Jamaica PM credits Cuba with assisting Jamaica’s athletics success

By Michelle Nurse On Dec 11, 2014

Cuba's President Raul Castro greets Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller in Cuba earlier this week — Cuba’s President Raul Castro greets Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller in Cuba earlier this week

Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has credited Cuba with assisting Jamaica to become a world leader in athletics, noting that the GC Foster College, which was a gift to Jamaica from Cuba in the 1970s, has been responsible for training many of Jamaica´s outstanding athletes and coaches.

The Prime Minister added that through the GC Foster College, Cuba has also assisted several nations of the world which are larger and more resourceful than Cuba itself. She noted that following a visit to China and a request from the Chinese President, Chinese athletics coaches have studied at the GC Foster College.