Which long-time track fan hasn’t heard of Dennis Johnson or DJ, former world-class sprinter and coach extraordinaire? This Jamaican has represented his country at the highest level of track: the Olympics. He has held the world record for the 100-yards dash and has mentored and served as a father figure to numerous athletes and coaches. Full Story »
When it comes to honoring its star athletes, Jamaica has a way to do it with bold statements. It showers them with praise, bestows them with national honors that carry titles before their names, designates them sporting ambassadors or ambassadors-at-large and show them off in motorcades. But the island also has a much less common but iconic way of recognizing their great achievements: monuments that depict the honorees in frozen motion, installed on the grounds where their journey began. Full Story »