and the essence and ideal of what our other National Hero Marcus Garvey was all about. Jamaica’s financial system, he said, was strong and resilient. It would therefore have to be protected.

proposal for the government to name late president Soeharto as a national hero has been met with stiff opposition from rights activists, who fear it would exacerbate a culture of impunity and ...

Shuttle parks have been established at Jamaica College and National Heroes Circle. The police said motorists travelling along Mountain View Avenue and Arthur Wint Drive may experience disruptions ...

RETIRED Team GB and Jamaica hero Michael Gunning survived the Manchester ... swimmer in Jamaican history and the only member of the national team who was openly gay. “Most athletes don’t ...

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said the proposal to name the country’s second president a national hero stems from public aspirations and is currently under review. The proposal will be ...

"In terms of the criteria and requirements to be a national hero, Soeharto's name does meet those criteria. However, we cannot ignore the historical facts and controversies of 1965," said Agus on ...

I was reading books about the National and watching black and white videos of Red Rum. To put my name there is very special." He added: "David and Emmet have already won it so I'm level with them ...

The barrier-breaking baseball Hall of Famer is buried at the Cypress Hills Cemetery, just off the parkway bearing his name.

The NCAA declined to comment. According to the lawsuit, Jenkins is entitled to a share of the largesse associated with Villanova winning the national title on his buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

For the most talented youngsters, the next step of the journey is Jamaica's Boys and Girls Championships, a springboard to elite sprinting which takes place every year in a packed national stadium.