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TIME Magazine today named ace Jamaican sprinter and world record holder for the 100 and 200 metres, Usain Bolt, among the four runners-up for its prestigious "Person of the Year" 2009. The award went to Ben Bernanke, the 56-year-old chairman of the United States' central bank, the Federal Reserves, who is credited with preventing the economic catastrophe threatened by the...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that she was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sydney Bartlett, one of Jamaica's best ever footballers. Minister Grange said that Syd Bartlett deserves to be remembered as "a sporting icon for the unique talent he displayed on the football field playing for YMCA, Jamaica and...

Two-time Olympic champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown; Olympic Gold medallist, Asafa Powell and World Youth Champion, Dexter Lee, were the special guests at the Singapore Sports School, for the launch of the Friendship Camp for the Youth Olympic Games 2010. The games will take place between August 14 and 26. The Friendship Camp is part of the culture-sharing and education component of...

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Mrs. Faith Innerarity, has said that the Ministry has been playing a key role in the strengthening of Jamaica's disaster management system. Addressing the fourth Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in Montego Bay, Mrs. Innerarity said the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture - which also has responsibility...

Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) is looking to capitalise on the international appeal of World and Olympic sprint champion, Ambassador the Hon. Usain Bolt, in marketing brand Jamaica to the world. "JTI regards a brand association with Usain as an important alliance to tell the full story about Jamaica," said President of the JTI, Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer. She was...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has said it is time to accelerate the development of the sport of gymnastics in Jamaica. Minister Grange was speaking before she officially opened the Jamaica Gymnastics Association's International Development meet on Saturday (Nov. 28) at the Ishimoto School of Gymnastics in Kingston. Gymnastics is being taught in 20 primary schools...

A replica of the record-breaking shoes won by World and Olympic Champion, Ambassador the Hon. Usain Bolt, OJ, is to be auctioned by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) to fund its new LifeSEED's Youth Vision project in Bolt's district of Sherwood Content in Trelawny. The shoes, now on display at the Renaissance Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC, USA will...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, MP has congratulated Ambassador the Hon. Usain Bolt on being named Male Athlete of the Year by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Minister Grange said: "I am very proud that Usain Bolt has, for the second year running, been named IAAF Athlete of the Year. It is a well...

Minister of Education, Hon Andrew Holness, has appealed to top-flight Jamaican athletes to use their celebrity status to leverage support for the education system. "I think that is the greatest investment that you could make in the development of your own country, and when you do that you will be ensuring that the country from which you came will be...

Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that the introduction of the Institute of Sports' (INSPORTS) All-Island Community Football Championship, signals the Government's seriousness about pumping more resources into community sports. "It is part of the Government's plan to give greater support to community sports," Miss Grange said, as she spoke at the launch of the competition,...

Jamaica will be hosting a number of stellar sporting events next year, which will showcase the country to the world and strengthen efforts to boost sports tourism. Among them is a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tournament in April, which will feature the top 16 female golfers in the world. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, making...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has assured the sport sector that his Government will pump more funds into community level sports in next year's budget. Mr. Golding was speaking at the Fifth Annual Courtney Walsh Awards for Excellence at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (October 14). This year's award went to 2009 IAAF World Champion 100-metre hurdler, Brigette...