Herb McKenley Stadium to be Completed Soon

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has assured that the Herb McKenley Stadium in Central Clarendon, would be completed shortly. Mr. Henry, who made the announcement at a welcome reception for Jamaica’s team to the Beijing Olympic Games, held at the Norman Manley International Airport on October 3, as part of the seven-day Olympic Homecoming celebrations, informed that he had appointed former 400-metre world competitor, Sandy Richards, “to be the Ambassador to advise me and co-ordinate the development of that whole stadium.”

He noted that the facility would have a nine-lane running track, unlike the eight-lane running track at the National Stadium. “We’ll have a fifth generation astro-turf in place,” the Transport Minister added. Read more