; gardener Mark Fentil. Special mentioned of persons: Mr. Bateman Bain, Mrs. Barbara Wells, Winifred Cartwright, Dr. Carter and Nurse Bowe.
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A boy’s murder at school is a terrible wake-up call that things must change THE murder of 15-yearold student Kenm Paul at Government High School last week was not the first tragedy of its kind. These incidents stir many emotions and lead us to wonder what is happening within the school and between students. While we know nothing excuses violence, we search for the cause. For some of us, the focus is on finding solutions. How do we stop violence in schools and, in particular, among boys and young men? Over the years, we have heard from many parents that they warn their children about having friends. Kenm Paul’s parents both shared that they told him that friends cause trouble. Very few parents are not concerned about the company their children keep, passing judgment on their friends in an effort to keep their children safe and out of trouble. One of the reasons schools exist, however, is to give children the opportunity to socialise and the skills to do so in appropriate ways. Unfortunately, it has been expected that this would just happen naturally, simply by being in the environment with rules, adults and other children. Life lessons that could be integrated into existing lessons come at a high cost because we are forced to come by them without warning and with very little preparation. We are not putting enough attention on life skills such as communication and conflict resolution, and there is too much emphasis on punishment for infractions of all kinds. There have been many calls for increased police presence at schools, but the
STUDENTS leaving the Government High School the scene of a deadly stabbing. Photos: Donovan McIntosh/Tribune Staff
By Alicia Wallace expected result is unclear. We have, for far too long, been under the impression that police prevent crime. They do not. They enforce the law and investigate after a crime has occurred. In fact, police seem to prioritise property over people. Many women have been turned away by police when reporting threats of violence, told to return when something actually happens — when it is too late. Criminals note the presence of police, and largely plan around them. Police are a deterrent to some, but have not been effective in preventing violence. Many officers
A MOTHER holds her son after seeing him walk out of the Government High School unharmed on the day of a deadly stabbing.
themselves are violent, and people tell jokes about their violence. When police are observed chasing suspects, onlookers laugh and say they will beat the suspects for making them run. They get away with it and the general public is accepting because the attitude is that criminals and suspects alike deserve any bad treatment they get. Our understanding of justice is both limited and troubling. Even so, emphasis is on what happens after a crime has occurred. We need real prevention. Even police officers can tell you that young people join gangs for socio-economic reasons. To be able to walk through certain areas, to get to and from school safely, to be sure they can get something to eat, to feel like someone has their backs, and sometimes simply because they are forced to pick a side. Does this automatically make children enemies when they are found to belong to a different gang? Are all of the incidents reported to be gang-related truly gang-related, or is that just the easy answer? If police contend that youth involvement in gangs is the cause of school violence, there needs to be a multi-sectoral approach to address the issues that lead to gang involvement. What routes are children taking to get to school? Where are the hot spots along the way? What needs do children
have that are not being met by households or schools? How can community members step in to support young people? Which systems are inadequate or antiquated and need to be revised or replaced to meet the needs we have today? One of the most important and obvious needs is safe, reliable transportation to schools. The public bus system is not sufficient. Children should have a separate transportation system that gets them closer to home and keeps them safe from predatory adults. We should have had this a long time ago for all schools. In school, children need to be taught communication skills. Why do we use different tones and volumes when speaking with one another? How does one teacher speak when students are misbehaving in class, and how does another react? How do students respond to each of their styles? How does our style of speaking change when we are talking to toddlers as opposed to adults? What does it mean when someone is slouching in their seat, standing with their arms folded, or looking at the ceiling while speaking? When someone is both mistaken and upset, what is the best way to correct and calm them? Children need to be given the tools to communicate effectively and to de-escalate when there is no one around to intervene. They need to know how their words and body language are being received and how to interpret communication from other people. They need to know how to end a conversation that is not going well and how to use “I” statements to own their thoughts and feelings rather than making accusatory
statements. Many of us learned these skills as adults and now use them without having to think about it. With practice, it becomes easy to communicate in respectful ways. Without this information, we unknowingly lead with ego which can cause us to succumb to the worst parts of ourselves. The desire to win can be a dangerous motivation. Children have to learn the importance of understanding and to see it as a goal far more worthy of their efforts than simply winning. Kenm Paul’s father described him as a calm and caring person. He said his son wanted to be a good example to his friends. He shared what Kenm told him about mashed cans. He said they get put to the side, but nothing is actually wrong with the product itself. It seems as though Kenm wanted to make a difference, not just by being a peacemaker, but by refusing to reject people because of what appeared to be wrong with them. Sometimes we write people off and say that they are lost, but when they are so young, it is our responsibility to guide them. Children spend at least six hours at school and that is where they are learning to socialize and share space with other people. Life skills should not be left to chance, but included in the curriculum so they can be practised and improved on and off campus. Schools need to be safe, healthy environments for learning and socialising, and police are not the missing ingredient. We need to address the root causes of gang affiliation and equip children with effective communication tools.
RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Revisit old favourites. Sometimes you want entertainment, but don’t have the capacity to learn about new characters, their backstories, and their desires. You just want to casually consume media with minimal effort. Maybe it has been a long day at work or you’re having mental health challenges. Try going back to the movies, television shows, books, and music you enjoyed 10 or 20 years ago. Take a trip down memory lane through media. The stakes are low because you already know, even if only vaguely, how it all turns out, and you can feel free to fall asleep or refill your beverage in the middle of it. For added fun, share it with a family member for friend who may or may not have been exposed to it before. See what they think and whether or not you still have the same opinion about it as you did way back then. 2. Set timers on your apps. While you may have slightly better control of your browser use, apps are designed to keep you in them. The infinite scroll — a nonstop flow of information that populates more and more as you scroll to the “end” — can look you in for far more time that you intend to spend in a particular app. One way to help control this is to set app timers. Most smartphones have this option in settings. It is probably a good idea to first check to see how much time you spend in each app. If your phone does not already provide this information, there are many apps you can download to collect this information. If you spend three hours on Instagram, it is probably not realistic to set the timer for 30 minutes. See what you can do to incrementally decrease the amount of time you spend on apps. It may also be helpful to decide where you will redirect the time you save. 3. Audiobooks. There is ongoing debate about whether or not listening to a book is considered reading a book. It is a ridiculous one because we all consume in different ways. For some, listening is the easiest if not the only way to read books. There are some books I definitely need in hardcopy, but it has been helpful to have audiobooks, for example, on long trips. If you have never done it before, give an audiobook a try while you are cooking, waiting in a long line, or on the treadmill. You may not think you have time to sit down and read the physical copy of a book, but there is always time to listen.
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VIRGIN GALACTIC
ROCKET SHIP ASCENDS FROM NEW MEXICO
THE RELEASE of VSS Unity from VMS Eve and ignition of rocket motor over Spaceport America, N.M. on Saturday. Virgin Galactic completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, N.M. (Virgin Galactic via AP)
By MORGAN LEE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic on Saturday made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle, as the company forges toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. High above the desert in a cloudless sky, the VSS Unity ignited its rocket to hurtle the ship and two pilots toward space. A live feed by NASASpaceFlight.com showed the ship accelerating upward and confirmed a landing later via radar. Virgin Galactic announced that its VSS Unity shuttle accelerated to three times the speed of sound and reached an altitude of just over 55 miles (89 kilometres) above sea level before making its gliding return through the atmosphere. British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said the flight and landing bring the roughly 15-year-old venture tantalisingly close to commercial flights for
tourists. Virgin Galactic says those flights could begin next year. “Today was just an incredible step in the right direction,” Branson told The Associated Press shortly after the flight landings. “It tested a lot of new systems that the teams have been building and they all worked.”
Flights Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said at least two more undated test flights lie ahead — the next with four mission specialist passengers in the cabin. Pending trials also include a flight that will take Branson to the edge of space. “The flight today was elegant, beautiful,” Colglazier said. “We’re going to analyse all the data that we gather on these flights. But watching from the ground and speaking with our pilots, it was magnificent. So now it’s time for us to do this again.” Virgin Galactic said the flight provided an assessment of upgrades to a horizontal stabiliser, other
flight controls and a suite of cabin cameras designed to provide live images of the flight to people on the ground. The shuttle also carried a scientific payload in cooperation with NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program. Preparations for the latest flight included a maintenance review of the special carrier plane that flies the six-passenger spacecraft to a high altitude, where it is released so it can fire its rocket motor and make the final push to space. The first powered test of the rocket ship in New Mexico from Spaceport America was delayed repeatedly before Saturday’s launch. In December 2020, computer trouble caused by electromagnetic interference prevented the spaceship’s rocket from firing properly. Instead of soaring toward space, the ship and its two pilots were forced to make an immediate landing. While Virgin Galactic’s stock price ticked up this week with the announcement of the latest test being scheduled for Saturday, it
wasn’t enough to overcome the losses seen since a peak in February. Some analysts have cautioned that it could be a while before the company sees profits as the exact start of commercial operations is still up in the air. Virgin Galactic is one of a few companies looking to cash in on customers with an interest in space. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch a billionaire and his sweepstakes winners in September. That is expected to be followed in January 2022 by a flight by three businessmen to the International Space Station.
Tourists Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched a new capsule in January as part of testing as it aims to get its programme for tourists, scientists and professional astronauts off the ground. It’s planning for liftoff of its first crewed flight on July 20, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Virgin Galactic has reached space twice before. The first time was from
California in December 2018. The flights are designed to reach an altitude of at least 50 miles (80 kilometres) as the rocket motor is turned off and the crew prepares to reenter the atmosphere and glide to a landing. As part of the return trip, a feathering system slows and stabilises the craft as it re-enters the atmosphere. New Mexico taxpayers have invested over $200 million in the Spaceport America hangar and launch facility, near Truth or Consequences, after Branson and then-Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, pitched the plan for the facility, with Virgin Galactic as the anchor tenant. Richardson watched Saturday’s flight from the ground below and later thanked the residents of local counties who committed early on to a sales tax increase to support the venture. “It’s finally a great day after all of us taking a lot of heat — mainly me — over a period of time,” Richardson said. “But it’s happened. It’s successful.”
BYD CELEBRATES ONE MILLIONTH EV PRODUCTION WITH CUSTOMER REBATES
THIS week marks a milestone in electric mobility around the world. BYD produced their one millionth new energy passenger car, which rolled off the production line in Shenzhen, China, on May 19th. To celebrate this historic moment, Easy Car Sales, the local distributor and warranty centre for BYD in The Bahamas, is offering factory rebates to EV buyers through the end of May. Pia Farmer, Managing Director of Easy Car Sales, stated that customers who purchase a BYD 100% electric vehicle between May 20th and May 31st 2021, will receive up to $800 in rebates depending on the EV model, and a free home charger. “In The Bahamas BYD owners are living the green dream of driving electric,” stated Mrs. Farmer, “and we are pleased to offer incentives for drivers to ditch the pump and switch to a cleaner, more economical and simply better driving experience”. BYD is a world leader in sustainable energy, batteries and transportation solutions since 1995, with a presence in over 52
AT BYD’s Global Headquarters, car owners assembled their vehicles in a choreographed display to celebrate the roll out of their one millionth new energy vehicle this week. countries. Warren Buffett is a major investor in BYD and the company says their new Blade Battery technology is the most innovative in the market. BYD
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TECHTALK PHASE ONE OF AUTONOMOUS CORRIDOR PROJECT BEGINS IN MD. CITY
By KRISTEN GRIFFITH, Carroll County Times undefined
WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Drones, robots and self-driving cars were buzzing through downtown Westminster last week for the ribbon-cutting of the first phase of MAGIC’s autonomous corridor project. MAGIC, which stands for Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, is a technology nonprofit in Carroll County and it has a plan to improve transportation downtown. MAGIC is working with Dynamic Dimensions Technologies, or DDT, to scan routes so autonomous shuttles can operate on a circuit and transport residents from place to place. Graham Dodge, the executive director of MAGIC, said in a November interview the vehicles will have sensors that will help avoid obstacles in roads and adjust to formats like traffic circles. Its programming will allow the shuttle to understand the city’s format and it will continuously scan the layout. Dodge said in a phone interview that this is the beginning of what will “hopefully be no longer than a two-year project.”
