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JHTA presents awards of excellence

Published:Wednesday | August 7, 2019 | 12:16 AM
Camille Needham (third right), executive director of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association (JHTA), presents Michael Ricketts (second left), president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), with the ‘Abe Issa Award for Excellence’, designated for the Reggae Girlz at the JHTA 2019 Awards of Excellence. Sharing the moment are (from left) JHTA Councillors Prudence Simpson and Christopher Jarrett and JFF General Secretary Dalton Wint.
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Camille Needham (third right), executive director of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association (JHTA), presents Michael Ricketts (second left), president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), with the ‘Abe Issa Award for Excellence’, designated for the Reggae Girlz at the JHTA 2019 Awards of Excellence. Sharing the moment are (from left) JHTA Councillors Prudence Simpson and Christopher Jarrett and JFF General Secretary Dalton Wint.

The Reggae Girlz have been lauded by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) for their performance in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.

The team was awarded the ‘Abe Issa Award for Excellence’ at the JHTA’s 2019 Awards of Excellence at the Hilton Rosehall Resort, Montego Bay.

The JHTA noted in the citation to the Reggae Girlz that “they did not win, but they were never daunted. They were victorious in their demonstration of true grit. Against all odds, they played with all they had within them – courage, strength, skill, and determination”.

The JHTA said that the Reggae Girlz copped the Abe Issa Award “for breathing new life into the hopes and dreams of Jamaicans for women’s football; for ­resilience, formidable talent, drive and ­determination to represent their country internationally; and for bringing glory and honour to the nation, enhancing the image of Brand Jamaica and contributing to the development of tourism.”