Le Conseil électoral provisoire (CEP) a annoncé mercredi la prolongation de la période d’inscription des candidats aux prochaines élections, désormais fixée jusqu’au 14 octobre, au lieu du 2 octobre initialement prévu.
Cette décision, prise « sur demande formulée par des partis et groupements politiques », vise à faciliter l’accomplissement des formalités d’enregistrement, a indiqué l’institution dans une note de presse.
Le nouveau calendrier prévoit notamment l’inscription en ligne des candidats jusqu’au 20 septembre, le dépôt des pièces du 13 au 22 septembre et la publication de la liste définitive des candidats agréés le 14 octobre.
Le CEP a réaffirmé sa volonté de conduire le processus « de manière inclusive, impartiale et transparente », conclut la note publiée en date du 2 septembre 2026.
L’ex député M. Vickens Derilus, fait état des conditions de vies dégradantes imposées par les gangs dans le bas Artibonite. Il juge que plus de 60% du bas Artibonite sont sous contrôle des deux gangs armés Grand Grif de Savien et Kokorat sans Ras. Certaines villes sont totalement sous contrôle des gangs qui s’évertuent à étendre leur territoire le long de la route nationale numéro 1. Verettes est enclavée puisque les gangs contrôlent totalement les communes de La Chapelle à l’est et de Liancourt à l’ouest.
Les automobilistes et les cultivateurs sont contraints d’utiliser des routes agricoles pour joindre la route nationale. Les gangs ont installé plusieurs postes de péages collectant des montants considérables quotidiennement. L’hégémonie des gangs repose sur une bonne connaissance du terrain et un réseau de renseignement efficace, constate l’ex parlementaire.
Les chefs de gangs sont informés en temps réel des mouvements des blindés sur la route nationale. Grâce aux informations les gangs font un aller retour entre leur repaire et la route nationale évitant ainsi les blindés. De plus grâce à leur réseau d’informateurs les gangs contrôlent les déplacements des citoyens sur la route. Ils peuvent ainsi préparer facilement des embuscades.
L’ex député est critique à l’égard des autorités gouvernementales et policières haïtiennes regrettant qu’aucune action d’envergure n’ait été entreprise pour rétablir l’ordre. Le déploiement de la Force de Répression des Gangs (FRG) aux Gonaïves surprend l’ex député qui ne comprend pas pourquoi les forces spéciales ne soient pas déployées dans les zones en proie à la terreur des gangs. Les communes de Liancourt, Petite Rivière, Marchand Dessalines, sont les principales victimes des gangs et d’autres communes telles Montrouis et L’Estère sont partiellement sous contrôle des gangs.
Une population meurtrie
L’ex député affirme qu’en plus de la terreur des gangs les cultivateurs sont confrontés à une période inhabituellement longue de sécheresse. De nombreuses cultures ont été perdues, dit-il évoquant la situation notamment à Verettes. On assiste ainsi à une décapitalisation des entrepreneurs et à une une paupérisation de la population. De nombreux cultivateurs ont dû fuir leurs habitations pour s’installer chez des familles d’accueil à Saint Marc. Ces gens ont perdu leur dignité et survivent dans la tristesse et l’angoisse.
Au cours des dernières semaines plusieurs notables ont noté une hausse des funérailles à Saint Marc. L’ex parlementaire confirme que de nombreux décès, dûs à des accidents cérébro- vasculaires, ont été enregistrés. Il s’agit notamment de braves cultivateurs qui sont submergés par le stress et l’angoisse.
Une attaque contre l’État
De l’avis de M. Derilus l’offensive coordonnée des gangs contre les départements de l’Ouest et de l’Artibonite s’inscrit dans une démarche visant à désarticuler les structures étatiques et économiques. Il souligne que la chute brutale de la production agricole nationale a entraîné une hausse des importations. Les producteurs étrangers sont des bénéficiaires du chaos haïtien.
Les gangs maintiennent leur emprise en dépit de la présence des unités spécialisées de la Police, des FADH et de la FRG. Des alertes sont lancées régulièrement à Saint Marc. Les gangs annoncent de manière récurrente des offensives contre la Métropole du bas Artibonite. À cause de ces conditions sécuritaires l’ex député ne croit pas que les élections pourront être réalisées en décembre prochain.