Scan The plan is to scan an 11-mile corridor then virtually test the various technologies that would allow the vehicles to drive themselves. MAGIC hosted an event to kick-off phase one of the project at the Stockdale’s Service Center. Before the ribbon cutting, a few speakers gave their take on the project. First to speak was Kelly Schulz, secretary of Maryland Department of Commerce, who said the autonomous corridor project is “an example of a bold new idea,” creates partnerships and makes transportation equitable. Julia Jasken, the soon-to-be president of McDaniel College, said transportation has historically been a challenge for McDaniel students. This project could help with that. The route would connect the retirement community Carroll Lutheran Village to McDaniel College and to Main Street in Westminster, then on to Carroll Community College and the YMCA. Libby Trostle, Carroll Community College’s vice president of continuing education and training, spoke to the possible partnership with MAGIC and Mona Becker, mayor of Westminster said the project would not have been possible without the city’s fiber network. She added Westminster is a city that innovates and chases technology, not one that waits for it to happen.
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Moment of silence marks one year since George Floyd’s death MINNEAPOLIS Associated Press GEORGE Floyd was honored yesterday with a moment of silence in the city where he died at the hands of police, a death captured on wrenching bystander video that galvanised the racial justice movement and continues to ripple a year later. Floyd’s sister Bridgett and other family members joined Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, citizens and activists at a downtown park to observe the moment at an event that included music and food trucks. “It’s been a troubling year, a long year,” Bridgett Floyd told the crowd. “But we made it. They say with God all things are possible and I’m a true believer in that... The love is very outpouring today. The love is here. George is here.” A moment of silence was also held in New York and a rally was held in Los Angeles to honor Floyd. Globally, a rally took place in Germany and Floyd’s death was marked by US embassies in Greece and Spain. A family-friendly street festival was also planned at the Minneapolis intersection where Floyd died. That intersection was disrupted by gunfire just hours before the event. Associated Press video from 38th Street and Chicago Avenue — informally known as George Floyd Square — showed people running for cover as shots rang out. Police said a man, who they believe was injured in the shooting, later went to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound. Police spokesman John Elder said he was in critical condition but was expected to survive. Philip Crowther, a reporter working for AP Global Media Services, which provides live video coverage, reported hearing as many as 30 gunshots about a block from the intersection. Crowther said a storefront window appeared to have been broken by gunshots. “Very quickly things got back to normal,” Crowther said. “People here who spend a significant amount of time, the organisers, were running around asking, ‘Does anyone need a medic?’”
PEOPLE take a knee during a moment of silence on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death yesterday in Minneapolis. Photo: Christian Monterrosa/AP
LOCAL leaders and politicians, including Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, third from left, Rev Al Sharpton, fifth from left, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, seventh from left, kneel for more than nine minutes yesterday to remember the murder of George Floyd. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP Police said witnesses in recent weeks. Frey last The square was transreported seeing a vehicle week unveiled sweeping formed yesterday into an speeding away. Elder said public safety proposals outdoor festival, with food, no one was in custody by aimed at fixing the problem. children’s activities and a Other groups are pursuing long list of musical permidday yesterday. Like other major cities, a more radical remaking of formers. The “Rise and Minneapolis has been the police department. Remember George Floyd” The intersection of 38th celebration, including a struggling with rising gun violence, a problem made and Chicago has been bar- candlelight vigil, caps sevworse, in part, by many ricaded since soon after eral days of marches, rallies officers leaving the embat- Floyd’s death. It quickly and panel discussions about tled force since Floyd’s turned into a memorial — his death and confronting death. A six-year-old girl and also a challenging spot racial discrimination. was fatally shot and two for the city, with police officFloyd, 46, who was other children wounded ers not always welcome. Black, died May 25, 2020,
after then-Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck, pinning him to the ground for about 9 1/2 minutes. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted last month of murder and faces sentencing June 25. Three other fired officers still face trial. In New York City, elected officials including Mayor Bill de Blasio and US Rep. Hakeem Jeffries joined the Rev Al Sharpton in kneeling for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. “As we took a knee, imagine how long that was on a human being’s neck,” Sharpton said. “Never switched knees, just dug in. It’s time we correct policing in this country.” Many Floyd family members were planned to meet with President Joe Biden in Washington, DC. Biden called family members after the Chauvin verdict and pledged to continue fighting for racial justice. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said he hoped Biden would renew his support for policing reform named for George Floyd that would ban chokeholds and no-knock police raids and create a
national registry for officers disciplined for serious misconduct. “Now is time to act,” Crump said Tuesday on CNN. “Not just talk but act.” Floyd’s brother Philonise, appearing alongside Crump, said he thinks about George “all the time”. “My sister called me at 12 o’clock last night and said ‘This is the day our brother left us,’” he said, adding: “I think things have changed. I think it is moving slowly but we are making progress.” Bridgett Floyd told the crowd in Minneapolis that Biden broke his promise. “We need that bill passed. We don’t want a watered down bill… My message to the president: Get your people in order... We’re going to continue to fight this good old fight.” Rapper Nur-D, whose real name is Matt Allen, was among those who took to the Minneapolis streets after Floyd’s death and eventually founded an organisation, Justice Frontline Aid, to support safe protest. He described the past year as “like we’ve lived 20 years inside of one” and hoped that people would feel “honesty and a real sense of togetherness” during Tuesday’s celebration. “If you’re angry, you can be angry. If you’re sad, you can be sad,” Nur-D said. “If you’re feeling some sense of joy over the verdict and some sort of like step in the right direction, and you want to celebrate that, do that as well.” The event was organised by the George Floyd Global Memorial. Angela Harrelson, an aunt of Floyd’s and a member of the board of directors, said the organisation will display some artwork left at George Floyd Square in a pop-up gallery. Separately, the Floyd family announced the launch of a fund that will make grants to businesses and community organisations in the neighborhood, as well as broader grants “encouraging the success and growth of Black citizens and community harmony.” The money comes from $500,000 earmarked as part of the city’s $27m civil settlement for the Floyd family earlier this year.
MODERNA VACCINE ‘PROTECTS CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12’ By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
MODERNA said yesterday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the US. With global vaccine supplies still tight, much of the world is struggling to vaccinate adults in the quest to end the pandemic. But earlier this month, the US and Canada authorised another vaccine — the shot made by Pfizer and BioNTech — to be used starting at age 12. Moderna aims to be next in line, saying it will submit its teen data to the US Food and Drug Administration and other global regulators early next month. The company studied more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds. Preliminary findings showed the vaccine triggered the same signs of immune protection in kids as it does in adults,
and the same kind of temporary side effects such as sore arms, headache and fatigue. There were no COVID19 diagnoses in those given two doses of the Moderna vaccine compared with four cases among kids given dummy shots. In a press release, the company also said the vaccine appeared 93% effective two weeks after the first dose. While children are far less likely than adults to get seriously ill from COVID19, they represent about 14 percent of the nation’s coronavirus cases. At least 316 have died in the US alone, according to a tally by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Both Pfizer and Moderna have begun testing in even younger children, from age 11 down to six-month-old babies. This testing is more complex: Teens receive the same dose as adults, but researchers are testing smaller doses in younger children. Experts hope to see some results in the fall.
BELARUS SANCTIONS AGREED BRUSSELS Associated Press
THE European Union agreed yesterday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning the nation’s airlines from EU airspace and airports, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a journalist. Reacting to what EU leaders called a brazen
“hijacking” of the Ryanair jetliner flying from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday, they also demanded the immediate release of journalist Raman Pratasevich, a foe of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. “We won’t tolerate that one can try to play Russian roulette with the lives of innocent civilians,” said EU Council chief Charles Michel.
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RAYS’ 11 GAME WIN STREAK ENDS, FALL TO KELLER, ROYALS 2-1 By MARK DIDTLER ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday night when Brad Keller pitched seven strong innings and Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory. Rich Hill struck out a career-high 13 for the Rays. Tampa Bay’s winning string was the secondlongest in club history, one shy of the record set in 2004 by the then-Devil Rays managed by Lou Piniella. Keller (4-4) allowed one run, four hits, four walks and struck out seven. Jake Brentz went 1 1/3 innings before Kyle Zimmer got two outs to get his second save. Perez put the Royals up 2-1 on a sixth-inning single off Hill (3-2). Hill gave up two runs and six hits, and didn’t issue a walk over eight innings. Over his last six starts, the lefty has allowed five earned runs over 35 2/3 innings, but has a 2-2 record. Hill became the oldest player to appear in a game with the Rays at 41 years, 75 days. Hall of Famer Wade Boggs was 41 years, 73 days old when he played his final game on Aug. 27, 1999. Hill retired his first 10 batters before Carlos Santana tied it 1 in the fourth with a home run. It was his 250th homer, which moved him within one of tying Tony Clark for 13th place all-time among switch-hitters Brett Phillips had a single leading off the Rays third that went off Keller’s glove, stole second, went to third on a grounder and scored on a hit by Yandy Díaz. Kansas City shortstop Adalberto Mondesi, reinstated from the 10-day injured list after missing the first 45 games this season with a right oblique sprain, doubled twice in four at-bats. He was hurt in the Royals’ final spring training game on March 29.
PHOENIX Suns centre Deandre Ayton dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half of Game 2 of their NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Phoenix last night. Photo: Ross D Franklin/AP
Ayton and Booker shine but Davis star of the show PHOENIX Associated Press ANTHONY Davis scored 34 points, Dennis Schroder added 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a hard-fought 109-102 win over the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series last night. The Suns were tough opposition though, pushing the Lakers to the last with strong performances from Bahamian Deandre Ayton and his teammate Devin Booker. It was a big bounceback game for the Lakers, and especially Davis, who struggled in Game 1 and took personal responsibility for the team’s 99-90 loss on Sunday. His 3-pointer
with 2:15 left last night put Los Angeles up 98-92 and ended a late Suns rally. LeBron James added 23 points and nine assists. Davis made 18 of 21 free throws and added 10 rebounds and seven assists. Game 3 is on Thursday in Los Angeles. The Lakers had a 63-48 lead after a 10-1 run to open the third quarter. James splashed home a 3-pointer to start the scoring and Los Angeles looked like it might put this one away comfortably. But the Suns slowly clawed their way back. Cam Johnson made two 3-pointers late in the third quarter, including one at the buzzer, to pull Phoenix within 79-72 heading to the fourth.
Jae Crowder made a 3-pointer from the corner and was fouled, converting the free throw for a fourpoint play that pulled the Suns within 84-83 with 8:09 left in the fourth. Crowder had missed his first 11 3-pointers in the series before that attempt. Deandre Ayton’s dunk off an offensive rebound with six minutes left put the Suns up 88-86, which was their first lead since the opening minutes. But they couldn’t hold on, struggling to guard James and Davis in the final minutes. Devin Booker led the Suns with 31 points and made all 17 of his free throws. Ayton had 22 points, 10 rebounds and shot 11 of 13 from the field.
Los Angeles is physically much bigger than Phoenix with Andre Drummond, Davis, James and Marc Gasol all standing 6-foot-9 or taller and tipping the scales at 250 pounds or more. The only player on the Suns’ roster close to the size is Ayton. Unlike Game 1, the Lakers usually took advantage of that difference. The Lakers jumped out to a 30-24 lead after the first quarter, scoring 12 points off of seven Suns turnovers. Los Angeles took a 53-47 advantage into halftime. Drummond was a force before the break with 11 points and 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive glass. Schroder led all players with 16 points.
Ayton had 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting for the Suns. There was a announced sellout crowd at Phoenix Suns Arena, which was capped at 11,919 because of COVID-19 restrictions. That’s about two-thirds of the 18,000-plus capacity. The Suns had to make a quick lineup change when Crowder was called for two early fouls. The second one was painful for the Phoenix forward. Crowder was whistled for a foul on a Davis jump shot, then he took a shot to the groin when Davis kicked his leg out on the follow through. Davis was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. Crowder remained in the game to shoot the free throws, but was then replaced by Dario Saric.
