PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – For the second year running, Jamaica, The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago emerged top of the medal standings when the 52nd Carifta Games concluded here on Monday last at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

Jamaica was predictably crowned overall champions after ending the three-day event with 78 medals, six less than the 84 they captured at last year’s Games in Grenada.
This time around they captured 30 gold medals, 27 silver and 21 bronze, compared to the 45 gold, 23 silver and 16 bronze medals last year.

There was significant improvement by second placed Bahamas, which almost doubled their gold medal tally of nine from 2024 to 16 on their way to collecting 37 medals, which also included 13 silver and eight bronze medals.
Trinidad & Tobago finished third overall for the second year running, with their nine gold medals more than doubling the four they won in Grenada.
Additionally, the hosts also took home six silver and 10 bronze medals on their way to finishing with 25 medals.

Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Cayman Islands and the US Virgin Islands all ended the Games with two gold medals, while Barbados and Aruba each earned one gold medal to round out the top 10.