Ce mercredi, la Berrichonne de Châteauroux a annoncé la signature d’un autre joueur haïtien. Il s’agit du latéral droit Stéphane Lambèse en provenance de Fleury 91.
Pendant la fin du marché des transferts, certains joueurs ont en profité pour trouver un nouveau point de chute. C’est bien le cas de Lambèse qui a décidé de changer d’air en passant de la Ligue 3 au National 1.
Il va évoluer sous la tunique de Châteauroux pour l’exercice 2026-2027. Du haut de ses 30 ans, il apportera son expérience au sein de cette formation qui est en quête d’une victoire depuis le coup d’envoi du championnat (2 matchs, 1 défaite, 1 nul).
À noter que Stephane Lambèse va retrouver un autre joueur haïtien dans cette équipe, le milieu de terrain Téo James Michel.
L’attaquante haïtienne Batcheba Louis a déposé ses valises en terre française pour une nouvelle fois. Elle va évoluer sous les couleurs de FC Fleury 91 pour la saison 2026-2027.
Après trois saisons passées au sein de cette écurie française, la Grenadière avait opté pour une expérience du côté de l’Angleterre au sein de Birmingham City, club de deuxième division. Pendant son séjour, elle a eu la possibilité de disputer 23 matchs et a pu inscrire 7 réalisations.
Batcheba s’en va déjà après un tour. Elle a participé à l’ascension de Birmingham en première division. Désormais, elle a tourné cette page pour continuer ce qu’elle avait déjà commencé avec Fleury 91. Les Lionnes bénéficient du retour d’une joueuse expérimentée.
Au sein de cette formation, elle va retrouver ses compatriotes Kethna Louis et Lourdjina Etienne.
Téo Michel est officiellement de retour à La Berrichonne de Châteauroux ce mardi. Le milieu de terrain international haïtien de 22 ans retrouve ainsi le club qui l’a formé après une saison passée en Espagne. Polyvalent, capable d’évoluer au milieu de terrain, comme ailier ou piston droit, le joueur va continuer sa carrière en Ligue 3 (3e division française).
Arrivé à Châteauroux en 2020 après avoir débuté le football au Blanc-Mesnil à l’âge de 7 ans, Téo Michel a rapidement progressé au sein du centre de formation. Régulièrement surclassé durant ses jeunes années, il évolue d’abord avec les U17 Nationaux avant de poursuivre avec les U19, puis la réserve. En juin 2022, à seulement 18 ans, il avait signé son premier contrat professionnel après avoir obtenu son baccalauréat STMG. Il a fait ensuite ses débuts avec l’équipe première lors de la saison 2022-2023 en National.
C’est surtout durant la saison 2024-2025 que Téo Michel se révèle véritablement. Utilisé par Patrice Lair puis Cris, il dispute 27 rencontres, dont 14 comme titulaire, et s’impose comme l’une des révélations de l’équipe grâce à sa technique, son volume de jeu et sa polyvalence. Après cette saison, alors que La Berrichonne est reléguée avant d’être repêchée en National et procède à une importante reconstruction de son effectif, le Grenadier quitte la France pour rejoindre le CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas, en Espagne, où il évolue durant la saison 2025-2026.
Désormais de retour à Châteauroux, Téo Michel entend donner un nouvel élan à sa carrière. Pour La Berrichonne, ce retour constitue un renfort important, puisque le club récupère un joueur qu’il connaît parfaitement et qui possède désormais davantage d’expérience. Après son passage en Espagne, Téo Michel retrouve donc son club formateur avec l’ambition de s’imposer à nouveau et de poursuivre son développement, aussi bien en club qu’avec la sélection haïtienne.
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There is a group of anti-PPP Government naysayers who would celebrate if Guyana was taken over by the oil curse or by the Dutch disease. There are international players who also would like this to happen so that they can say “we told you so”. In the case of the international naysayers, they come from that group who think that the developing world is incapable of managing their development. These are people who believe that the underdevelopment in the Global South is because we are all corrupt and incompetent. In part, that has to do with racism. The local anti-PPP Government naysayers embrace this international group as convenient allies.