PHILADELPHIA Phillies shortstop Jean Segura, left, is unable to hang on to the throw as Miami Marlins’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. steals second base during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
•F LASHING LEATHER
Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier made a nifty running catch on Andrew Benintendi’s drive to the left-centre field warning track in the second. He made the grab behind left fielder Austin Meadows, who was also trying to track down the ball. Kiermaier also made a leaping catch at the wall on Benintendi fly in the eighth.
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The Rays reached the 85 percent vaccination level that allows MLB protocols to be relaxed. The players and staff are no longer required to wear masks in the dugout. “I’m excited about that,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “We’ve got to keep adhering to protocols and the guidelines that are in place.”
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Royals: Manager Mike Matheny said OF Hunter Dozier (concussion), who is at Omaha, “seems to be getting his timing right.” Rays: 1B Ji-Man Choi, who left Monday’s game against Toronto with right knee soreness, was the DH.
• UP NEXT
Royals LHP Mike Minor (3-2) and Tampa RHP Tyler Glasnow (4-2) are Wednesday night’s starters.
VELASQUEZ SHARP, HOSKINS HOMERS, PHILLIES BLANK MARLINS 2-0 MIAMI (AP) — Vince Velasquez pitched three-hit ball for six innings, Rhys Hoskins homered and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 2-0 Tuesday night. The Phillies won hours after putting slugger Bryce Harper on the 10-day injured list because of a bruised left forearm. Scratched from his previous start because of finger discomfort on his pitching hand, Velasquez (2-0) struck out five and walked three. The right-hander continued a solid May, lowering his ERA this month to 1.17 in four
starts and one relief outing. Hoskins hit his 10th homer in the fourth, a two-run drive off Sandy Alcantara (2-4). Alcantara allowed only two hits in eight innings, and retired his final 13 batters after Hoskins’ homer. The right-hander struck out four and walked one in his longest outing of the season. Sam Coonrod pitched a scoreless seventh and Jose Alvarado followed with a perfect eighth for the Phillies. Hector Neris got his eighth save, working around Garrett Cooper’s two-out single in the
ninth. The Marlins loaded the bases with two out in the third before Velasquez ended the treat, retiring Jesus Aguilar on a line drive. Jazz Chisholm’s aggressive baserunning cost Miami two outs. Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp threw Chisholm out as he tried to steal third in the first, then centre fielder Odubel Herrera’s throw denied Chisholm’s attempt to stretch a leadoff single into a double in the sixth. • ROSTER MOVE Phillies OF Roman Quinn was
reinstated from the injured list. Quinn had been sidelined with a laceration to his right index finger. • TRAINER’S ROOM Marlins: 3B Brian Anderson (partial left shoulder dislocation) was placed on the 10-day injured list and is expected to miss several weeks. • UP NEXT RHP Aaron Nola (3-4, 3.94) will start the third game of the series for the Phillies on Wednesday while the Marlins have not announced their starter.
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Solskjaer sees Europa League final as United stepping stone By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer
LILLE’S head coach Christophe Galtier celebrates after winning the French League One title. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
AFTER FRENCH TITLE, GALTIER TO STEP DOWN AS LILLE COACH LILLE, France (AP) — Christophe Galtier has informed Lille that he’ll step down as coach, less than two days after he led the club to its first French league title in 10 years. Galtier has one year left on his contract but his departure was widely anticipated amid strong interest for his services from Nice, Lyon and possibly Napoli. Lille beat the odds to win its first French championship since 2011, edging defending champion Paris Saint-Germain by one point as an enthralling title race ended on Sunday night. The 54-year-old Frenchman told team president Olivier Létang of his decision on Tuesday morning, the northern club said on its website. Galtier was hired by Lille in December 2017 and helped the team avoid relegation that season, starting a climb that ultimately led to the title. “Naturally, I tried to convince him (to stay), but I believe his decision had already been made,” Létang said. “I respect it and must accept it.” Victory on Sunday gave Lille a fourth French crown and stopped PSG from sealing a record-equaling 10th to join Marseille and Saint-Etienne. Tens of thousands of supporters packed the streets of Lille for a parade on Monday. Cash-strapped Lille was sold mid-season to a Luxembourg-based investment fund. A title defense likely won’t include big spending for top players. Nice is owned by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. Lyon is also keen on Galtier as a replacement for Rudi Garcia. Napoli has an opening after Gennaro Gattuso left to take over Fiorentina. But Nice appears the most likely destination for Galtier, whose long-term dream is to take charge of his hometown club Marseille. Létang said he’ll negotiate the terms of Galtier’s departure with his new club, and that Lille would begin looking for a replacement.
ITALIAN CLUB FIORENTINA NAMES GENNARO GATTUSO AS COACH
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Former World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso was named coach of Fiorentina on Tuesday. The announcement came two days after Gattuso coached his final game with Napoli and after Giuseppe Iachini’s contract was not renewed by Fiorentina. Gattuso played on the Italy team that won the 2006 World Cup. He has also coached Sion, Palermo, OFI Crete, Pisa and AC Milan, and he is Calabrian like Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso. Fiorentina is looking to improve upon a 13th-place finish in Serie A.
GDANSK, Poland (AP) — For Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, winning the Europa League would mean more than avoiding another trophyless season. He’s hoping Wednesday’s final will be the start of something bigger. Up against Spanish team Villarreal and its Europa League specialist coach Unai Emery, Solskjaer’s team is bidding to avoid a fourth consecutive season without silverware. That would be the longest drought for United since the 1980s, in the early days of Alex Ferguson’s otherwise trophy-filled reign. “These are big nights for us. It might be the stepping stone for something better to come, a bright future because this team is a young team,” Solskjaer said Tuesday. “It’s a team that we’ve rebuilt over the last couple of years, so hopefully this is the start of something more.” Solskjaer conceded that United will likely have to do without captain and centre back Harry Maguire, who made the trip to Poland for the game but didn’t take part in pre-game training Tuesday with an ankle ligament injury. Striker Anthony Martial hasn’t recovered from the knee injury which has kept him out for the past two months. The final will be 22 years to the day since Solskjaer scored the winning goal for United to beat Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final. It was one of soccer’s greatestever comebacks with both of United’s goals scored in added time. Ferguson
MANCHESTER United’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gestures during a training session in Gdansk, Poland, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) was the United manager that night and has travelled with the team to Poland for Wednesday’s final. “I’m sure the players, if they wonder about something, can ask him and he’s always available for a chat because this is the club in his heart,” Solskjaer said of Ferguson. United haven’t won a trophy of any kind since Jose Mourinho’s team comfortably beat Ajax 2-0 in the 2017 Europa League final. Under Solskjaer, the team reached the semifinals of the same competition last season before giving up a 1-0 lead in a 2-1 loss to eventual champions Sevilla. Three runs to the latter stages of the Europa League in five seasons would count as success for many clubs, but for United it’s also a reminder of the club’s failure to challenge for the bigger prize in the Champions League. This season, United ended up in the Europa League after a slumping to a 3-2 loss against Leipzig in the last game of the
MANCHESTER United players compete for the ball during a training session in Gdansk. (Aleksandra Szmigiel, Pool via AP) Champions League group stage. Solskjaer’s team rescued the season with a second-place Premier League finish, the best for United since 2018. For them, ideally Wednesday’s game will be the club’s last in the Europa League for some time to come. Just being in the final is groundbreaking for Villarreal, which has never before played for a major European trophy. Coach Emery is heading into his fifth final in the competition after three consecutive wins with Sevilla from 2014 through 2016 and being runner-up with Arsenal in 2019. Emery was fired by
Arsenal in November 2019 and joined Villarreal the following July. To reach the final, Emery had to go back to Arsenal to wrap up a 2-1 win on aggregate in the semifinals against his former team. “We have got answers from the team at some important moments of the season so we know now we have a very, very strong and robust team,” Emery said Tuesday. “Of course Manchester United can be (the) favourite, they are very good and if they play their best they can beat anyone, but we will try and find some responses against this big team.”
A win for Villarreal would delight traveling Spanish fans — each club received 2,000 tickets — at the game in Poland. It is being played with a reduced attendance of 9,500, or 25% of stadium capacity, because of the coronavirus pandemic. A Villarreal victory would also stop an English sweep of European soccer’s top competitions, with Chelsea playing Manchester City in the Champions League final in Porto on Saturday. Villarreal are the only finalist in either competition which wasn’t part of the failed attempt to create a breakaway European Super League this season.
REAL Madrid’s Marcelo reacts at the end of the Spanish La Liga last round soccer match between Real Madrid and Villarreal at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Saturday. Real Madrid won the match 2-1 but it wasn’t enough to win the championship. (AP Photo/Pablo Morano)
UEFA OPENS DISCIPLINARY CASES AGAINST SUPER LEAGUE REBELS By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP SPORTS WRITER
GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has opened disciplinary cases against Super League rebels Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus that could lead to bans from the Champions League. Proceedings are now active for “a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework,” UEFA said Tuesday. The European soccer body’s statutes include a section on “prohibited groupings” of clubs or leagues forming without UEFA’s permission or outside its control. The three clubs now being prosecuted by UEFA are the remaining holdouts among 12 founders of the failed Super League project who
refused to renounce it. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin warned the clubs last month that “if they say we are a Super League, then they don’t play Champions League, of course.” UEFA gave no timetable for the expected disciplinary cases against the three which have all qualified on merit for the Champions League next season. Any bans for the clubs — and elevation of other Spanish and Italian teams to replace them — would likely lead to appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and pressure to resolve the cases before next season’s European competitions. The Champions League group-stage draw is on Aug. 26 and matches start on Sept. 14.
The nine clubs who settled with UEFA are: AC Milan, Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham, plus Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester City. Those clubs agreed to UEFA’s terms to forfeit 5% of their prize money from European competitions in the 2022-23 season and pay a combined 15 million euros ($18.4 million) as a “gesture of goodwill” to benefit children, youth and grassroots football. For a storied club, a successful season in the Champions League currently earns around 100 million euros ($122.5 million) in UEFA prize money. The agreement also saw the nine
clubs consent to be fined 100 million euros ($122.5 million) if they seek again to play in an unauthorised competition or 50 million euros ($61.2 million) if they breach any other commitments to UEFA as part of the settlement. The Super League project was publicly launched late at night on April 18 then imploded within 48 hours amid a furious backlash from fans and threats of legislation by the British government. The three holdouts have begun legal action in a Madrid court against UEFA and world soccer body FIFA. A judge has asked the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg to consider if restrictions on the rebel clubs are breaking European Union laws.
