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Jamaica's most decorated female athlete, Merlene Joyce Ottey, has once again been honoured by the government for 20 years of outstanding achievement on the track. An eight-foot, 700 pounds bronze statue of the world's most prolific and durable female sprinter, was unveiled yesterday (Dec. 28) at the National Stadium by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. The statue, which was sculpted by...

Jamaica's athletes competing in the 2005 Junior Pan American Games in Canada arrived in Windsor on July 27, to a huge welcome from Jamaican nationals and officials from the city. Heading the list of delegates greeting the 58-member delegation of athletes and officials was Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Vivia Betton, who exhorted the athletes to give of their best,...

Some 170 males from the environs of Hayes in Clarendon, representing 12 communities, are to participate in a recently reorganized Community Football League, sponsored by Jamalco. The League was launched recently at the Vere Technical High School in that parish. Guest Speaker Peter Prendergast, President of the Jamaica Football Referees Association (JFRA) urged the participants to break down the political...

Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller has called for the revival of the strong community spirit, which has in the past enabled the country to rise above difficult experiences and challenges. Mrs. Simpson Miller was giving the keynote address at the official launch of the Charles Town multi-purpose complex in Charles Town, Portland on Sunday,...

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is seeking to build support in the United Kingdom (UK) for its football programme, which has a special focus on youth development and qualifying for World Cup 2004 in Germany. President of the JFF, Creston Boxhill and Financial Controller, Carlton Barclay recently met with groups in Britain, which represent a range of interests in Jamaican...

Following the recent Inter-sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in St. Kitts/Nevis, representatives of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket and members of the Technical Advisory Group will meet in Barbados this weekend to deal with major issues relating to profit sharing and the collaborative approach that the region should take in relation to the staging...

A cadre of top track and field stars are expected to visit the island for the Jamaica International Invitational meet which will be held on Friday, May 7 at the National Stadium. Speaking at a press conference concerning the meet, Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller said Jamaica has had the distinction of producing some...