WITH THE disappointment of this year’s postponement of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships still etched in his mind, Don Wehby, group chief executive officer of GraceKennedy, says his organisation will be going all out to...
In an effort to increase its revenue, Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), through its parent company Supreme Ventures Limited, recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Chukka Adventure Tours, which will see tourists...
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited Chairman Solomon Sharpe says he is expecting excitement on the resumption of racing at Caymanas Park, with 11 races today. Racing will take place at the park for the first time since March 21 after...
Chairman of the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) Clovis Metcalfe says that 95 per cent of racing personnel are now licensed and insured ahead of this weekend’s resumption of racing at Caymanas Park. Metcalf told The Gleaner that the licences and...
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) chairman Solomon Sharpe is delighted that horse racing will resume on June 20. Sharpe told The Gleaner yesterday that Caymanas Park is in splendid condition and that Supreme Ventures...
With the cancellation of the lucrative Diamond Mile and Governor’s Cup races now confirmed, veteran trainer Gary Subratie believes that he stands a great chance of winning this year’s trainers’ championship at Caymanas Park. The Superstakes,...
Chairman of Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited, Solomon Sharpe, yesterday confirmed to The Gleaner that this year’s Governor’s Cup race meet has been cancelled. Sharpe also confirmed that a decision will be taken on whether or not...
Veteran racehorse trainer Gary Subratie believes that he has a glorious opportunity to win his first Jamaica Derby this year. Subratie, who has been a trainer for over 20 years at Caymanas Park, will be banking on his three-year-old colt, WOW WOW,...
Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson Herah says she has been working to maintain her mental and physical conditioning and is now looking forward to the start of competition, following a COVID-19 delayed season. As is the case with most...
Minister of Sports Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has informed The Gleaner that there will be an increase in the cost to the rent the Independence Park Limited (IPL) sporting facilities across the country. The IPL facilities consist of the National Stadium...
President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), Dr Warren Blake, described World Athletics’ decision to create a welfare fund as an excellent move by the world’s governing body for athletics. World Athletics announced last...
National senior netball captain Jhaniele Fowler has expressed her delight at the announcement that the Australian Suncorp Super Netball competition is set to begin on August 1. The league was originally scheduled to begin on May 2, but it was...
Gary Peart, executive chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited, says the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the process of installing a new tote board at Caymanas Park, almost a year after the equipment stopped functioning. The tote board, which is...
Having scored 10 goals so far in this season’s Costa Rican top-flight football competition, national striker Javon East says he will be seeking a move away from the club to Europe in the summer. The 25-year-old East, who signed a three-year...
In a bid to improve the racing product, executive chairman of Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), Gary Peart, says a lot of new and exciting products are set to come on stream as soon as horse racing resumes at Caymanas Park. SVL is the parent body...
DALTON WINT, general secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), says embattled Reggae Boyz striker Darren Mattocks is still part of the association’s plans for the upcoming Concacaf World Cup qualifiers. Mattocks, who plies his trade with...
Dalton Wint, general secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), says that the organisation is shocked at the news that national defender Adrian Mariappa has contracted COVID-19. Wint told The Gleaner that the JFF would offer the Watford...
General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dalton Wint says that his organisation will be taking strong actions against Reggae Boyz winger Leon Bailey, following his recent criticism of the federation and head coach Theodore ‘Tappa...
International Netball Federation (INF) president Liz Nicholl is concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the sport. A number of netball leagues around the world, including Suncorp Super Netball in Australia, the ANZ Premiership in New...
President of the United Racehorse Trainers Association Ryan Darby is hoping that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) can be signed this week between the Ministry of Finance and key horse racing figures, potentially paving the way for a return to...
FORMER NATIONAL footballer Aldrick ‘Allie’ McNab is concerned about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Caribbean’s football development. The coronavirus has caused the postponement, suspension, and cancellation of a number of sporting...
United Racehorse Trainers Association (URTA) President Ryan Darby said his organisation will continue appealing to Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) to overturn its decision to reduce the number of race-days at Caymanas Park...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Michael Ricketts says his association has fully endorsed FIFA’s move to allot each team with five substitutions per game when major leagues and competitions around the world resume. FIFA said on Monday...
Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven said the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) lost more than $5 million because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because restrictions on mass gatherings put in place by the Government...
United Racehorse Trainers Association president Ryan Darby says many trainers have relocated their thoroughbreds from the exercise track at Caymanas Park, where they would do morning training sessions, to stud farms around the country. This, Darby...
