Boxing may be viewed by some people as a barbaric sport, but for Dr Lola Cunningham it can be a helpful tool to curb crime and violence among students and as an alternative to work off their pent-up anger if it is introduced in schools. Cunningham...
PATIENCE IS running out for track and field interests with uncertainty surrounding whether or not the Montego Bay Sports Complex will be ready for Western Relays in 2025. Speaking with The Gleaner, Ray Harvey, chairman of Western Relays organising...
WESTERN BUREAU: WHEN 17-YEAR-OLD Rihanna Golding graduated from Hanover’s Hopewell High School in July 2023, she was upbeat to pursue her dream of doing culinary arts. However, those thought were soon set aside, and replaced with worry when her...
FIRST-TIME medallists at the annual ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs), Shanoya Douglas, Johan-Ramaldo Smythe and Osmond Holt were honoured by Muschett High during a parade in Wakefield Square in Trelawny yesterday...
NEWLY RE-ELECTED Jamaica Football Federation President, Michael Ricketts, says his new administration is ready to get the ball rolling now that the long-awaited presidential poll is over. Ricketts, who defeated challenger Raymond Anderson 39...
“Polo is a family sport for us … (and) we came out victorious” said an overwhelmed Freddie Farquharson of West Indies Petroleum (WIP) team, following their victory in the 2024 Willie deLisser (Polo) Cup final on Saturday. Young Farquharson, who was...
West Indies Petroleum (WIP) and Chukka will meet in the final in the 2024 Willie deLisser Cup today at the St Ann Polo Club in Drax Hall in St Ann. Match time is 4 p.m. Thursday’s thrilling semifinal game between Insurance Company of The West...
While the P.H.A.S.E 1 Academy Basketball programme gives young Jamaican basketballers exposure to global competitions, CEO Wayne Dawkins believes enough basketball is not being played locally, and the athletes are at a disadvantage with regard to...
HEAD COACH of Muschett High School’s track and field team, Garth Smythe, is revelling in his rise to being one of the top junior coaches in Jamaica and though there have been calls for him to be part of the country’s national setup, he isn’t...
Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player, Jamaica-born Samardo Samuels is joining the coaching staff of P.H.A.S.E 1 Academy and is now helping the team to prepare physically and mentally for the Phenom Prep National Championships in Rock...
The Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) Team Jamaica, led by Kurt Chin, secured a narrow 9-7 victory for the second consecutive time against Appleton Team USA in a friendly international polo match at the Hanover Charities...
Reggae Boyz coach Heimir Hallgrimsson is pleased with what he is seeing from a locally based Reggae Boyz squad, which secured a 2-0 victory over hosts Montego Bay United (MBU) in a practice match yesterday at Wespow Park in Montego Bay. “It was a...
Bouncing back from a hamstring injury, St Elizabeth Technical High School’s (STETHS) sprinter Habiba Harris is in high spirits and remains disciplined in her preparations for the season. Milo Western Relays and the ISSA-GraceKennedy Boys and Girls...
Organisers of The STETHS Invitational track and field meet have decided on a rename when the annual event occurs next year. The major meet on the track and field calendar will now be called the Ollivierre/Smith Invitational track and field meet....
DESPITE ONGOING uncertainty about when the annual Milo Western Relays will return to western Jamaica, the addition of shot put and discus throw for the event’s upcoming 45th staging to be held at G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport...
Discus and shot put will be added to the list of events at the 45th staging of the Milo Western Relays, set for the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in St Catherine on Saturday, February 10. Milo will pump $4 million into the event...
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green believes that St James has significant potential to become a major export point for orchard crops such as mango, ackee and breadfruit, and is calling on farmers to collaborate with the his ministry to make this a...
MONTEGO BAY United (MBU) are confident that the players they acquired this week will put the team in the top six in the second round of the 2023-2024 Wray...
NEW OWNERS of Montego Bay United (MBU) have got their New Year’s wish. They will shortly be hosting matches at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall. The stadium was closed for five months last year to allow for a $7-million repair work...
FORMER PREMIER League champions, Montego Bay United (MBU) FC, will be pumping $10 million annually into their Youth Academy programme. The club, under new ownership this season, officially launched the academy during a press conference at the Itel...
WESTERN BUREAU: After three months of being new owners, Montego Bay United Football Club's (MBUFC) lead team has latched onto its stated goal as they officially launched their youth Academy programme which is to help develop the mentality of elite...
WESTERN BUREAU: “WE CAME for Christmas sunshine.” The joyful expression came from first-time visitors, Andy Jones and his partner Alberta Basso, who despite the inclement weather are spending their Christmas holidays in Jamaica. Jones, who is from...
WESTERN BUREAU: MADDEN’S FUNERAL Home’s business in Montego Bay, St James, brought the Yuletide spirit alive when its members distributed well-needed food items to benefit several impoverished residents yesterday, as part of their annual Christmas...
OVERWHELMED WITH emotions, 84-year-old Beryl Little burst uncontrollably into tears as she told The Gleaner of her deplorable living conditions she must currently endure, for which she is desperately pleading for help. A widow with no children and...