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OPEN 1, #141 Saunders, Latia, Blue Chip At, 30.06m. Boys 60 Meter Dash UNDER 7 1, #626 Brown, George, Swift Athlet, 10.33, w:+0.0. 2, #364 LaFleur, Geovany, Kids’ Athlet, 11.23, w:1.6. 3, #304 Bain, Caiden, Hurry Murray, 11.49, w:+0.0. 4, #801 Saunders, Zion, X-Treme Athl, 11.67, w:1.6. 5, #306 Colebrooke, Franton, Hurry Murray, 11.81, w:1.6. 6, #547 Paul, Kamari, Speed Academ, 12.23, w:1.6. 7, #559 Hayes, Michael, Columbus Pri, 12.42, w:+0.0. 8, #322 Ramsay, Deavion, Hurry Murray, 12.61, w:+0.0. Boys 80 Meter Dash UNDER 7 1, #626 Brown, George, Swift Athlet, 13.15, w:1.0. 2, #369 Wilson, A’Ky, Kids’ Athlet, 14.17, w:3.8. 3, #364 LaFleur, Geovany, Kids’ Athlet, 14.42, w:1.0. 4, #304 Bain, Caiden, Hurry Murray, 14.43, w:1.0. 5, #306 Colebrooke, Franton, Hurry Murray, 15.25, w:3.8. 6, #801 Saunders, Zion, X-Treme Athl, 15.53, w:3.8. 7, #547 Paul, Kamari, Speed Academ, 15.87, w:3.8. 8, #787 Dean, Tristn, X-Treme Athl, 16.36, w:1.0. Boys 100 Meter Dash UNDER 9 (w: -1.2) 1, #328 Sweeting, Stafford, Hurry Murray, 15.61. 2, #56 Bain, Waiden, Another Leve, 15.94. 3, #688 Deveaux, Jayce, T-Bird Flyer, 15.96. 4, #37 Justilien, Renaldo, Ambassadors, 16.26. 5, #367 Sands, Malik, Kids’ Athlet, 16.38. 6, #797 Nabbie, Makhi, X-Treme Athl, 16.60. 7, #363 Kelly, Randy, Kids’ Athlet, 16.75. 8, #121 Hanna, LaRhondo, Beginners Tr, 16.83. Boys 200 Meter Dash UNDER 9 1, #328 Sweeting, Stafford, Hurry Murray, 32.82, w:0.3. 2, #56 Bain, Waiden, Another Leve, 33.05, w:4.6. 3, #129 Simon, Ronald, Beginners Tr, 34.13, w:-2.1. 4, #797 Nabbie, Makhi, X-Treme Athl, 34.41, w:0.3. 5, #123 Johnson, Avery, Beginners Tr, 34.44, w:0.3. 6, #37 Justilien, Renaldo, Ambassadors, 34.93, w:4.6. 7, #363 Kelly, Randy, Kids’ Athlet, 35.15, w:2.8. 8, #444 Allen, Jayden, Red-Line Ath, 35.21, w:2.8. Boys 100 Meter Dash UNDER 11 (w: 1.0) 1, #573 Johnson, Tyrone, Spirit of Ex, 14.06. 2, #741 Russell, Ayden, Unique Athletics, 14.24. 3, #360 Francis, Kharis, Kids’ Athlet, 14.27. 4, #578 Wells, Samson, Spirit of Ex, 14.53. 5, #240 Cash, Demi, Fast Forward, 14.55. 6, #256 Pratt, Shia, Fast Forward, 14.63. 7, #541 Davis, Nehemiah, Silver Light, 14.66. 8, #339 Albury, Caleb, Jumper’s Inc, 15.26. Boys 200 Meter Dash UNDER 11 1, #741 Russell, Ayden, Unique Athletics, 28.93, w:4.5. 2, #360 Francis, Kharis, Kids’ Athlet, 29.43, w:4.5. 3, #573 Johnson, Tyrone, Spirit of Ex, 30.15, w:0.5. 4, #240 Cash, Demi, Fast Forward, 30.51, w:4.5. 5, #256 Pratt, Shia, Fast Forward, 30.94, w:4.5. 6, #541 Davis, Nehemiah, Silver Light, 31.04, w:-0.3. 7, #578 Wells, Samson, Spirit of Ex, 31.41, w:1.9. 8, #366 Murray, Makio, Kids’ Athlet, 31.64, w:1.9. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 11 1, Kids’ Athletics Academy ‘A’ 1:00.20. 2, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 1:01.97. 3, Hurry Murray Athletics ‘A’ 1:02.82. 4, Beginners Track & Field Club ‘A’ 1:03.28. 5, Columbus Primary Track Club ‘A’ 1:03.68. 6, Unattached ‘A’ 1:07.10. 7, Beginners Track & Field Club ‘B’ 1:07.15. Boys 100 Meter Dash UNDER 13 (w: -2.9) 1, #465 Neely, Eagan, RedLine Ath, 12.53. 2, #85 Higgs, Jonathan, Bahamas Spee, 12.76. 3, #411 Beckles, Terrin, Quick Step A, 12.92. 4, #640 Ferguson, Lavario, Swift Athlet, 13.36. 5, #656 Moss, J’Mari, Swift Athlet, 13.57. 6, #700 Rolle, Andrew, T-Bird Flyer, 13.61. 7, #668 Thompson, Arcady, Swift Athlet, 13.81. 8, #204 Knowles, Nevari, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 13.82. Boys 200 Meter Dash UNDER 13 1, #465 Neely, Eagan, Red-Line Ath, 25.63, w:3.2. 2, #411 Beckles, Terrin, Quick Step A, 26.71, w:3.2. 3, #755 Henfield, Kamron, Velocity Ath, 26.96, w:3.2. 4, #729 Nixon, Shevano, Unattached, 27.46, w:0.4. 5, #640 Ferguson, Lavario, Swift Athlet, 27.64, w:1.1. 5, #204 Knowles, Nevari, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 27.64, w:3.2. 7, #576 Seymour, Andrew, Spirit of Ex, 28.23, w:-1.5. 8, #504 Ferguson, Shawne, Road Runners, 28.40, w:1.3. Boys 400 Meter Run UNDER 13 1, #756 Munroe, Cordell, Velocity Ath, 1:03.03. 2, #316 Larrimore, Rion, Hurry Murray, 1:03.16. 3, #755 Henfield, Kamron, Velocity Ath, 1:03.58. 4, #798 Pennerman, Jahiem,
ACTION from the Star Trackers event. Photos: Derek Smith
X-Treme Athl, 1:03.88. 5, #757 Seymour, Anthony, Velocity Ath, 1:04.01. 6, #700 Rolle, Andrew, T-Bird Flyer, 1:04.35. 7, #576 Seymour, Andrew, Spirit of Ex, 1:04.54. 8, #751 Chandler, Kaleb, Velocity Ath, 1:05.25. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 13 1, Bahamas Speed Dynamics ‘A’ 53.51. 2, Velocity Athletics ‘A’ 54.51. 3, Columbus Primary Track Club ‘A’ 55.40. 4, Spirit of Excellence TrackClub ‘A’ 55.89. 5, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 57.03. 6, Swift Athletics ‘B’ 59.68. 7, Hurry Murray Athletics ‘A’ 1:02.13. 8, Another Level Track Club ‘A’ 1:05.35. Boys 100 Meter Dash UNDER 15 (w: 2.1) 1, #662 Rolle, Ishmael, Swift Athlet, 11.48. 2, #257 Roker, Christopher, Fast Forward, 11.49. 3, #412 Brown, Andrew, Quick Step A, 11.62. 4, #533 McPhee, Jayden, S.P.I.A, 11.79. 5, #453 Frazier, Tyler, Red-Line Ath, 12.05. 6, #634 Etieen, Finley, Swift Athlet, 12.07. 7, #593 Lockhart, Josiah, Star Tracker, 12.22. 8, #248 Gray, Jah’Zyion, Fast Forward, 12.34. Boys 200 Meter Dash UNDER 15 1, #257 Roker, Christopher, Fast Forward, 22.52, w:2.0. 2, #412 Brown, Andrew, Quick Step A, 22.64, w:2.0. 3, #326 Rolle, Quinton, Hurry Murray, 23.50, w:2.0. 4, #662 Rolle, Ishmael, Swift Athlet, 23.61, w:3.7. 5, #507 Pratt, Darius, Road Runners, 23.96, w:-0.3. 6, #634 Etieen, Finley, Swift Athlet, 24.13, w:3.7. 7, #453 Frazier, Tyler, Red-Line Ath, 24.19, w:2.0. 8, #242 Conliffe, Tyrone, Fast Forward, 24.45, w:2.0. Boys 800 Meter Dash UNDER 15 1, #327 Sene, Gee, Hurry Murray, 2:18.81. 2, #318 Martin, Ross, Hurry Murray, 2:22.30. 3, #543 Thompson, Spencer, Silver Light, 2:23.00. 4, #314 Kemp, Breck, Hurry Murray, 2:23.15. 5, #325 Rolle, Quincey, Hurry Murray, 2:24.00. 6, #672 Young, Zachery, Swift Athlet, 2:38.04. 7, #312 Johnson, Gabreil, Hurry Murray, 2:41.45. Boys 400 Meter Run UNDER 15 1, #326 Rolle, Quinton, Hurry Murray, 52.19. 2, #242 Conliffe, Tyrone, Fast Forward, 54.66. 3, #200 Cooper, Jayden, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 55.94. 4, #251 Moxey, Kenny, Fast Forward, 56.04. 5, #327 Sene, Gee, Hurry Murray, 56.19. 6, #507 Pratt, Darius, Road Runners, 56.21. 7, #694 Nottage, George, T-Bird Flyer, 56.92. 8, #63 Gibbs (Boy), Teano, Another Leve, 58.38. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 15 1, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 46.86. 2, Fast Forward Athletics ‘A’ 47.30.
3, Red-Line Athletics ‘A’ 49.59. 4, T-Bird Flyers Track Club ‘A’ 50.24. 5, Swift Athletics ‘B’ 51.58. 6, Bahamas Speed Dynamics ‘A’ 51.97. Boys Long Jump UNDER 15 1, #687 Davis, Davon, T-Bird Flyer, 4.82m, w:NWI. 2, #691 Lewis, Jaydian, T-Bird Flyer, 4.38m, w:NWI. 3, #380 Neely, Brian, Kingsway Aca, 4.32m, w:NWI. 4, #64 Jennings (Boy), Antion, Another Leve, 3.86m, w:NWI. 5, #754 Gibson, Christopher, Velocity Ath, 3.45m, w:NWI. 6, #752 Dean, Shane, Velocity Ath, 3.13m, w:NWI. 7, #749 Armbrister, Shamaro, Velocity Ath, 1.92m, w:NWI. Boys Shot Put UNDER 15 1, #251 Moxey, Kenny, Fast Forward, 10.79m. 2, #416 Finley, Berkley, Quick Step A, 9.58m. 3, #503 Dean, Basil, Road Runners, 7.05m. Boys Discus Throw UNDER 15 1, #416 Finley, Berkley, Quick Step A, 29.38m. Boys 100 Meter Dash UNDER 17 (w: 0.9) 1, #627 Brown Jr., Carlos, Swift Athlet, 10.62. 2, #674 Johnson, Lynden, Tabernacle B, 10.76. 3, #452 Fowler, Jonathon, Red-Line Ath, 10.97. 4, #457 Laguerre, Clinton, Red-Line Ath, 11.03. 5, #268 Ingraham, Glendon, GB Heats Ath, 11.11. 6, #239 Cartwright, Michael, Fast Forward, 11.13. 7, #244 Dean, Alexander, Fast Forward, 11.15. 8, #467 Skinner, Tumani, Red-Line Ath, 11.26. Boys 200 Meter Dash UNDER 17 1, #674 Johnson, Lynden, Tabernacle B, 22.04, w:2.6. 2, #268 Ingraham, Glendon, GB Heats Ath, 22.30, w:2.6. 3, #673 Bain, Isiah, Tabernacle B, 22.32, w:2.6. 4, #467 Skinner, Tumani, Red-Line Ath,
