OWEN HILL went from being the leader of one club to becoming the leader of the entire Jamaica Premier League (JPL) as CEO of Professional Football Jamaica Ltd (PFJL). Hill, the first former player to do so, said his previous role as captain of the...
LIFE IS a journey that Juvenile Time Trial Champion Cajur Chue says he is taking one a pedal at a time, but the 15-year-old is already envisioning himself at the top of international cycling competitions’ podiums. “As a junior I want to win as many...
THERE HAS been much talk about the number of international students attending schools in Jamaica with a view to taking part in the various sports here. The most prevalent area to date has been in track and field but recently, there has been an...
DERRON HERAH has been getting a lot of attention lately for his role as coach of Elaine Thompson Herah, his wife and fastest woman alive. In 2021, the husband-and-wife duo set up the New Era Track Club after Thompson Herah announced her departure...
A YEAR after her death, former Reggae Girlz general manager, Jean Nelson, is being recognised at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on October 17 with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer for her contributions to the Jamaica...
WHILE MANY athletes hope to make a sporting team, national high jump champion Lushane Wilson has made two professional teams, for two different sports, at the same time, while studying for his degree at a sporting college. After soaring to 2.18...
WATER POLO is back in action with a new coach from Cuba leading what the sport’s administrators hope will be a stable and progressive programme. Vice president of the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) in charge of water polo, Lance...
AFTER MISSING out on winning the FIA Karting European Championships for juniors by only two points, Alex Powell was disappointed but has now turned his focus on the World Championships later this year. “I felt disappointment and frustration that I...
INSPIRED TO make a difference in Caribbean communities, P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy CEO Wayne Dawkins aims to bring Caribbean basketball to the world with the E1 Caribbean Basketball League (E1CBL) this summer. “The E1CBL aims to be the top league in the...
IN A society where most homes are headed by women, Jamaican student-athletes often look to their male coaches to be the father figures in their lives. Former track and field coach at Calabar High School, Michael Clarke, said about 90 per cent of...
CHILDREN’S ADVOCATE Diahann Gordon-Harrison says some children who experience various forms of domestic abuse sometimes use sport to escape the challenging realities at home. The presence of sport as an escape, Gordon-Harrison says, can be helpful...
INTERNATIONAL RECORDING dancehall artiste Shenseea says her music ambassadorship with WNBA team, the Connecticut Sun is about supporting strong women. “I am especially honoured to be a part of something that supports other strong women, and this...
UKRAINE-BORN AND former Canadian national karate team member Valentyna Zolotarova, who is now lifting the Jamaican flag as a senior member of the island’s national karate team, says she is on a mission to help improve the sport in Jamaica....
JUNIOR TRACK and field athlete Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) says she is inspired by Jamaican Olympic gold medallist and multiple World champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. “As a young athlete, I would always watch the Olympics...
BRITISH-BORN NATIONAL bobsledder Ashley Watson said it was always a dream to compete for Jamaica. Watson, who was born to a Jamaican father, said he has always been inspired by the athleticism of the nation and fell in love with the island after he...
MEMBERS OF Nishida’s Gymnastics are set to compete at the annual Gasparilla Classics competition, the world’s largest gymnastics meet, in Tampa, Florida, February 25-27. The team of 19 gymnasts and four coaches will compete against teams from...
NATIONAL CYCLIST Llori Sharpe says she hopes signing with the European female cycling team Canyon//SRAM Generation will help to improve the sport in Jamaica. The cyclist has expressed gratitude for becoming the first Jamaican to hold a professional...