A recent Bloomberg article opined that Guyana, rich with oil money, is trapped in a “resource curse”. The Bloomberg article comes from the group who believe that it is impossible for developing countries like Guyana to utilise our resources in a manner that leads to overall development. In their eyes, all resources from our natural resources are bound to be squandered. It is why the Dutch disease or resource curse only applies to developing countries; it never applies to the developed world. For the developed world, their natural resource is a blessing; for developing countries like Guyana, our natural resource is a “curse”.
Bloomberg and others of their ilk internationally find strong allies in the Opposition parties of Guyana and the usual suspect, the small anti-PPP Government cabal. These are people who go to bed every night praying that Guyana will fail, that Guyana will be consumed by the “resource curse”, the “oil curse”, or the “Dutch Disease”.
This was the mindset that drove some of the local anti-PPP Government naysayers in 2020 and afterwards to demand Guyana stop oil production, arguing that Guyana is being morally bankrupt by helping to propel climate change, etc. For them, it is better that Guyana remains poor forever. These same local naysayers now want Guyana to waive its right to mine for uranium, making the same argument that mining for uranium will destroy the environment.
After more than five years in Government, President Irfaan Ali and his PPP Government have steered Guyana forward with one of the most exciting development transformations that have been seen this century so far. Guyana is the fastest-growing economy in the world right now, with a GDP growth of almost 20 per cent in 2025. In fact, Guyana has held this title for the last five years. It has moved from a low middle-income country to a high-income country.
In contrast to Bloomberg’s conclusion that Guyana is trapped in a resource curse, the IDB’s latest report on Guyana speaks of a total transformation, praising Guyana for policies and programmes that have placed Guyana on economically sound ground. Following a GDP growth of more than 43 per cent in 2024, GDP growth in 2025 was 19.3 per cent, and it is expected to maintain similarly high GDP growth rates for several more years, at least until 2030. But as impressive as these growth rates are, the non-oil GDP tells a more impressive story. The non-oil economy grew in 2025 by about 15 per cent, is expected to grow at a similar rate in 2026 and has been steadily increasing since 2020 at double-digit rates.
This is the same economy that could not increase outside of the range of two per cent to six per cent since the 1990s, and which grew at negative rates for the whole of the 1980s. Clearly, as the IDB has reported, the oil resources have been effectively utilised to propel the traditional economy. Not only has the traditional economy improved, but the non-oil economy has considerably expanded. Manufacturing and the service industry have grown, a fledgling orange economy is taking hold, and small and medium-sized enterprises are sprouting every single day.
With Guyana’s oil now producing near one million barrels per day, and with Guyana’s 50 per cent profit share and two per cent royalty growing from about 14.5 per cent to about 40 per cent of the total oil revenues, the transformation of the economy, Guyana’s infrastructure and people’s lifestyle are set to become one of the globally remarkable achievements of the 21st century.
There is a reason why more than 10,000 additional vehicles are added to the roadways every eight weeks at the moment, why thousands of Guyanese families are building new homes, why thousands of SMEs are established every year, and why energy consumption has risen from less than 100MW to more than 246MW.
It is not just about the GDP; it is that Guyana is expanding education and training to reach citizens everywhere. Guyana today is one of only a handful of countries that can say it provides universal access to primary and secondary education. In the 1990s, UG had fewer than 2000 students. That reached about 7,000 in 2010 and stayed around that in 2020. It is likely that the 2026-2027 student population at UG will be about 15,000. More students are registered in engineering, medicine, and legal education than ever before. There are more and better hospitals and health centres. For the first time, patients in the public sector have access to free MRIs at GPHC. For the first time, CT is accessible to patients in at least 10 public hospitals and expected to be in at least 15 of these hospitals by 2030.
As part of the people-centred development, Guyana is experiencing an unprecedented housing and construction boom. More than 50,000 house lots have been distributed to Guyanese families in the last five years, and another 30,000 house lots are expected to be distributed by 2030. In addition, almost all streets and roads in every housing scheme, old and new ones, have been upgraded. Recreation grounds are being rehabilitated and upgraded, with floodlights in many of them. President Irfaan Ali is personally spearheading a modernising community project, with convenience and security as foundations. This is not a country that is trapped in a resource curse, as Bloomberg and local naysayers want us to believe.