22.61, w:2.6. 5, #452 Fowler, Jonathon, Red-Line Ath, 22.63, w:2.6. 6, #244 Dean, Alexander, Fast Forward, 22.94, w:-0.8. 7, #271 Maycock, Henrcuis, GB Heats Ath, 23.29, w:2.6. 8, #395 Tilsunord, Peterson, Phoenix Trac, 23.30, w:-0.8. Boys 400 Meter Run UNDER 17 1, #526 Ermilus, Daniel, S.P.I.A, 50.42. 2, #201 Gray, Philip, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 50.93. 3, #241 Chandler, Matthew, Fast Forward, 51.07. 4, #90 Miller, Zion, Bahamas Spee, 51.18. 5, #459 Longley, Jafari, RedLine Ath, 52.34. 6, #252 Munnings, Berkley, Fast Forward, 52.71. 7, #198 Brooks, Justin, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 52.81. 8, #277 Bowleg, Akeem, Golden Eagle, 53.08. Boys 800 Meter Run UNDER 17 1, #331 Winder, Raywind, Hurry Murray, 2:04.31. 2, #396 Turner, Johnathan, Phoenix Trac, 2:06.35. 3, #24 Smith, Kevannio, Alliance Ath, 2:10.37. 4, #197 Adderley, Jevon, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 2:10.87. 5, #705 Forbes, Aidyn, Tigers Elite, 2:16.03. 6, #698 Roker, Sharan, T-Bird Flyer, 2:16.15. 7, #313 Johnson, Nathan, Hurry Murray, 2:29.34. 8, #7 Cassy, Emmanuel, 4d’s Stallio, 2:32.34. Boys 1500 Meter Run UNDER 17 1, #331 Winder, Raywind, Hurry Murray, 4:27.93. 2, #698 Roker, Sharan, T-Bird Flyer, 4:32.81. 3, #24 Smith, Kevannio, Alliance Ath, 4:54.72. 4, #11 Wong, Kristopher, 4d’s Stallio, 5:00.53. 5, #313 Johnson, Nathan, Hurry Murray, 5:03.19. 6, #7 Cassy, Emmanuel, 4d’s Stallio, 5:03.24. Boys 400 Meter Hurdles UNDER 17 1, #457 Laguerre, Clinton, Red-Line Ath, 55.11. 2, #83 Deveaux, Lavardo, Bahamas Spee, 55.92. 3, #394 Tilsunord, Peter, Phoenix Trac, 57.16. 4, #455 Johnson, Leonardo, Red-Line Ath, 1:01.52. 5, #803 Strachan, Santangelo, X-Treme Athl, 1:12.17. 6, #464 Moss, Morgan, RedLine Ath, 1:15.85. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 17 1, Red-Line Athletics ‘A’ 46.86. 2, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 49.59. 3, Dtsp Wolf Pack ‘A’ 50.24. 4, Fast Forward Athletics ‘A’ 51.58. 5, S.P.I.A ‘A’ 51.97. Boys High Jump UNDER 17 1, #251 Moxey, Kenny, Fast Forward, 1.65m. Boys Long Jump UNDER 17 1, #59 Dawson (Boy), David, Another Leve, 5.98m, w:1.9. 2, #346 Roker, Elijah, Jumper’s Inc, 5.91m, w:1.3. 3, #350 Wright, Corey, Jumper’s Inc, 5.71m, w:-0.4. 4, #343 Hanna, Rollie, Jumper’s Inc, 5.04m, w:2.0. 5, #57 Black (Boy), Christopher, Another Leve, 4.24m, w:1.3. 6, #67 Saunders ( Boy), Ke’Van, Another Leve, 3.85m, w:1.3. Boys Triple Jump UNDER 17 1, #596 Todd, Reanno, Star Tracker, 12.76m, w:-3.2. 2, #449 Collie, D Angelo,
Red-Line Ath, 12.12m, w:1.8. Boys Shot Put UNDER 17 1, #48 McHardy, Nathaniel, Andros Heats, 13.69m. 2, #146 Evans, Zion, Blue Chip At, 11.92m. 3, #149 Mondesir, Kristian, Blue Chip At, 10.89m. Boys Discus Throw UNDER 17 1, #143 Cartwright, Kaden, Blue Chip At, 35.25m. 2, #48 McHardy, Nathaniel, Andros Heats, 27.36m. 3, #144 Deal, Robert, Blue Chip At, 20.25m. 4, #419 Jackson, Donovan, Quick Step A, 17.15m. Boys Javelin Throw UNDER 17 1, #143 Cartwright, Kaden, Blue Chip At, 51.83m. 2, #144 Deal, Robert, Blue Chip At, 44.07m. 3, #145 Dorsett, Duante’, Blue Chip At, 33.76m. 4, #149 Mondesir, Kristian, Blue Chip At, 31.21m. 5, #690 Lewis, Jamal, T-Bird Flyer, 23.95m. Boys 100 Meter Dash UNDER 20 (w: 0.3) 1, #250 McCoy, Wanya, Fast Forward, 10.35. 2, #79 Andrews, Antoine, Bahamas Spee, 10.45. 3, #245 Evans, Zachary, Fast Forward, 10.60. 4, #247 Flowers, Jamal, Fast Forward, 10.64. 5, #445 Archer, Dominic, Red-Line Ath, 10.74. 6, #208 Moss, Lamont, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 10.78. 7, #458 Laing, Otto, Red-Line Ath, 10.96. 7, #258 Smith, Kameron, Fast Forward, 10.96. Boys 200 Meter Dash UNDER 20 1, #655 Miller, Wendell, Swift Athlet, 20.75, w:1.8. 2, #250 McCoy, Wanya, Fast Forward, 20.84, w:1.8. 3, #79 Andrews, Antoine, Bahamas Spee, 21.19, w:1.8. 4, #208 Moss, Lamont, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 21.27, w:1.8. 5, #629 Cadet, Jalen, Swift Athlet, 21.72, w:-0.7. 6, #247 Flowers, Jamal, Fast Forward, 21.76, w:1.8. 7, #267 Forbes, Makaylan, GB Heats Ath, 21.78, w:2.8. 8, #278 Campbell, Zion, Golden Eagle, 21.82, w:2.8. Boys 400 Meter Dash UNDER 20 1, #655 Miller, Wendell, Swift Athlet, 46.33. 2, #530 Kelly, Omar, S.P.I.A, 48.47. 3, #272 Smith, Shamar, GB Heats Ath, 48.72. 4, #267 Forbes, Makaylan, GB Heats Ath, 49.22. 5, #510 Williams, Malcolm, Road Runners, 49.31. 6, #273 Styles, Michael, GB Heats Ath, 50.28. 7, #653 Major, Logan, Swift Athlet, 50.36. 8, #259 Strachan, Brendnado, Fast Forward, 50.80. Boys 800 Meter Run UNDER 20 1, #636 Farrington Jr., Crestwell, Swift Athlet, 2:01.09. 2, #511 Henfield, Matthew, Rocks Athlet, 2:02.29. 3, #703 Sawyer, Denzel, T-Bird Flyer, 2:02.44. 4, #624 Boyer, Paulindo, Swift Athlet, 2:02.74. 5, #510 Williams, Malcolm, Road Runners, 2:05.62. 6, #10 Saintus, Chistopher, 4d’s Stallio, 2:05.86. 7, #643 Greenslade, Kenneth, Swift Athlet, 2:08.11. 8, #695 Poitier, Amando, T-Bird Flyer, 2:10.66. Boys 1500 Meter Run UNDER 20 1, #10 Saintus, Chistopher, 4d’s Stallio, 4:21.19. 2, #689 Duncan, Nathan, T-Bird Flyer, 4:32.83. 3, #505 Ozias, Jackson, Road Runners, 4:34.77. 4, #726 Hepburn, Andrew, Unattached, 4:56.27. Boys 400 Meter Hurdles UNDER 20 1, #446 Bain, Shimar, Red-Line Ath, 53.93. 2, #454 Hutchinson, Brandon, Red-Line Ath, 56.22. 3, #466 Plakaris, Jaydin, Red-Line Ath, 57.89. 4, #4 Wilson, Jahiem, High Perform, 58.66. 5, #458 Laing, Otto, Red-Line Ath, 59.96. 6, #281 McPhee, Draysin, High Perform, 1:02.17. 7, #509 Whylly, Cephas, Road Runners, 1:03.98. 8, #422 Smikle, Jon-Mark, Quick Step A, 1:04.77. Boys 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 20 1, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 40.80. 2, Fast Forward Athletics ‘A’ 41.09. 3, Swift Athletics ‘B’ 42.95.
4, Red-Line Athletics ‘A’ 43.50. 5, X-Treme Athletics Track Club ‘A’ 46.33. Boys High Jump UNDER 20 1, #675 Missick, Tyler, Tabernacle B, 2.00m. 2, #753 Farrington, Izaiah, Velocity Ath, 1.90m. Boys Long Jump UNDER 20 1, #36 Johnson, Kenneth, Ambassadors, 6.48m, w:1.3. 2, #282 Rahming, Yakiem, High Perform, 6.44m, w:1.8. 3, #347 Rolle, Aaron, Jumper’s Inc, 6.37m, w:1.8. 4, #245 Evans, Zachary, Fast Forward, 6.25m, w:1.1. 5, #791 Ingraham, Brayden, X-Treme Athl, 5.84m, w:3.1. 6, #341 Charlton, Denes, Jumper’s Inc, 5.68m, w:1.4. 7, #629 Cadet, Jalen, Swift Athlet, 5.56m, w:-1.4. 8, #542 Smith, Camden, Silver Light, 5.37m, w:0.1. Boys Triple Jump UNDER 20 1, #454 Hutchinson, Brandon, Red-Line Ath, 13.76m, w:-0.3. 2, #341 Charlton, Denes, Jumper’s Inc, 13.64m, w:2.4. Boys Shot Put UNDER 20 1, #676 Thompson, Seth, Tabernacle B, 12.96m. 2, #378 Huyler, John, Kingsway Aca, 12.29m. 3, #574 Jones, Jaelin, Spirit of Ex, 9.49m. 4, #725 Gilbert, James, Unattached, 9.30m. Boys Discus Throw UNDER 20 1, #147 Hudson, Tarajh, Blue Chip At, 54.87m. 2, #676 Thompson, Seth, Tabernacle B, 37.65m. 3, #378 Huyler, John, Kingsway Aca, 30.43m. 4, #725 Gilbert, James, Unattached, 30.10m. 5, #420 Richards, Clyde, Quick Step A, 26.86m. 6, #574 Jones, Jaelin, Spirit of Ex, 18.79m. Boys Javelin Throw UNDER 20 1, #150 Strachan, Keyshawn, Blue Chip At, 68.40m. 2, #151 Zervos, Nathaniel, Blue Chip At, 48.30m. 3, #342 Gibson, Kenneth, Jumper’s Inc, 47.45m. 4, #345 Lamour, Roberto, Jumper’s Inc, 42.88m. Men 100 Meter Dash OPEN (w: +0.0) 1, #21 Pennerman, Keanu, Alliance Ath, 10.49. 2, #524 Clarke, Deedro, S.P.I.A, 10.51. 3, #16 Adderley, Anthony, Alliance Ath, 10.71. 4, #402 Mullings, Ken, Power Athlet, 10.86. 5, #551 Smith, Lavardo, Speed365, 10.87. 6, #732 Seymour, Gregory, Unattached -, 11.30. 7, #49 Sargent, Carvel, Andros Heats, 11.77. 8, #456 Johnson, Showalter, Red-Line Ath, 12.07. Men 200 Meter Dash OPEN (w: 1.7) 1, #16 Adderley, Anthony, Alliance Ath, 21.26. 2, #275 Williams, Keon, GB Heats Ath, 21.87. 3, #732 Seymour, Gregory, Unattached -, 22.00. 4, #153 Newbold, Timothy, BM Managemen, 22.24. 5, #60 Dorcely, Lemuel (Boy), Another Leve, 23.09. 6, #376 Walker, Ralph, Unattached, 23.20. 7, #49 Sargent, Carvel, Andros Heats, 23.94. 8, #638 Ferguson, Andy, Swift Athlet, 24.95. Men 400 Meter Run OPEN 1, #275 Williams, Keon, GB Heats Ath, 49.06. 2, #81 Clarke, Auston, Bahamas Spee, 49.12. 3, #732 Seymour, Gregory, Unattached -, 49.14. 4, #512 Wells, Andre, Rocks Athlet, 50.11. 5, #800 Saintlus, Rolain, X-Treme Athl, 50.32. 6, #401 Joseph, Lhevinne, Power Athlet, 50.48. 7, #392 Cartwright, Janeko, Phoenix Trac, 51.00. 8, #520 Augustin, James, S.P.I.A, 51.72. Men 800 Meter Run OPEN 1, #81 Clarke, Auston, Bahamas Spee, 1:55.93. 2, #418 Forbes, Joel, Quick Step A, 1:57.75. 3, #401 Joseph, Lhevinne, Power Athlet, 1:57.99. 4, #413 Burrows, Nathan, Quick Step A, 2:02.04. 5, #309 Gibson, Daneil, Hurry Murray, 2:21.24. Men 1500 Meter Run OPEN 1, #390 Adderley, Kendron, Phoenix Trac, 4:32.16. 2, #571 Estime, Hercude, Spirit of Ex, 5:50.21. Men 400 Meter Hurdles OPEN 1, #152 Hanna, Brandon, BM Managemen, 54.43. 2, #792 Knight Jr., Clive, X-Treme Athl, 1:01.41. Men Triple Jump OPEN 1, #382 Culmer, Kaiwan, Leap of Fait, 16.03m, w:-0.3. 2, #735 Rolle, Keianno, Unattached U, 14.25m, w:2.0. 3, #724 Collie, Lathone, Unattached, 13.70m, w:NWI. Men Shot Put OPEN 1, #148 Johnson, Abner, Blue Chip At, 12.75m. Men Discus Throw OPEN 1, #148 Johnson, Abner, Blue Chip At, 41.09m. Men Javelin Throw OPEN 1, #402 Mullings, Ken, Power Athlet, 52.27m. 2, #142 Bullard, Michaelangelo, Blue Chip At, 52.06m. Mixed 4x400 Meter Relay UNDER 17 1, Fast Forward Athletics ‘A’ 3:41.17. 2, Bahamas Speed Dynamics ‘A’ 3:45.26. 3, 4d’s Stallions ‘A’ 3:57.15. 4, Quick Step Athletics ‘A’ 4:02.85. 5, RedLine Athletics ‘A’ 4:04.12. 6, Red-Line Athletics ‘B’ 4:36.51. Mixed 4x400 Meter Relay OPEN 1, Red-Line Athletics ‘A’ 3:35.52. 2, Fast Forward Athletics ‘A’ 3:37.90.
