AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoTrack & Field: Jamaica closed the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene with another big relay moment—women’s 4x100m gold in a world-leading 42.89 seconds, while Joseph Salmon added bronze in the men’s discus and the men’s 4x100m team took bronze too. Music & Film: Bel Powley, set to play Petunia Dursley in HBO’s Harry Potter series, publicly “strongly disagrees” with J.K. Rowling on gender and says she backs safety and dignity for the trans community. Reggae & Culture: Jamaica posthumously honours ska/rocksteady/reggae pioneer Wilburn “Stranger” Cole with an Order of Distinction for his impact on Jamaican music. Diaspora Spotlight: Brooklyn’s inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Parade drew thousands with Jamaican flags, music and culture in a major Caribbean community celebration. Sports Community: St James High School gets support from the Fitt Nation876 Charity 5K Night Run/Walk on Aug. 15 to help restore the school after Hurricane Melissa. Local Arts: Stanley Clementina brings Anansi to the stage in a musical production tracing the spider tales’ African roots across the diaspora. Road Safety: Police Commissioner Dr. Kevin Blake pushes harder road-death reduction efforts, urging drivers to “race at the track, not on the roads.”
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