Five honoured at Charlie Fuller meet

Kirkvine, Manchester — Five people were honoured at the JAAA/Puma/Windalco Charlie Fuller track and field meeting for their services to track and field over the years.

They are Georgia Francis, Dorothy ‘Dotty’ Daley, Edward Hector, Marie Tavares and a special award to Patrick ‘Pops’ Anderson.

Hector, a former coach at Holmwood Technical and retired vice-principal, was honoured for his service to the sport over the years as coach and administrator and has been head of delegation to numerous meets.

Tavares served as administrator at JAAA and has served in various capacities as chaperone to various Olympics and World Championships and is highly respected by all.

Francis is a physical education teacher at Manchester High School and the wife of the late ‘Zuggie’ Francis, who was also an official as a starter. She has served as chief recorder for many years and is a JAAA official (recorder) for over 30 years.

Anderson has served track and field and other sporting disciplines in Jamaica over the years and was instrumental in the start of this development meet. He is also head of Manchester cricket and has served as president of the JAAA and JFF and was involved in netball and softball.

“I enjoy this honour and always enjoy this meet. I miss Charlie Fuller for Charlie was everything, but we have to go on. I am not all that well, but have to be here. Marie Tavares is the best, her first trip from way back when we went to Canada together and she has not stopped. She looks out for the younger generation and has been doing a good job. “The development meets are fantastic. Usain Bolt, Sherone Simpson started right here and many others. Bolt broke his first record here in Class Three, a national record. This meet started when it was Alcan and we missed them as they used to sponsor everything and they were great.

“There is a new team and company on board now and we are struggling… we have team that is working to keep the meet going — Bernie Panton, Edward Hector and the late Charlie Fuller are instrumental in the development of this meet and the dynamics behind the meet,” Anderson said.

– Everard Owen

(PHOTO: EVERARD OWEN)

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Idris Elba honoured with MOBO award

Idris Elba

Idris Elba was presented with the MOBO Inspiration Award on Tuesday – an honour he described as “very special”.

The actor/DJ is the first ever recipient of the accolade, which has been created by Kanya King, the founder of the awards.

According to Kanya, Idris was selected to be the inaugural winner due to his determination to “help and inspire the next generation of talent” in the UK, and because he is an “individual who has achieved formidable success in his respective field, against all odds and as such acts as an inspirational figurehead”.

The Prometheus star was presented with the prize at the MOBO nominations announcement event, held at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, and although he was genuinely humbled to win it, Idris was relieved it wasn’t a differently titled award.

Upon being handed his statuette by Kanya, he said: “I thought you were going to say Lifetime Achievement Award – I’m just too young. I want to say thank you so much, this is an amazing honour. I never thought I’d ever hold one of these. I think the spirit of MOBO is about growing, you know, and if I was just a musician then I wouldn’t get one of these, but if I am someone that believes in life expanding your horizons, just like MOBO is doing, and trying to inspire others to do the same, then this is a very special award for me and I’m very thankful for it.”

Idris hopes the success he has achieved in his career will inspire the “millions” of other talented people to follow and fulfil their dreams.

The MOBO Awards take place at Wembley Arena in London on October 22.

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Marley"s album honoured by international ice cream company

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Internationally renowned ice cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s, will release a special flavour of their popular ice cream in honour of Bob Marley’s Legend album, as a part of the celebrations for the album’s 30th anniversary this year.

The flavour will be called ‘Satisfy my Bowl’ and is aimed at drawing awareness to Marley’s vision for peace, love and social justice.

The socially conscious ice cream company wanted to pay tribute to the man who dedicated his life to bringing people together through music.

‘Satisfy My Bowl’, which was named by a Ben & Jerry’s fan, is a concoction of banana ice cream beats, a mash-up of caramel and cookie swirls, and a chorus of chocolatey peace signs.

All proceeds from the partnership will be contributed to the 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment, in an effort to empower young people in Jamaica, and continue Bob Marley’s legacy of using music to change the world.

According to Cedella Marley, representing the 1Love Foundation, the partnership will bring people together.

“To mark Legend’s 30th anniversary, we’re celebrating our father’s legacy of bringing people together and using music to drive social change through a sweet partnership with Ben & Jerry’s. Proceeds from a special edition ice cream flavour will enable the 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment to support young people in Jamaica by igniting their creative skills to promote peace, love and social equality.” she said.

Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission Manager, Ed Shepherd, also stated. “In the same way Ben & Jerry’s stands for more than just (delicious) ice-cream, Bob Marley stood for more than just music – he advocated for social change and inspired millions to think about peace, love, and equality. Ben & Jerry’s has a rich heritage of campaigning for social justice, by partnering with the Marley family’s 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment. We want to lend our voice to Bob’s vision, and do this in a fun way that brings people together.” he said.