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THE TRIBUNE
CURRY IN SPLIT SECOND VICTORY from back page
Jay Major was right on their trail in third in 1:57:38. Felix Neely came in fourth in 1:58.02 and Kevin Daley rounded out the top five in 1:59.50. The results of the various divisions are as follows: Senior 1 - Chris Curry, John Cox, Jay Major, Kevin Daley and Lorenzo Carter. Senior II - Felix Neely, Giles Sawyer, Edward Bethel
(2:06.05); Wess Albury (2:09.55); Mackey Williams 40.47 miles (1:45.20). Senior III - 23.28 miles Cameron Roach (1:01.44); Jose Magno (1:08.50); Sherman Cunningham (1:12.53); Jeff Tynes (1:12.56). Masters - 23.28 miles - Adam Potter (1:11.42); Laurence Jupp (1:17.23). Open female - 17.46 miles - Kami Roach (50 mins. 34 secs); Suzy Eneas (53 mins., 24 secs); Lynn Pritchard (53 mins., 50 secs); Ilaria Gervasini
(53 mins., 57 secs); Sanchia Fitemaurice (56 mins, 17 secs); Kathleen O’Brien (1:15.27); Halcyon Adderley (1:54.43). Junior boys 15-17 years - 17.46 miles - Barron Musgrove Jr (51.54). Junior girls 15-17 years - 17.46 miles - Sienna Culmer-Mackey (1:09.03). Junior boys 12-14 years - 17.46 miles - Malcolm Monzies (50.08); Enea Gervasini (50.13). Junior girls 12-14 years - Erin Pritchard (51.55);
Anjaleah Knowles (1:09.03); Chelsea Smith (1:12.45); Leah Horton (1:19.00). Junior girls 9-11 years 11.64 miles - Taylor Knowles (53.00). Junior boys 9-11 years 11.64 miles - Sibby Potter (38.02); Callum Pritchard (38.04); Lanchlan Monzies (40.37); Aaron Horton (45.00); Mirko Gervasini (45.59); Jayden Smith (47.48); Kenrick Cargill (52.59); Tristan Johnson (53.11); Jayon Oliver (1:08.00); Nathaniel Adderley
RIDERS in action. Photo: New Providence Cycling Association (1:27.17); Kristen Wright (1:31.54). Pee Wee boys - 5.82
miles - Lyall Monzies (23.0); Frazer Menzies (25.32); Anthony Knowles III (43.12)..
STAR TRACKERS 2021 STAR PERFORMERS TRACK CLASSIC RESULTS
HERE’S a look at the performances from the Star Trackers 2021 Star Performers Track Classic held on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium: Girls 60 Meter Dash UNDER 7 Finals 1, #292 Forbes, Sarai, Hurry Murray, 11.54, w:0.9. 2, #286 Bienaime, Kajha, Hurry Murray, 11.55, w:1.0. 3, #113 Sands, Shaneka, Beginners Tr, 11.63, w:0.9. 4, #106 Edwards, Taleah, Beginners Track, 12.01, w:1.0. 5, #118 Williams, Te’Shan, Beginners Track, 12.13, w:1.0. 6, #716 Mortimer, Genesys, Unattached, 12.57, w:1.0. 7, #359 Watson, Nirae, Kids’ Athletics, 12.80, w:1.0. 8, #582 Smith, Leya, Star Tracker, 12.95, w:0.9. Girls 80 Meter Dash UNDER 7 1, #292 Forbes, Sarai, Hurry Murray, 14.61, w:-1.7. 2, #113 Sands, Shaneka, Beginners Track, 14.86, w:-1.7. 3, #286 Bienaime, Kajha, Hurry Murray, 14.95, w:-1.7. 4, #106 Edwards, Taleah, Beginners Track, 15.38, w:-1.6. 5, #118 Williams, Te’Shan, Beginners Track, 16.10, w:-1.7. 6, #582 Smith, Leya, Star Trackers, 16.36, w:-1.6. 7, #359 Watson, Nirae, Kids’ Athletics, 16.81, w:-1.7. 8, #356 Johnson, Claylin, Kids’ Athletics, 16.85, w:-1.7. Girls 100 Meter Dash UNDER 9 (w: 2.2) 1, #354 Gibson, Christyn, Kids’ Athletics, 15.83. 2, #188 Munroe, Jaelyn, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 16.30. 3, #777 Newbold, Autumn, X-Treme Athletics, 17.61. 4, #357 Strachan, Elexia, Kids’ Athletics, 17.74. 5, #302 Strachan, Mikhala, Hurry Murray, 18.31. 6, #352 Bullard, Dazariah, Kids’ Athletocs, 18.56. 7, #772 Miller, Kaleigh, X-Treme Athletics, 18.72. 8, #769 McCoy, Hardassah, X-Treme Athletics, 18.86. Girls 200 Meter Dash UNDER 9 1, #188 Munroe, Jaelyn, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 34.77, w:1.0. 2, #354 Gibson, Christyn, Kids’ Athletics, 35.27, w:1.0. 3, #777 Newbold, Autumn, X-Treme Athletics, 38.01, w:3.3. 4, #357 Strachan, Elexia, Kids’ Athletics, 39.00, w:1.0. 5, #772 Miller, Kaleigh, X-Treme Athletics, 39.53, w:3.3. 6, #302 Strachan, Mikhala, Hurry Murray, 40.07, w:1.0. 7, #544 Knowles, Kailee, Speed Academ, 40.99, w:3.3. 8, #352 Bullard, Dazariah, Kids’ Athletics, 42.66, w:1.0. Girls 100 Meter Dash UNDER 11 (w: 3.6) 1, #615 Moxey, Rocellis, Swift Athletics, 13.73. 2, #97 Johnson, Jazae, Bahamas Striders, 14.01. 3, #159 Strachan, Symiah, Boost Athletics, 14.05. 4, #155 Forbes, Taree, Boost Athletics, 14.18. 5, #112 Pratt, Cassidy, Beginners Tr, 14.89. 6, #353 Charles, Aniah, Kids’ Athletics, 14.92. 6, #156 McKenzie, Maliyah, Boost Athlet, 14.92. 8, #682 Mitchell, Trinity, T-Bird Flyer, 14.94. Girls 200 Meter Dash UNDER 11 1, #615 Moxey, Rocellis, Swift Athletics, 29.13, w:3.4. 2, #159 Strachan, Symiah, Boost Athletics, 29.60, w:1.1. 3, #156 McKenzie, Maliyah, Boost Athletics, 30.35,
w:2.2. 4, #112 Pratt, Cassidy, Beginners Track, 30.78, w:2.2. 5, #155 Forbes, Taree, Boost Athletics, 30.89, w:1.1. 6, #107 Henderson, Azalia, Beginners Track, 31.68, w:2.2. 7, #301 Rolle, Ta’Reah, Hurry Murray, 31.90, w:2.2. 8, #182 Gordon, Malaya, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 31.91, w:1.1. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 11 1, Boost Athletics ‘A’ 1:00.00. 2, Beginners Track & Field Club ‘A’ 1:01.03. 3, Hurry Murray Athletics ‘A’ 1:04.09. 4, Bahamas Striders ‘A’ 1:10.05. 5, Beginners Track & Field Club ‘B’ 1:10.79. Girls 100 Meter Dash UNDER 13 (w: 0.7) 1, #476 Edwards, Tamia, Road Runners, 13.40. 2, #748 Wright, Sarsha, Velocity Ath, 13.48. 3, #747 Watson, Nataya, Velocity Ath, 13.62. 4, #493 Smith, Caitlyn, Road Runners, 13.64. 5, #222 Fraser, Zara, Fast Forward, 13.67. 6, #221 Fraser, Savannah, Fast Forward, 13.72. 7, #677 Deveaux, Keely, T-Bird Flyer, 13.75. 8, #14 Mackey, Vanessa, Alliance Ath, 13.99. Girls 200 Meter Dash UNDER 13 1, #497 Thompson, Jasmine, Road Runners, 27.71, w:0.5. 2, #748 Wright, Sarsha, Velocity Athletics, 28.00, w:-0.4. 3, #476 Edwards, Ta-mia, Road Runners, 28.07, w:3.4. 4, #747 Watson, Nataya, Velocity Athletics, 28.37, w:-0.4. 5, #743 Johnson, Eden, Velocity Athletic, 28.40, w:1.3. 6, #222 Fraser, Zara, Fast Forward, 28.57, w:-0.4. 7, #677 Deveaux, Keely, T-Bird Flyer, 28.74, w:-0.4. 8, #475 Edwards, Shannon, Road Runners, 28.94, w:5.0. Girls 400 Meter Run UNDER 13 1, #497 Thompson, Jasmine, Road Runners, 1:03.83. 2, #489 Rolle, J’Kaiyah, Road Runners, 1:05.04. 3, #743 Johnson, Eden, Velocity Athletics, 1:05.37. 4, #766 Komolafe, Grace, X-Treme Athletics, 1:06.30. 5, #289 Farrington, Daveigh, Hurry Murray, 1:06.87. 6, #515 Knowles, Jade, S.C.M Team, 1:08.42. 7, #298 Mclennon, Ramonique, Hurry Murray, 1:09.47. 8, #546 Mitchell, Kaydy’n, Speed Academy, 1:09.57. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 13 1, Road Runners TC ‘A’ 52.25. 2, Velocity
ACTION from the Star Trackers event. Photos: Derek Smith Athletics ‘A’ 55.46. 3, Road Runners TC ‘B’ 58.55. 4, X-Treme Athletics Track Club ‘A’ 58.78. 5, Columbus Primary Track Club ‘A’ 59.30. 6, Hurry Murray Athletics ‘A’ 1:01.33. Girls 100 Meter Dash UNDER 15 (w: 5.0) 1, #564 Johnson, Shekinah, Spirit of Excellence, 12.18. 2, #602 Demeritte, Shayann, Swift Athletics, 12.41. 3, #737 Nabbie, Jamiah, UnatUnattached, 12.45. 4, #410 Wallace, Khylee, Quick Step A, 12.99. 5, #211 Adderley, Zoe, Fast Forward, 13.01. 6, #237 Young, Zyria, Fast Forward, 13.11. 7, #612 Major, Shania, Swift Athlet, 13.21. 8, #438 Moss, Madison, Red-Line Ath, 13.25. Girls 200 Meter Dash UNDER 15 1, #564 Johnson, Shekinah, Spirit of Ex, 25.43, w:-0.7. 2, #738 Knowles, Payton, Unique Athletics, 26.25, w:-0.7. 3, #602 Demeritte, Shayann, Swift Athlet, 26.33, w:-0.7. 4, #737 Nabbie, Jamiah, Unat-Unattac, 26.48, w:-0.5. 5, #3 Dean, Darvinique, 4d’s Stallio, 26.56, w:3.0. 6, #472 Dean, Katranel, Road Runners, 26.71, w:-0.5. 7, #545 Knowles, Kennedi, Speed Academ, 26.75, w:-0.5. 8, #220 Davis, K’Leigh, Fast Forward, 26.90, w:-0.7. Girls 800 Meter Dash UNDER 15 1, #487 Roberts, Akaree, Road Runners, 2:29.73. 2, #684 Sears, D’Andra, T-Bird Flyer, 2:34.08. 3, #2 Cassy, Deborah, 4d’s Stallio, 2:35.95. 4, #404 Akompi, Yulianis, Quick Step A, 2:38.14. 5, #685 Smith, Kamia, T-Bird Flyer, 2:53.12. 6, #680 Humes, Stacyann, T-Bird Flyer, 2:53.95. 7, #550 Pierre, Aleycia, Speed365, 3:14.65. 8, #99 Miller, Hahbesha, BahamasStrid, 3:35.81. Girls 400 Meter Run UNDER 15 1, #561 Ford, Kristr, Spirit of Ex, 59.31. 2, #563 Hanna, Kaimahri, Spirit of Ex, 59.73. 3, #496 Taylor, Tamia, Road Runners, 1:00.11. 4, #487 Roberts, Akaree, Road Runners, 1:01.29. 5, #472 Dean, Katranel, Road Runners,
