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JAMAICA | Wavel Hinds wants Jamaica to treat sport Like an industry and not a Pastime

The former Test cricketer turned Opposition MP is making a prosecutorial case from the parliamentary floor: Jamaica owns one of the most powerful sporting brands on earth and has built almost nothing to monetise it — while other nations quietly capitalise on Jamaican excellence.

KINGSTON,  Jamaica, May 20, 2026 - There is something almost cruelly ironic about Jamaica’s position in the global sports economy. The island is home to the fastest humans ever clocked on the planet. Its name is synonymous with athletic excellence — not merely in athletics, but in cricket, football, netball, and increasingly, across a broadening arc of international competition.

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Wavell Hinds, MP, Parliament of Jamaica, Opposition Spokesman on Labour and Sports
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