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The Berlin Salute to Jamaica's representatives at the 2009 World Championships in August got off to a glitzy start yesterday (Oct. 2) with the Golden Reception on the lawns of Jamaica House in Kingston. The event was reminiscent of an award show or movie premier, with the red carpet laid out for the fashionably dressed athletes, who were greeted by...

Olympic Champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic and World Champion, Usain Bolt, have been nominated to receive the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Champion for Sport for Peace Award. The awards will be issued in Paris, France, where the athletes will travel to receive them. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement at...

The chance to meet Jamaica's outstanding World Championship athletes in person and be entertained by top artistes such as Elephant Man, Tarrus Riley, Konshens, and Etana, are some of the treats that patrons will enjoy at this Sunday's (Oct. 4) Family Fun Day and Concert at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium. Other acts confirmed to perform include Laden, Chino, I-Octane, G-Whizz,...

South Africa's Willowridge High School plans to send 35 students to Jamaica early next year for a 10-day visit, during which they hope to compete with top Jamaican high school athletes engaged in the annual Boys and Girls Champs. The tour was initiated by the school's head coach, 2006 Commonwealth silver medallist, Geraldine Pillay, and confirmed by Jamaica's Minister of...

Planning for the Western Jamaica leg of the nation's tribute to the athletes who took part in the recent International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, in Berlin, Germany, is on track. On Saturday, September 19, a planning meeting was held at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, the site where a Fun Day and Concert will be held on Sunday,...

Preparations are well underway for the 2009 homecoming celebrations for athletes who participated in the recent International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, in Berlin, Germany. The celebrations are scheduled from October 2 to October 4, and a National Planning Committee, chaired by the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has been formed to plan several...

'Jamaica Lightning Bolt' set off on a 10-month long race around the world last Sunday (Sept. 13) with the success of the fastest man in the world, for which the vessel is named, propelling its sails. The yacht, which is representing Jamaica in the Clipper Round the World Race 2009-10, was officially named in honour of 100 and 200 metres...

A National Sports Policy will shortly be unveiled by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. The policy is being developed by the Ministry, in collaboration with the Ministries of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Tourism. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement during a question and answer session, at a press conference, held on...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collin Gager, today welcomed the Government's decision to honour world record holder, Usain Bolt, with the Order of Jamaica (O.J.), as well as naming Highway 2000 after the sprinter regarded as the fastest man in the world. "I want to commend the Government for bestowing these accolades on our parish hero," Mayor Gager told Mayors and...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, headed a large group of persons, including officials of sporting organisations, relatives, sponsors and fans, who welcomed three of the athletes who participated in the recent World Championships in Berlin, Germany, when they arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport, on September 16. The athletes were Olympic and World Champion female...

World sprint record holder, Usain Bolt, will be inducted into the Society of the Order of Jamaica (OJ). This was announced by Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, during Parliament's sitting yesterday (September 15). "When so conferred he will, at 23 years, be the youngest ever recipient of the Order of Jamaica and will be referred to as the Honourable...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has described Olympic and world sprint record holder, Usain Bolt, as a national inspiration, who has transformed athletics. "Usain you confound us, but we love it because you give us hope; you are a national inspiration (and a) patriotic Jamaican. You have transformed track and field; you have transformed athletics, and...