1:01.47. 6, #545 Knowles, Kennedi, Speed Academ, 1:01.79. 7, #719 Roberts, Alexis, Unattached, 1:01.81. 8, #3 Dean, Darvinique, 4d’s Stallio, 1:01.97. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 15 1, Spirit of Excellence TrackClub ‘A’ 50.61. 2, Road Runners TC ‘A’ 51.36. 3, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 51.60. 4, Fast Forward Athletics ‘A’ 52.87. 5, Dtsp Wolf Pack ‘A’ 52.91. 6, Dtsp Wolf Pack ‘B’ 54.40. 7, Road Runners TC ‘B’ 55.79. 8, Swift Athletics ‘B’ 58.55. Girls Long Jump UNDER 15 1, #211 Adderley, Zoe, Fast Forward, 4.46m, w:NWI. 2, #410 Wallace, Khylee, Quick Step A, 4.06m, w:NWI. 3, #404 Akompi, Yulianis, Quick Step A, 3.99m, w:NWI. 4, #436 Major, Maddison, Red-Line Ath, 3.79m, w:NWI. 5, #338 Rolle, Aryann, Jumper’s Inc, 3.76m, w:NWI. 6, #773 Miller, Katelyn, X-Treme Athl, 3.67m, w:NWI. 7, #51 Knowles, Chadanay (Girl), Another Leve, 3.32m, w:NWI. 8, #774 Munroe, Kaechan, X-Treme Athl, 3.04m, w:NWI. Girls Shot Put UNDER 15 1, #770 McCoy, Terell, X-Treme Athl, 8.93m. 2, #139 Mondesir, Milan, Blue Chip At, 8.40m. Girls Discus Throw UNDER 15 1, #679 Green, Tarjahnaye, T-Bird Flyer, 19.00m. Girls 100 Meter Dash UNDER 17 (w: 2.7) 1, #212 Archer, Paige, Fast Forward, 11.76. 2, #580 Richards, Nia, Star Tracker, 12.00. 3, #443 Wright, Nya, Red-Line Ath, 12.13. 4, #194 Taylor, Karis, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 12.14. 5, #261 Henchell, Kianna, Fast Track A, 12.17. 6, #744 Munroe, Kendrea, Velocity Ath, 12.19. 7, #185 Lubin, Lanisha, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 12.27. 8, #72 Clarke, Malynte, Bahamas Spee, 12.28. Girls 200 Meter Dash UNDER 17 1, #212 Archer, Paige, Fast Forward, 24.14, w:1.4. 2, #351 Dorsette, Shatalya, Kenyan Knigh, 24.39, w:1.4. 3, #580 Richards, Nia, Star Tracker, 24.45, w:1.4. 4, #443 Wright, Nya, Red-Line Ath, 24.78,
w:1.4. 5, #744 Munroe, Kendrea, Velocity Ath, 25.42, w:1.4. 6, #194 Taylor, Karis, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 25.60, w:1.4. 7, #678 Gibson, Melvinique, T-Bird Flyer, 25.86, w:4.2. 8, #260 Adderely, Shania, Fast Track A, 26.11, w:1.4. Girls 400 Meter Run UNDER 17 1, #351 Dorsette, Shatalya, Kenyan Knigh, 57.79. 2, #260 Adderely, Shania, Fast Track A, 59.09. 3, #294 Kemp, Breyanna, Hurry Murray, 1:00.57. 4, #224 Hepburn, Sarah, Fast Forward, 1:01.06. 5, #678 Gibson, Melvinique, T-Bird Flyer, 1:01.94. 6, #71 Armbrister, Carylissa, Bahamas Spee, 1:02.80. 7, #227 Major, Kennice, Fast Forward, 1:02.96. 8, #389 Smith, Shaniyah, Phoenix Trac, 1:03.16. Girls 800 Meter Run UNDER 17 1, #262 Barr, Erin, GB Heats Ath, 2:25.25. 2, #265 Taylor, Chanyah, GB Heats Ath, 2:32.41. 3, #492 Seymour, Tellica, Road Runners, 2:34.30. 4, #296 Kemp, Breyteisha, Hurry Murray, 2:36.04. 5, #295 Kemp, Breynice, Hurry Murray, 2:49.18. 6, #218 Comarcho, Lilly, Fast Forward, 3:03.22. 7, #77 Wells, Jayna, Bahamas Speed, 3:08.28. Girls 1500 Meter Run UNDER 17 1, #262 Barr, Erin, GB Heats Ath, 5:02.13. 2, #265 Taylor, Chanyah, GB Heats Ath, 5:10.28. 3, #264 Lightbourne, Akaya, GB Heats Ath, 5:13.99. 4, #296 Kemp, Breyteisha, Hurry Murray, 5:25.05. 5, #295 Kemp, Breynice, Hurry Murray, 5:40.18. Girls 400 Meter Hurdles UNDER 17 1, #210 Adderley, Koi, Fast Forward, 1:06.52. 2, #397 Cambridge, Kaiya, Power Athletics, 1:09.19. 3, #227 Major, Kennice, Fast Forward, 1:10.51. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 17 1, Unattached ‘A’ 48.13. Girls High Jump UNDER 17 1, #43 Pratt, Tylah, Andros Heats, 1.50m. Girls Long Jump UNDER 17 1, #210 Adderley, Koi, Fast Forward, 5.11m, w:0.4. 2, #477 Farquharson, Sabriya, Road Runners, 5.06m, w:-0.4. 3, #334 Chipman, Chyanne, Jumper’s Inc, 5.02m, w:4.7. 4, #583 Stapleton, Zaria, Star Tracker, 4.93m, w:-0.2. 5, #43 Pratt, Tylah, Andros Heats, 4.82m, w:3.2. 6, #608 Johnson, Carlvontae, Swift Athlet, J4.54m, w:3.2. 6, #760 Clarke, Ciann, X-Treme Athl, J4.54m, w:0.3. 8, #539 Gelin, Gively, Silver Light, 4.25m, w:0.2. Girls Triple Jump UNDER 17 1, #477 Farquharson, Sabriya, Road Runners, 11.12m, w:1.5. 2, #334 Chipman, Chyanne, Jumper’s Inc, 10.31m, w:1.3. Girls Shot Put UNDER 17 1, #140 Nixon, Danielle, Blue Chip At, 11.18m. 2, #136 Johnson, Cailyn, Blue Chip At, 10.89m. 3, #45 Young, Rayjah, Andros Heats, 10.52m. 4, #478 Ferguson, Teneil, Road Runners, 9.47m. 5, #681 Joseph, Jayann, T-Bird Flyer, 8.69m. 6, #135 Ageeb-Rolle, Isabella, Blue Chip At, 8.59m. 7, #134 Adderley, Alayna, Blue Chip At, 6.52m. Girls Discus Throw UNDER 17 1, #136 Johnson, Cailyn, Blue Chip At, 29.88m. 2, #478 Ferguson, Teneil, Road Runners, 23.51m. 3, #135 Ageeb-Rolle, Isabella, Blue Chip At, 23.27m. 4, #681 Joseph, Jayann, T-Bird Flyer, 18.79m. 5, #683 Newbold, Syania, T-Bird Flyer, 14.66m. 6, #134 Adderley, Alayna, Blue Chip At, 14.19m. Girls Javelin Throw UNDER 17 1, #215 Brown, G’Shan, Fast Forward, 28.69m. 2, #683 Newbold, Syania, T-Bird Flyer, 19.14m. Girls 100 Meter Dash UNDER 20 (w: -0.7) 1, #430 Cooper, Larcarthea, Red-Line Ath, 11.71. 2, #233 Roberts, Shavantae, Fast Forward, 11.79. 3, #178 Clarke, Lydia, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 12.13. 4, #42 Miller, Troynell, Andros Heats, 12.36. 5, #409 Stanislaus, Asya, Quick Step A, 12.39. 6, #440 Rolle, Richann, Red-Line Ath, 12.67. 7, #425 Adderley, Apryl, Red-Line Ath, 12.72. 8, #78
Williams, Tyeeka, Bahamas Spee, 13.03. Girls 200 Meter Dash UNDER 20 1, #733 Mitchell, Sandra, Unattached U, 25.52, w:1.8. 2, #178 Clarke, Lydia, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 25.93, w:1.8. 3, #409 Stanislaus, Asya, Quick Step A, 26.14, w:1.5. 4, #42 Miller, Troynell, Andros Heats, 26.21, w:3.0. 5, #219 Culmer, Tiana, Fast Forward, 26.37, w:1.8. 6, #78 Williams, Tyeeka, Bahamas Spee, 26.96, w:3.0. 7, #425 Adderley, Apryl, RedLine Ath, 27.06, w:1.8. 8, #74 Miller, Shaunece, Bahamas Spee, 27.23, w:1.8. Girls 400 Meter Run UNDER 20 1, #236 Valcourt, Javonya, Fast Forward, 55.62. 2, #235 Smith-Cleare, Laila, Fast Forward, 58.00. 3, #733 Mitchell, Sandra, Unattached U, 58.92. 4, #184 Lightbourne, Aisha, Dtsp Wolf Pa, 59.17. 5, #427 Bullard, Asia, Red-Line Ath, 59.89. 6, #229 Neilly, Kasha, Fast Forward, 1:00.14. 7, #219 Culmer, Tiana, Fast Forward, 1:00.64. 8, #214 Brown, Faith, Fast Forward, 1:02.52. Girls 800 Meter Run UNDER 20 1, #40 Augustin, Frideline Sara, Andros Heats, 2:43.62. 2, #483 Lewis, Lakeicia, Road Runners, 2:48.36. 3, #482 Lewis, Cassidy, Road Runners, 2:51.36. 4, #52 Rolle, Briana `(Girl), Another Leve, 3:32.11. Girls 1500 Meter Run UNDER 20 1, #276 Thompson, Cassidra, Golden Eagle, 5:29.88. 2, #483 Lewis, Lakeicia, Road Runners, 5:47.46. 3, #5 Verius, Ranae, 4d’s Stallio, 6:02.84. Girls 400 Meter Hurdles UNDER 20 1, #229 Neilly, Kasha, Fast Forward, 1:04.29. 2, #430 Cooper, Larcarthea, Red-Line Ath, 1:04.33. 3, #441 Sweeting, Shanai, Red-Line Ath, 1:11.83. 4, #398 Cambridge, Keianna, Power Athlet, 1:16.34. Girls 4x100 Meter Relay UNDER 20 1, Red-Line Athletics ‘A’ 48.85. 2, Swift Athletics ‘A’ 51.85. 3, Road Runners TC ‘A’ 53.10. Girls High Jump UNDER 20 1, #781 Simeon, Sheronika, X-Treme Athl, 1.40m. Girls Long Jump UNDER 20 1, #74 Miller, Shaunece, Bahamas Spee, 5.31m, w:1.7. 2, #579 Floyd, Tanisha, Star Tracker, 5.06m, w:1.8. 2, #42 Miller, Troynell, Andros Heats, 5.06m, w:1.0. 4, #73 Mackey, Celine, Bahamas Spee, 4.53m, w:1.4. 5, #28 Donaldson, Shannon, Ambassadors, 4.42m, w:NWI. 6, #336 Hanlan, Tyler, Jumper’s Inc, 4.08m, w:1.9. Girls Triple Jump UNDER 20 1, #223 Greenslade, Destiny, Fast Forward, 12.05m, w:2.6. Girls Shot Put UNDER 20 1, #138 Mackey, Carnitra, Blue Chip At, 12.28m. 2, #718 Oriakhi, Anne Marie, Unattached, 10.79m. 3, #137 Knowles, Bernesha, Blue Chip At, 10.22m. Girls Discus Throw UNDER 20 1, #718 Oriakhi, Anne Marie, Unattached, 37.76m. 2, #137 Knowles, Bernesha, Blue Chip At, 36.16m. 3, #405 Charlton, Ivaneice, Quick Step A, 23.53m. Girls Javelin Throw UNDER 20 1, #424 Collie, Davanna, RC Athletics, 40.86m. 2, #138 Mackey, Carnitra, Blue Chip At, 38.16m. 3, #405 Charlton, Ivaneice, Quick Step A, 12.57m. Women 100 Meter Dash OPEN (w: NWI) 1, #32 Strachan, Barianique, Ambassadors, 12.39. Women 400 Meter Run OPEN 1, #426 Adderley, Teshon, Red-Line Ath, 59.37. Women 800 Meter Run OPEN 1, #426 Adderley, Teshon, Red-Line Ath, 2:26.31. Women Triple Jump OPEN 1, #381 Myers, Tamara, Leap of Fait, 13.46m, w:-1.8. Women Shot Put OPEN 1, #141 Saunders, Latia, Blue Chip At, 8.94m. Women Javelin Throw
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Vlasov shines in French Grand Prix EQUESTRIAN athlete Millie Vlasov and Etos HBC shone in illustrious company at the Laiterie de Montaigu 1.40m Grand Prix Event at Bourg-en-Bresse, France, on Sunday, May 23. Vlasov placed fifth out of a field of 52 Grand Prix riders, which included competitors from Sweden, Ireland, Great Britain, Turkey, Spain, Mexico, Switzerland, Australia and France. Vlasov took the lead
in the competition early, attacking the challenging 1.40m course designed by French course designer Gregory Bodo with style and verve. She and Etos soared clear in the first round and posted an efficient jump off time of 43.53 seconds, making her the rider to beat and prompting the French announcer to declare the pair “superb!” Ultimately the performance was strong enough to secure fifth place in the
MILLIE Vlasov and Etoc HBC rode two clear rounds in a fast time to place 5th out of 52 in the Laiterie de Montaigue 1.40m Grand Prix at Bourg-en-Bresse, France, and, right, Millie accepts her prizes from a representative of event sponsor Lalterie de Montaigue. large field, with just four time. “I’m so happy. He was riders, including Brice Brassart (France) and Charlotte amazing,” said a delighted Mcauley (Sweden) able to Vlasov as she gave all the beat Vlasov’s and Etos’ fast credit to Etos.
