(NC) — With the holiday season right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Below are helpful tips on sharing the gift of sport with everyone on your list. For the ...
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Feed SubscriptionCanadian Football Legend Chuck Ealey’s Story Teaches Timely Lessons
By Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City Racial profiling by police is not a new phenomenon. The ability to now document aggression by law enforcement against African Americans and other racialized people and broadcast the footage around the world makes this long-standing injustice ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Minister Of Sport Says It’s Time To Review Football Program
KINGSTON, Jamaica September 8, 2016 — Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has called for a thorough review of the country’s national football program. The Minister’s call came as the Reggae Boyz completed their Concacaf World ...
Read More »McLeod Wins Jamaica’s First Olympic Sprint Hurdles Gold Medal
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, August 17, 2016 (CMC) – Omar McLeod carved out his slice of history by winning Jamaica’s first Olympic sprint hurdles gold, when he destroyed his field in the final of the event at the Olympic Stadium ...
Read More »Miller Gives Bahamas Olympic Gold
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil August 16, 2015 (CMC) – Shaunae Miller executed a desperate dive at the line to edge world champion, Allyson Felix, in a dramatic finish to the women’s 400 metres final. She clinched victory, to hand the ...
Read More »Caribbean Premier League Good For Regional Cricket: Jamaica Minister Of Sport
By Chris Patterson JIS Contributing Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 4, (JIS) — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has hailed the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as an important product that has the potential to lift the regional ...
Read More »P.K. Subban’s Experience With The Habs: A Case Study In Human Rights Law?
By Ernest Guiste PRIDE Columnist The majority of observers and commentators analyzing the recent tenure of superstar hockey player, P.K. Subban, with the Montreal Canadiens, which culminated in him being traded to the Nashville Predators for Shea Webber, will insist ...
Read More »Jamaica Ready For Olympics In Rio: Sports Minister
By E. Hartman Reckord JIS Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 14, (JIS) — Jamaica is ready for the Olympics, says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange. She was speaking with JIS News at the inaugural staging of the ...
Read More »Boxing Champ Who Lived In 13 Foster Homes Says Flawed System Needs Work
Lisa P. Cohen entered the world of professional boxing at the relatively late age of 29, eventually bobbing, weaving and pounding her way to an IFBA Junior Featherweight World Title. But Cohen engaged in even greater battles long before she ...
Read More »Watch Our Olympic Athletes Inspire The Next Generation In Rio
When the Canadian flag is raised at the Olympic Games, the power of sport resonates across the country. The athletes tell us that a gold medal represents so much more than an athlete’s talent. It symbolizes years of hard work, ...
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