Stories by Rachid Parchment

Newly elected Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (formerly the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica) (ASAJ) president, Martin Lyn, has promised constitutional changes as one of his first acts in the role.Lyn was elected in a 32-22 decision...

Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) secretary Garth Gayle says this year's financial report will not be as rosy as 2016's when it is presented at today's annual general meeting (AGM).At last year's AGM, the statement of income and...

Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) chairman Jerry Benzwick has described the men's and women's senior national teams' performance at the Rugby Americas North Sevens tournament in Mexico at the weekend as "beyond exceptional".The Crocs won their...

Veteran cyclist Marloe Rodman was involved in a motorcycle crash early yesterday morning. Rodman was riding his motorcycle in Gordon Pen, St Catherine, at around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning when he collided with another, rider whose motorcycle had no...

Jamaica Rugby Football Union (JRFU) chairman Jerry Benzwick has said that the association is working with World Rugby, the sport's governing body, to increase players' safety at all levels.Benzwick said that rugby union has the best management of...

Consultant neurosurgeon at the University of the West Indies Dr Carl Bruce, has said that there is not yet enough data available on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) to make significant rule changes in local football regarding heading the ball....

National Women's hockey team coach Christine Bartley is praising her team's discipline in its 2-0 win over Puerto Rico in their Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games qualifier at the JN Hockey Field yesterday.Although the Jamaicans won 3-0...

Netball Jamaica president Dr Paula Daley-Morris has said that Jamaica's runner-up finish at the Fast5 Netball World Series in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday shows how resilient Jamaican people, as a whole, can be in times of hardship.The Sunshine...

Leiza-Mae Keane is aiming to leave a legacy behind as not only Jamaica's most successful female boxing manager, but the most of either sex.Keane is most known for her association with Kemahl 'The Hitman' Russell, having been in his corner since 2013...

Defending champions Jamaica College (JC) are through to the quarter final round of the ISSA/FLOW Manning Cup after a 5-2 aggregate win over Charlie Smith.However, head coach Miguel Coley was not pleased with the fixture confusion by the Inter-...

World-renown chess coach David MacEnulty has said that adults should not be discouraged from getting into the sport as they already have the mental conditioning needed to excel. Although, he said, this was so if the right training was given in the...

Maurice Ashley is the first-ever chess grandmaster that Jamaica has produced although he now represents the United States after migrating at age 12.Ashley grew up in Tower Hill, Kingston, with his grandmother, a schoolteacher, and his siblings, who...