NCAA Track (Bahamas): Javonya Valcourt advanced to the women’s 400m final at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after running 50.75 in her semifinal, while Quincy Penn narrowly missed the final and other Bahamian women fell just short. STEM Philanthropy: Cable Bahamas relaunched its Cable Cares Foundation with a $1M pledge over three years, including a $40,000 cheque to Happy Humans Bahamas to support its Women and Girls in STEM initiative. Regional Public Health Training: CARPHA trained 18 people from 15 countries on safely transporting infectious substances and diagnostic specimens, strengthening lab systems and pandemic readiness across the Caribbean. Energy & Reliability: Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis told lawmakers that frequent power cuts are part of “growing pains” during energy reform, as the government works to improve affordability and reliability. Disaster Economics: An IMF report says The Bahamas lacks a standardized framework to measure hurricane impacts in macro forecasts and debt planning, and is pushing capacity-building around a disaster-focused model. Mangrove Restoration: Waterkeepers Bahamas wrapped its 2025-2026 season by planting about 4,000 mangroves in two hours at Dover Sound to boost coastal resilience. Maritime Archaeology (Bahamas): A first-ever underwater expedition in Nassau Harbour identified six shipwrecks, including piracy-era vessels, and recovered items like cannons and musket balls. WSOP + Crypto (Bahamas): WSOP will accept Solana payments for tournament buy-ins via MoonPay with zero processing fees, and Bahamas-based WSOP Paradise winners can opt for stablecoin payouts on Solana.