Dr.
Damien King an expert in Debt Management and Economic modeling is in news; Head
of Department of Economics at the Mona campus of the University of the West
Indies, has apologized to people ~ nothing on Economics but on Sports. !
Jamaica, is an
island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Previously inhabited by the
indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule
following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous
people died of disease, and the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica
as labourers. This island reminded under
possession of Spain until 1655, when
England (later Great Britain) conquered it and renamed it Jamaica. Under
British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its
plantation economy highly dependent on slaves forcibly transported from Africa.
Jamaica, now is a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth
II as its monarch and head of state. Her appointed representative in the
country is the Governor-General of Jamaica, an office held by Sir Patrick Allen
since 2009. Andrew Holness has served as the head of government and Prime
Minister of Jamaica from March 2016.
Bobsleigh or
bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four teammates make timed
runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The
timed runs are combined to calculate the final score. International bobsleigh competitions are
governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, also known as
FIBT from the French Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing.
The news is famed
in Jamaica, the economist Dr Dr Damien King
has apolovised for his comments made describing the island’s efforts to
participate in the Winter Olympics as ‘ridiculous and tokenism’. King reportedly had uttered in Twitter that
bobsledding does not emerge from local capacity, activity or behavior and so
does not represent Jamaica… .. .. his comments drew widespread criticism ahead
of Jamaican women Bobsled team’s historic appearance in Winter Olympics in
South Korea. The Sports administrator
of Jamaica and many others rebutted the economist stating that Jamaica’s
participation in Olympics signaled – ‘ we are not limited by geography, weather
or race to participate in any sport, educational avenue or career path’.
A day before the
Opening ceremony, King took to twitter to withdraw his earlier comments and
apologise !
Interestingly,
Jamaican women bobsled team’s appearance in Winter Olympics comes 30 years after
men team’s first appearance – spawning in the classical film ‘cool runnings’.
Jamaica has
produced some of the world's most famous cricketers, including George Headley,
Courtney Walsh, and Michael Holding. The
country was one of the venues of 2007 Cricket World Cup - Chris Gayle too is a Jamaican. Since independence Jamaica has consistently
produced world class athletes in track and field. Olympic
and World Champion Usain Bolt, world record holder in the 100m for men at
9.58s, and 200m for men at 19.19s hails from Jamaica. Other noteworthy Jamaican
sprinters include Arthur Wint, the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist; Donald
Quarrie, Elaine Thompson double Olympic champion from Rio 2016 in the 100m and
200m, Olympic Champion and former 200m world record holder; Merlene
Ottey; Delloreen Ennis-London; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the former World and
two time Olympic 100m Champion; Veronica Campbell-Brown; Sherone Simpson; Yohan
Blake; Asafa Powell – all hail from the sporting Jamaica.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
10th Feb
2016.
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