Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown and the world’s fastest man, Asafa Powell, last night walked away with top honours at the RJR Sports Foundation’s Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards for 2007.
The 30th Milo Western Relays, which will be held at the unfinished Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego Bay, has attracted a record $1 million sponsorship.
Jamaican FIFA referees Howard Stennett, Anthony Garwood, Ricardo Morgan and Kevin Thomas have been selected to officiate in the World Cup Qualification game between Belize and St Kitts.
The first set of overseas-based Reggae Boys are expected to arrive on Sunday to join the national senior football team, currently preparing for its friendly international against Costa Rica on Wednesday.
A reward of US$5,000 has been offered for information that could lead to the safe return of an American woman who went missing in St. Maarten, two weeks ago.
The Governor of the Central Bank in Trinidad and Tobago, Ewart Williams said the potential economic recession in the United States could affect trade in the Caribbean.
Investigators are expected by tomorrow to charge a man who has been in custody, for more than a week, in connection with several murders in Rockfort, East Kingston.
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, wants the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), to clarify its position on the public service salary negotiations.
President George W Bush admitted that US economic growth is slowing, but in his final State of the Union address urged Americans to have long term confidence.
A former member of the Public Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Alfred Sangster is supporting the Prime Minister’s decision to recommend the dismissal of the five-member body.