Bob Marley is one of the most important and influential artiste of the 20th century. In the digital era, Marley has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity, with the official Bob Marley Facebook page now surpassing 69 million fans, ranking it among the Top 20 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity pages. His music catalogue has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide since 1992.

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Marley"s album honoured by international ice cream company

Marley"s album honoured by international ice cream company

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Internationally renowned ice cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s, will release a special flavour of their popular ice cream in honour of Bob Marley’s Legend album, as a part of the celebrations for the album’s 30th anniversary this year.

The flavour will be called ‘Satisfy my Bowl’ and is aimed at drawing awareness to Marley’s vision for peace, love and social justice.

The socially conscious ice cream company wanted to pay tribute to the man who dedicated his life to bringing people together through music.

‘Satisfy My Bowl’, which was named by a Ben & Jerry’s fan, is a concoction of banana ice cream beats, a mash-up of caramel and cookie swirls, and a chorus of chocolatey peace signs.

All proceeds from the partnership will be contributed to the 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment, in an effort to empower young people in Jamaica, and continue Bob Marley’s legacy of using music to change the world.

According to Cedella Marley, representing the 1Love Foundation, the partnership will bring people together.

“To mark Legend’s 30th anniversary, we’re celebrating our father’s legacy of bringing people together and using music to drive social change through a sweet partnership with Ben & Jerry’s. Proceeds from a special edition ice cream flavour will enable the 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment to support young people in Jamaica by igniting their creative skills to promote peace, love and social equality.” she said.

Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission Manager, Ed Shepherd, also stated. “In the same way Ben & Jerry’s stands for more than just (delicious) ice-cream, Bob Marley stood for more than just music – he advocated for social change and inspired millions to think about peace, love, and equality. Ben & Jerry’s has a rich heritage of campaigning for social justice, by partnering with the Marley family’s 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment. We want to lend our voice to Bob’s vision, and do this in a fun way that brings people together.” he said.

Bob Marley is one of the most important and influential artiste of the 20th century. In the digital era, Marley has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity, with the official Bob Marley Facebook page now surpassing 69 million fans, ranking it among the Top 20 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity pages. His music catalogue has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide since 1992.

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Marley"s album honoured by international ice cream company

Marley"s album honoured by international ice cream company

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Internationally renowned ice cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s, will release a special flavour of their popular ice cream in honour of Bob Marley’s Legend album, as a part of the celebrations for the album’s 30th anniversary this year.

The flavour will be called ‘Satisfy my Bowl’ and is aimed at drawing awareness to Marley’s vision for peace, love and social justice.

The socially conscious ice cream company wanted to pay tribute to the man who dedicated his life to bringing people together through music.

‘Satisfy My Bowl’, which was named by a Ben & Jerry’s fan, is a concoction of banana ice cream beats, a mash-up of caramel and cookie swirls, and a chorus of chocolatey peace signs.

All proceeds from the partnership will be contributed to the 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment, in an effort to empower young people in Jamaica, and continue Bob Marley’s legacy of using music to change the world.

According to Cedella Marley, representing the 1Love Foundation, the partnership will bring people together.

“To mark Legend’s 30th anniversary, we’re celebrating our father’s legacy of bringing people together and using music to drive social change through a sweet partnership with Ben & Jerry’s. Proceeds from a special edition ice cream flavour will enable the 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment to support young people in Jamaica by igniting their creative skills to promote peace, love and social equality.” she said.

Ben & Jerry’s Social Mission Manager, Ed Shepherd, also stated. “In the same way Ben & Jerry’s stands for more than just (delicious) ice-cream, Bob Marley stood for more than just music – he advocated for social change and inspired millions to think about peace, love, and equality. Ben & Jerry’s has a rich heritage of campaigning for social justice, by partnering with the Marley family’s 1Love Foundation and Partners for Youth Empowerment. We want to lend our voice to Bob’s vision, and do this in a fun way that brings people together.” he said.

Bob Marley is one of the most important and influential artiste of the 20th century. In the digital era, Marley has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity, with the official Bob Marley Facebook page now surpassing 69 million fans, ranking it among the Top 20 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity pages. His music catalogue has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide since 1992.

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Eight honoured for contribution to sports

The legendary football icon Winston Chung-Fah and boxing great George ‘Bunny’ Grant head a list of eight people who received national honours for their contribution to sports in accordance with the regulations made under Section 7 of the National Honours and Awards Act, yesterday.

