NASSAU PLAYS HOST TO CARIFTA TRIATHLON AUGUST 26-27

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Shoreline Distributors and Caribbean Bottling Company. “We’re thrilled to come on board as one of the sponsors for the CARIFTA Triathlon,” said Jardian Turnquest, marketing manager for Caribbean Bottling Company.

“It’s always encouraging to see the discipline and commitment that our young athletes display, and we are humbled to have been able to support them. Rehydration is extremely important when competing in any event, so we are very pleased to have provided Powerade and Dasani to all the athletes who are participating.”

While the CARIFTA Triathlon Championships will be free for the public to attend and spectate, it is important to note that there will be road closures in effect.

“We want to advise everyone to be mindful of the traffic diversions during the event weekend,” added Roach. “We are also thankful to Baha Mar, who has graciously granted the use of their parking lot located on the roundabout by Breezes, which will serve as the host hotel.”

The BTA is continuing to work towards the August event along with the Bahamas Ministry of Sports but are still seeking assistance from the corporate community and individuals interested in supporting this significant event for the country. “It’s going to take a lot to make this event happen and to put on a good show to our fellow CARIFTA athletes, so we encourage anyone interested in volunteering to reach out to the BTA, secretary@ bahamastriathlon.com or Barefoot Marketing for sponsorship opportunities.” brought predictability to these costs.

“In 2020, this oil hedge programme was the firstever executed by the bank linked to two loans for the Government of The Bahamas, and it was executed at a propitious time for oil prices, thus driving dramatic savings.” Those “dramatic savings”, though, have long since evaporated with BPL consumers having seen their all-in electricity rates increase from 24 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) in October 2022 to 41 cents per kWh now.

The Davis administration has yet to comment on the economic or social fall-out from such a rapid and sharp cost increase, although it did warn Bahamian households and businesses back in October that this was coming when it unveiled BPL’s ‘glide path’ strategy for addressing previously under-recovered fuel costs totalling at least $90m, based on figures provided