Mrs Jennifer Bolt . . . to be awarded . . .

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Jennifer Bolt (in picture), mom of Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, presented with a gold pendant in celebration of the dedication and sacrifices she has made for her children. The presentation occurred during the P&G and the IOC partnership announcement in London on Thursday, July 28 where P&G also announced the globalization of the ‘Proud Sponsor of Mom’ campaign and the video series “P&G Momumentary: Raising an Olympian,” where Bolt will provide the type of insight only the mom of an Olympian can.

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Mrs Jennifer Bolt, mother of World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, has also been chosen as the first recepient of the International Mothers of Distinction (IMOD) award.

The inaugural awards ceremony will be held on  May 7, 2011 in Toronto.

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Mrs Bolt was chosen because of the significant impact she has had on the life of her son. 

She was lauded for the significant achievements of her son, noting that Usain has brought back a certain excitement to international athletics that was not there in recent times and has  elevated the Jamaica “brand” to a level never seen before.

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The International Mothers of Distinction (IMOD) award was created

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“Bans O’ Killing” . . . by Miss Lou

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Louise Bennett (Miss Lou) 1919-2006

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“Bans O’ Killing” , 1944

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So yuh a de man, me hear bout!
Ah yuh dem sey dah-teck
Whole heap o’ English oat sey dat
Yuh gwine kill dialect!

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Meck me get it straight Mass Charlie
For me noh quite undastan,
Yuh gwine kill all English dialect
Or jus Jamaica one?

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Ef yuh dah-equal up wid English
Language, den wha meck
Yuh gwine go feel inferior, wen
It come to dialect?

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Ef yuh kean sing “Linstead Market”
An “Wata come a me y’eye”,
Yuh wi haffi tap sing “Auld lang syne”
An “Comin thru de rye”.

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Dah language weh yuh proad o’,
Weh yuh honour and respeck,
Po’ Mass Charlie! Yuh noh know sey
Dat it spring from dialect!

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Dat dem start fe try tun language,
From de fourteen century,
Five hundred years gawn an dem got
More dialect dan we!

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Yuh wi haffe kill de Lancashire
De Yorkshire, de Cockney

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FINGER-LICKIN’ GOOD ~THOUGHT FOOD!

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“A MOTHER’S LOVE IS THE FUEL

THAT ENABLES A NORMAL HUMAN BEING

TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE”

– MARION C. GARRETTY

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Miss Global Jamaica Pageant 2010

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The Reigning Queen

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Miss Global Jamaica 2010  Shereen Sterling

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Jamaican medical student Shereen Sterling (centre), winner of the Miss Global International 2010 competition, is flanked by second runner-up Marlene Lim (right) of Malaysia and Maria Isabel Figuera (first runner-up) of Venezuela on Sunday night’s final at the Grand Palladium in Hanover, Jamaica

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Shereen Sterling was born in the parish of St. James on May 16, 1987. She was born a Jamaican and remained one ever since. She attended Catherine Hall Primary School located in Montego Bay, St. James. It was evident that she had many talents to portray.

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Shereen started high school in 1999 at 11 years old where she immediately found herself in various clubs that shouted her personality.  Shereen represented her school proudly as a track athlete, a singer (JCDC Festival and conferences), to name a few. She found her leadership qualities at an early age by being able to complete whatever task was given to her and being able to motivate her team body. While being so active in school she was also active in her community.

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Shereen started Montego Bay Community college in 2007  and maintained great academic and extra-curriculum track records. Shereen was elected class representative and student council representative in her 1st year of college. She was an active member of the school choir and the ecology club and also did voluntary service in the Physiotherapy Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay. Shereen received a scholarship award from the Rotary of Montego East during her second year of college in 2008. Shereen graduated from Montego Bay Community College with distinctions and an Associate’s Degree in Natural Sciences.

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Shereen is currently studying full-time at the University of the West Indies. Shereen spends her

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