Title: Caribbean Heads of State Urged to Focus More on Region's Youth

Excerpt: Jamaica's Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State to place greater focus on enriching the lives of the region's youth.

Excerpt: "I urge you fellow Presidents and Governors-General to continue to commit our offices and extend our influence to reach our young people. They are the future of the Caribbean. We have to build in them confidence toward the future, an indomitable spirit, and defiance in the face of adversity and challenge," he said.

Excerpt: Ten Heads of State from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica are attending the four-day conference, which is being held under the theme: ‘Building Together for the Future’.

The event will allow for the sharing of experiences and developments in the various territories. The programme will include a number of working sessions involving persons drawn from the fields of politics, economics, and academia, among others.

The presenters will speak on various topics, such as: ‘Expanding the Role of the Office of the Governor-General’; ‘Initiatives of the Governor-General and their Impact on Nation Building’; ‘The Centrality of CXC to Educational Development and Change in the Region’; ‘Terms and Conditions of Service’; and ‘Matters of Protocol’.

Title: Jamaica youths get 'i-football' boost

Excerpt: I-Football. It is perhaps aptly named for its introduction to Jamaica—the land of sun, sand, reggae and a deep passion for the sport—during last weekend's second annual ESPN/Flow Football Clinics at Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium.

Excerpt: On invitation of ESPN Caribbean, the regional face of the global sport television brand, the Sunday Express saw 100 Jamaican boys and girls between ages 12-15 and 40 coaches benefit from a technological twist on the beautiful game, aimed at improving their level of football in some key, basic skills by computerised assessment of those skills.

Excerpt: The young footballers, including 25 goalkeepers and 25 girls, also had their turn at sessions with Earle, Hislop and Haynes, including the basics of the game, followed by exhibition matches to allow the youngsters to showcase their new-found skills.

Title: Bolt named IAAF male athlete of the year after world championships double

Excerpt: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt was named athlete of the year for the third time Saturday after his double world championship success in Daegu.

Excerpt: "This season was a really trying season for me, I really had to work hard and stand up my game," Bolt told the official IAAF website.
"There were some close races this season, I really had to push myself. So this really means a whole lot to me. Because I really came out there hard this year, and all the hard work I put in paid off."