INSPECTION BRINGS COMPETITION POOL ONE STEP CLOSER A NEW world class 25m competition pool was inspected on Monday by Bahamas Aquatics as the final step in making it a FINA certified pool for competition. Being the newest 25 meter pool in Nassau, with a special wave reduction guttering system, high performance blocks and other features it is also likely the fastest 25 meter pool in The Bahamas. With these features the pool at Macfit360 could play an integral part in the reemergence of short-course swim meets and perhaps a short course season. Additionally, it could generate a special renewed interest in Bahamian swimmers going after the recently updated and published short-course meter records. The facility, a brainchild of Mr and Mrs Mackey, owners of Macfit360, is expected to lead the way in terms of sports tourism. Bahamian Olympian Allan Murray, a national coach in Bahamas Aquatics, heads the facility as the Aquatics Director at MacFit 360. “There are many big countries with big budgets looking to come to this part of the world to prepare for big games or perhaps just to break the monotony of training at home or during whatever stage of the pandemic they find themselves in,” Murray said “I remember taking training trips to Florida
THE 25M pool at MacFit360, above, and, right, Bahamas Aquatics’ executives Mancer Roberts, Georgette Albury, Allan Murray and Algernon Cargill during the inspection. from Georgia as a sort of incentive trip that involved periods of intense training in a different, perhaps more attractive setting from the regular college campus. “It is like paradise here in The Bahamas and we have all the natural assets to make us attractive. We have lovely beaches, we have awesome resorts, we have nice weather and we now have a world class performance center that includes this awesome pool.” Swimmers from all over the world are expected to come and experience the
great weather, beaches and have this brilliant facility to help them prepare. It would be great for athletes to come into Nassau and quietly train and prepare for future games, according to Murray. The facility, which was inspected by Bahamas Aquatics executives today, will be FINA certified and is extremely convenient for elite athletes since just a few feet away is both an extensive outdoor training area as well as the largest indoor fitness and performance center in the Caribbean. Macfit360 Fitness and Performance Center, with it’s Baha Mar Boulevard address, is also within close proximity to both Baha Mar Resort and the Queen Elizabeth Sports Center adding to the area already seen as the main hub of sports in the country. Murray, one of the country’s most decorated swimmers and a national team coach, said he has been making an input into the Aquatics programming of the centre and is very excited about it. “I have a swimming and coaching background and given the fact that I have swam or coached at some of the best pools in the world, I have been able to make an input in the development of the center,” he said. “I am really happy that we are getting this world class 25 meter competition pool FINA certified and that I am still involved in
the sport as a coach, and that I have been able to coach a growing number of our very potential swimmers right here over the past few months. “I must say it speaks to the vision of the Mackeys and the Macfit360 brand, that they saw fit to build this facility at this time and to include this state of the art competition pool.” Murray congratulated Bahamas Aquatics for the fact that they came out on the public holiday to do their inspection that will help towards having it certified in time for their first swim meet to take place on Saturday, July 24th. All of the Masters Swimming community will be invited to participate in the events that will cater to 25m natural breastrokers to 500m triathlete freestylers. “While the Olympics is getting started in Japan our Masters Swim Meet will be held and hopefully this will bring out both a more fun and competitive spirit in all of the over 21 aged competitors. I even expect a few competitors to be past Olympians,” Murray jokes. “I tell all masters swimmers I encounter that masters is as fun or as serious as you want it to be to keep it going. My desire is to keep our masters membership and training growing at our facility. Also, we hope to host and play a part in getting age-groups and masters competitive short course meets going again in Nassau.”
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New home for New Life after govt says No By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
THEY originally wanted to host it here, but the North American, Central American and Caribbean had to take the New Life Invitational, with more than $75,000 being offered in cash prizes, to Miramar, Florida, on Saturday, June 5. NACAC president Mike Sands said the plan was to stage the event at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, which serves the new home of NACAC. But after they were denied permission by the Bahamas government, they moved the meet to Florida. “The NACAC New Life Invitational is part of our strategic plan to create more meets in our area,” said Sands, who noted that athletes will also get a chance to qualify for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. “We recognize that there were not sufficient meets in our area, so we undertook the task to put on more meets, along with our member associations like USATF (United States Track and Field Federation), who are doing the same in their domain.” As they continue to build the stage for a NACAC circuit, where athletes in the region will have an opportunity to compete in the event that they don’t get a chance to qualify for the major international meets on the World Athletics’ stage. “We had this meet scheduled last year and like everything, we had to keep pushing it back,” said Sands, of the previously postponed date of May
NACAC president Mike Sands. 29-30. “We pushed it back to June 5 and we were hoping that it would have been here because Nassau and the Bahamas is a favorite destination for many events, particularly track and field.” After they were denied the approval to host the meet here, Sands said they had to move it to Miramar, Florida where the response from our athletes in the NACAC area has been overwhelming. “We are anticipating over 150 athletes from within our area to participate,” he proclaimed. “We are also expected to have athletes from outside of our region compete as well.” Athletes from Nigeria, Ireland and Great Britain have also expressed an interest to participate, but Sands said while they will entertain them, they will not be included to the exclusion of any athlete who wants to compete from the NACAC region. The meet, while has been pegged as a Silver level meet by World Athletics, will provide a level of competition that could allow a number of athletes and relay teams to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo
from July 23 to August 8. The level of gold, silver and bronze by World Athletics is based on the amount of prize money being presented to the athletes for the various events they will be participating in from first to sixth place. “World Athletics has a budget from our competition budget that they will be injecting into the meet,” Sands said. “They have allocated $75,000 that they are spreading across 10 events. “They will direct what level of payment will be made to each event. So we will disburse the funds based on the criteria they have set for each event for a Silver event.” It will also afford those countries who didn’t get a chance to qualify their teams for the men and women 4 x 100 and 4 x 400m as well as the mixed gender 4 x 400m relay teams to qualify for the final deadline at the end of June. In order for relay teams to qualify, they must do so in a meet that will feature three or more countries. The Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua and Mexico, who all didn’t go to the World Athletics’ Relays in Poland last month, will be allowed to either secure a qualifying spot or improve on their current position. “It’s an opportunity for all countries to take advantage of it,” said Sands, adding that Nigeria has also indicated that they want to compete in the relay events. “It’s an opportunity for the member federations to take advantage of.” More details on the exact events and the amount of participants from each country will be released shortly.
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PEDAL TO THE MEDAL
IT came down to a photo finish to decide the winner of the New Providence Cycling Association’s road race series that returned to the Clifton Heritage Park on Sunday. In the 46.56 miles race that traversed around the western end of the island, Chris Curry edged out John Cox as they both crossed the finish line in one hour, 57 minutes and 37 seconds. Photo: New Providence Cycling Association SEE PAGE 14
EAGLES TO TAKE FLIGHT AT INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTEST
By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
INTERIM head coach Dominic Demeritte and his Life University Eagles, led by senior versatile jumper Bria Sands, will be soaring at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The NAIA Championships will get underway today at the Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Alabama The
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championships will conclude on Friday. Sands, in a triple feat in the women’s long, high and triple jumps, will be one of eight athletes and a relay team that will represent Life University at the championships, which will also feature a few other Bahamians from their respective schools. “I feel that we are heading in the right direction and would like this to be a trend not an outlier,” said Demeritte. “Morale is great, confidence is high
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and we as a coaching staff are excited for these young ladies and their growth over the season.” Sands, coming off an impressive season, hopes to go out in style in her senior year at Life University. She has recorded the second best performance this year in the high jump with a leap of 5-feet, 7-inches or 1.70m; third in the triple jump with 40-8 3/4 (12.41m) and fifth in the long jump with 19-6 3/4 (5.96m). Looking at her accomplishments, Demeritte said
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the expectations are riding high for Sands, who should become a Hall of Famer at Life University when her collegiate career is over. “She started the season as well as one could start and plateaued a bit in the middle,” Demeritte pointed out. “With the change in a new coach in the middle of the season, the difficulty has been learning new cues and relearning basic fundamentals.” Based on her preparation for the meet, Demeritte anticipates that Sands could emerge with three gold medals, but he acknowledges that those awards have to be earned when it counts the most in competition. Sands, the younger sister of Bahamian Olympic triple jump bronze medalist and national record holder Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands, is also expected to be a part of Life women’s 4 x 100m relay team that includes Iantha Wright, Alisha Wright, Alexia Perkins, Maya Smith-Speed and Elan St. Julian. The team ran a season’s best of 46.66 seconds.
DOMINIC DEMERITTE Also competing at the championships is Wayland Baptist with ten (10) athletes entered, including Bahamian middle distance runner Coshan Campbell. In her senior year as well, Campbell will compete for Wayland Baptist in the women’s 800m where she has posted the second best NAIA time this season of 2:12.04. She is also listed on their women’s 4 x 400 and 4 x 800m. And Indiana Tech, with 22 athletes and two
relay teams, will be competing, highlighted by Bahamian female junior sprinter Antonishka Deveaux, a graduate of St John’s College and former student at the University of The Bahamas. Deveaux is listed at number 19 in the women’s 200m with a time of 24.56. She is also expected to represent Indiana Tech on their women’s 4 x 100m relay team that has run 45.50 and their 4 x 400m relay team that did 3:52.31.