Jamaica – Penn Relays

NEW YORK (JIS) Sunday, April 26, 2009 – Jamaica’s preparation for the World Championship in Athletics in Berlin, Germany in August of this year, suffered somewhat of a slight setback during Saturday’s final day of competition here at the Penn Relays Carnival when ace sprinter Asafa Powell could only managed to hobble across the finish line in the Men’s Olympic Development sprint relay event.

Running the anchor leg from Lane 7, Powell appeared to step off on the wrong foot, aggravating an old ankle injury in the process and decided that the occasion was not worth it, despite a sold out stadium audience, estimated at just under 50,000.

JAMAICAN ATHLETES TO BE FETED AT PENN RELAYS 2009 THIS WEEKEND

NEW YORK (JIS) Monday, April 20, 2009 - Directors of Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) say they are ready to roll out the red carpet for the full contingent of athletes, coaches and other officials attending the 115th staging of the Penn Relays Carnival in Track & Field Athletics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this weekend.

SENATOR RONALD ROBINSON TO ATTEND SPECIAL ALUMNI WORSHIP SERVICE DURING NEW YORK VISIT

ronaldNEW YORK (JIS) Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Senator Dr, the Hon. Ronald A. Robinson will spend Sunday morning at a special worship service at the Bronx Westchester Community Church, at 358 South Ninth Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New York.

The 11:00 am worship service will be the first annual for the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) and will be a fixed part of the calendar of events for new president, Karlene Largie.

The worship service is perfect fit for Dr. Robinson, who has portfolio responsibility for the Jamaica Diaspora.

US SENATOR CHRIS DODD PLEDGES HELP FOR CARIBBEAN REGION

New York JISNEW YORK (JIS) Thursday, March 26, 2009 – US Senator Christopher Dodd says his office stands ready to assist the promotion and development of investment and trade initiatives between the US and the Caribbean region, in whatever way possible.

Responding to a range of questions and concerns at a recent meeting with members of the New York Caribbean Consular Corp, hosted by the Caribbean Trade Council of Hartford, Connecticut, at the St. Monica’s Church Hall, Hartford, Senator Dodd said that he was a big supporter of micro business ventures.

JAMAICAN INMATES DONATE CASH TO HURRICANE RELIEF

New YOrk JISConsul General of Jamaica in New York, Mrs. Geneive Brown Metzger has called on the Jamaican community in the USA to remember those nationals who are incarcerated at this time.

In an emotional address to inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in UpState New York, on Friday, January 30, 2009, Mrs. Brown Metzger said that the Consulate will continue to reach out where necessary and possible.

She described as “an incredible generous gesture,” the presentation of a check for just over $1,100.00 from the inmates at the medium security facility who are members of the Caribbean African Unity (CAU) organization to be used for hurricane relief and rehabilitation in Jamaica.

DONNA-MARIE ROWE IS THE NEW HEAD OF THE JAMAICA INFORMATION SERVICE

The Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has announced that Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).