On the occasion of the 51st anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence, Chung-Fah and Bunny Grant were conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD), the fifth highest badge of honour.Chung-Fah, the founder of Santos football club and former national head coach, received his for outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica’s football programme.Only last year he was honoured with football’s world governing body’s — (FIFA) highest award, the Order of Merit — at the 62nd Congress in Hungary.Although he didn’t win a global world title, the Commonwealth Boxing champion Bunny Grant had the distinction of being the first Jamaican to fight for a world title at home in 1964, and he was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the development of the sport of boxing in Jamaica.The six other recipients all received the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD) — Richard ‘Shrimpy’ Clarke, broadcaster Simon Crosskill, race horse trainer Wayne DaCosta, administrator Ian Forbes, former track athlete Marilyn Neufville and Wilbert Parkes.Flyweight boxer Clarke, who also lost in a world title bid on local soil in 1990, received his honour for his contribution to boxing in Jamaica.DaCosta, with 12 trainer’s championship title under his belt and winner of the last eight consecutive years, got his OD for service to the horse-racing industry in Jamaica.Neufville, 60, who broke the world record in the 400m and won four gold medals and one bronze in various regional championships, was honoured for her pioneering and outstanding contribution to sport, in particular track and field.She was the Commonwealth 400m champion in 1970; won the Pan American Games gold in 1971, and struck gold that same year in Kingston at the Central and Caribbean Championships.In the summer, before the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Neufville chose to represent her country of birth, Jamaica over her country of residence, England. This caused a huge controversy, with many members of the British public saying she had betrayed where she was trained and considered her switch like treason.Meanwhile, Ian Forbes of Jamaica College and Sherwin Williams fame, was honoured for his contribution to sport and volunteerism.Wilbert Parkes for long and dedicated service in the field of sports, and journalist Simon Crosskill for his distinguished contribution to sports and sports commentary, also received awards.

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Eight honoured for contribution to sports

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The legendary football icon Winston Chung-Fah and boxing great George ‘Bunny’ Grant head a list of eight people who received national honours for their contribution to sports in accordance with the regulations made under Section 7 of the National Honours and Awards Act, yesterday.

On the occasion of the 51st anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence, Chung-Fah and Bunny Grant were conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD), the fifth highest badge of honour.Chung-Fah, the founder of Santos football club and former national head coach, received his for outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica’s football programme.Only last year he was honoured with football’s world governing body’s — (FIFA) highest award, the Order of Merit — at the 62nd Congress in Hungary.Although he didn’t win a global world title, the Commonwealth Boxing champion Bunny Grant had the distinction of being the first Jamaican to fight for a world title at home in 1964, and he was honoured for his outstanding contribution to the development of the sport of boxing in Jamaica.The six other recipients all received the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD) — Richard ‘Shrimpy’ Clarke, broadcaster Simon Crosskill, race horse trainer Wayne DaCosta, administrator Ian Forbes, former track athlete Marilyn Neufville and Wilbert Parkes.Flyweight boxer Clarke, who also lost in a world title bid on local soil in 1990, received his honour for his contribution to boxing in Jamaica.DaCosta, with 12 trainer’s championship title under his belt and winner of the last eight consecutive years, got his OD for service to the horse-racing industry in Jamaica.Neufville, 60, who broke the world record in the 400m and won four gold medals and one bronze in various regional championships, was honoured for her pioneering and outstanding contribution to sport, in particular track and field.She was the Commonwealth 400m champion in 1970; won the Pan American Games gold in 1971, and struck gold that same year in Kingston at the Central and Caribbean Championships.In the summer, before the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Neufville chose to represent her country of birth, Jamaica over her country of residence, England. This caused a huge controversy, with many members of the British public saying she had betrayed where she was trained and considered her switch like treason.Meanwhile, Ian Forbes of Jamaica College and Sherwin Williams fame, was honoured for his contribution to sport and volunteerism.Wilbert Parkes for long and dedicated service in the field of sports, and journalist Simon Crosskill for his distinguished contribution to sports and sports commentary, also received awards.

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Rita Marley honoured by Ghana govt

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Sunday, July 28, 2013 | 2:57 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Rita Marley, widow of pop icon Bob Marley, will be made an honorary citizen of Ghana on August 1, that country’s celebration of Emancipation Day.A statement from the Marley Foundation says Marley will also receive a Ghanaian passport from the government.His Excellency, Dr Erieka Bennett, Head of Mission for the African Union’s Diaspora Africa Forum, says the recognition is worthy.“We are thrilled to see the Ghana government recognising the tremendous contribution Nana Rita has made to Ghana socially as well as economically. This is a historical day for those of us from the Diaspora.”Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, Ghana’s deputy minister of foreign affairs and regional integration, agreed: “Indeed Mrs Rita Marley continues to leverage her unique name recognition to showcase Ghana and talk up Ghana’s pan-Africanist role and tourism potential at every opportunity,” he said.The Marley family have lived in Ghana for almost 20 years. Rita Marley has been involved in numerous charity projects, as well as operating a recording studio and helping to organise the Africa Unite concerts.

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