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Sports Minister, The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, has appealed to companies in the private sector to make a special effort to assist and support Jamaica's Special Olympic athletes who all returned home recently with medals from the Winter Olympics in Boise, Idaho in the United States. Speaking at a luncheon in honour of the Olympians at the Alhambra Hotel today,...

Two sport facilities were handed over to the Crawford and Barbary Hall communities in St. Elizabeth, on February 18, by Member of Parliament, and Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton. The Crawford complex was developed at a cost of over $3 million, while the Barbary Hall multi-purpose court was constructed at over $2 million. The Sport Development Foundation (SDF) funded...

Olympic double sprint champion Usain Bolt, has given a boost to the fundraising efforts of the New York-based Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), by recently signing three pairs of running shoes, which are to be auctioned by the charity. The shoes, donated by Puma, are part of a limited edition produced in commemoration of Bolt's world record of 9.72 seconds...

Author of the book, 'Jamaican Athletics...A Model for 2012 and the World', Justice Patrick Robinson, has emphasised that Jamaica's sporting accomplishments should be recorded as part of Black History. According to Mr. Robinson, Jamaica's worldwide success at sports could be attributed to the philosophy of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, about "our ambitions to accomplish what we set...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has expressed regret at the passing of Mr. Keith Shervington who up to the time of his death early this morning was a member of the Board of Directors of the Sports Development Foundation. Minister Grange said Mr. Shervington, who died in his 91st year, "had been blessed...

"Nothing short of fabulous the way the West Indies played to go one-up in the Test in the series against the touring Englishmen at Sabina Park today." The words of the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports. Speaking after the West Indies won the first Test match at Sabina Park this afternoon with a day...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says that if the West Indies is to reclaim the glory and dominance it once had in cricket, the minimalist, incremental approach, is not going to work. He said there should be no ambiguity, that West Indies cricket does not belong to any one group, but to the people of the region. "It is part of...

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) are expected to come out in large numbers to support the Sunshine Girls, when the national netballers compete in a three-match series against the English squad in the UK next month. The matches will be played on February 22 at the O2 Arena in London; the Sky Dome Arena in Coventry on February 24;...

Since Jamaica first entered the Olympics in 1948 it has produced numerous medalists, most of whom have participated in track and field. Herb McKenley, Dr. Arthur Wint, Donald Quarrie, Merlene Ottey, Veronica Campbell and Usain Bolt are some of the Jamaicans in this exclusive group. However there is also the often overlooked David Weller, who, at the 1980 Olympics in...

Athletes in and around central Jamaica should have the benefit of a first class sporting facility, come 2012, with the completion of the Herb McKenley Stadium in May Pen, Clarendon. Communications Consultant to Minister of Transport and Works, Reginald Allen, tells JIS News that work has commenced on the facility, adding that the development, which is being done incrementally with...

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association Mike Fennel, is cautioning Jamaican athletes who might be contemplating the use of performance enhancers against this, as these substances are harmful to themselves as well as the legacy and national psyche of the country. Mr. Fennel made the statement during a panel discussion at the closing of the two-day 2009 Anti-Doping Symposium, hosted...

Board member of the Medical Committee of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Dr. Herbert Elliot, has reiterated his call for the banning of smoking in public places, especially sporting venues. "Because the deleterious effect of both smoke from cigarette and marijuana can cause a problem and especially in doping where athletes who...