CARIFTA

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“We have been working along with Mr Mike Sands as the president of NACAC and his team. Nikiitt (Thompson), it’s all good when we know that we can work together to bring all of these matters to fruition,” Cooper said.

“It’s not just the Bahamas. This is the 50th CARIFTA Games, this is the 50th anniversary of the Bahamas, but we have gotten on board with Mr Sands and his team that we will help out wherever it is necessary in the Caribbean and the Americas for the NACAC team.”

Storr said it’s even special for the national flag carrier as they are also celebrating their 50th anniversary.

“So this is a golden jubilee all the way through and we’re excited about it,” Storr said.

“As Mike said, it was a pain, but it was a joyous pain. As Bahamians, we have to shine.

“With CARIFTA being here, we will do whatever we need to do to make it happen.”

Lookie said Bahamasair was prepared to go to Haiti, but they opted to go through Miami, so they are concentrating on the other countries in the region.

Munnings said there’s no better way for the athletes and delegates to come to the Bahamas than on Bahamasair, so it was a natural fit for the national airline.

LOC chairman Harrison Thompson said that while they welcome Bahamasair on board, they hope that the Bahamas will shine as their athletes go for gold and leave at least 50 gold medals here at home and not allow them to go with the visiting athletes when they depart on Bahamasair on Monday night.