Dear Editor,
The joint statement issued by WIN and APNU after such a long wait should concern every serious-minded Guyanese, not because of the nothingness it announces, but because of what it unintentionally reveals.
After the Opposition’s so-called “high-level meeting” between Opposition parties aspiring to exercise national leadership, the document concludes with the extraordinary admission that “no final decisions were taken on the substantive matters discussed”. The statement, after the meeting, largely repeated the disputes that brought the parties together without resolving them.
That is not an achievement. It is an indictment of political preparedness.
The issues identified – GECOM representation, electoral scrutineers, the Region Ten RDC impasse and Local Government Commission nominations – are matters largely concerning the Opposition’s own political relationships and representation. Yet the people now presenting themselves as an alternative Government could not settle even among themselves the principles governing their cooperation.
If an Opposition cannot efficiently negotiate its own internal political arrangements, Guyanese are entitled to ask a much more fundamental question: how can it credibly claim readiness to manage a country undergoing one of the most consequential economic transformations in the world?
I have said it on numerous occasions: national leadership requires considerably more than Opposition to the Government. It requires competence, institutional respect, economic judgement, diplomatic credibility, policy coherence and the capacity to make difficult decisions.
Guyana today is managing petroleum revenues, infrastructure expansion, energy security, agriculture, education, healthcare, regional integration, border security, and complex international relationships. Government cannot operate by perpetual consultation about when another consultation should begin.
There is an even more consequential question surrounding the leadership of this Opposition.
Mr Azruddin Mohamed remains designated under the United States’ Global Magnitsky sanctions programme, which is a targeted framework used to impose visa bans and asset freezes on individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses and significant corruption worldwide. The US Treasury officially sanctioned Mohamed and associated businesses in June 2024. He has subsequently been federally indicted in the United States on allegations involving money laundering and wire fraud arising from an alleged gold-export scheme. Those charges remain allegations, and he is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
But political suitability for the highest executive office is a different question from criminal guilt.
Guyana must ask whether someone simultaneously confronting sanctions, a US federal indictment and extradition proceedings represents the kind of diplomatic and institutional position from which this country should ever chance to be led.
That question has become more, not less, serious following judicial scrutiny. Recently Guyana’s Court of Appeal unanimously rejected the Mohameds’ challenge to the Authority to Proceed, and in July 2026 Guyana’s apex court, the Caribbean Court of Justice, dismissed their subsequent appeal, allowing the extradition proceedings to continue.
And herein lies APNU’s profound political contradiction. A party that once presented itself as a Government-in-waiting is now attempting to construct political cooperation around a leader carrying unprecedented international legal and diplomatic complications, while the parties themselves struggle to agree on comparatively elementary questions of Opposition representation.
This joint statement therefore inadvertently provides the country with something valuable: a demonstration of the difference between wanting power and being prepared to govern.
A credible Opposition should challenge the Government vigorously. Democracy requires it. But criticism is not a governing philosophy; anger is not an economic programme; social-media popularity is not statecraft; and a coalition united principally by its desire to remove the incumbent Government is not automatically a credible alternative Government.
Guyana’s future is simply too important for experimentation with leadership that has not demonstrated the institutional discipline, political coherence or international standing required by the presidency.
If WIN and APNU require days of negotiation to produce a statement announcing that they agreed on virtually nothing substantive, Guyanese should contemplate what would happen if these same forces were required to make decisions affecting nearly 800,000 citizens, billions of dollars in national resources and Guyana’s standing before the world.
The document was intended to demonstrate Opposition cooperation.
Instead, it may have produced the strongest argument yet for why this political configuration and, particularly, its present leadership is profoundly unsuited to govern Guyana.
Yours respectfully,
Jermaine Figueira
Former Member of
Parliament
Recent claims by the Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, regarding access to electricity and water in the community of Swan are false, misleading, and another unfortunate example of political rhetoric being presented as fact, then repeated wholesale by sections of the media without basic verification. What makes this particularly troubling is that the evidence contradicting this narrative is contained in the very reporting being used to advance it. Residents quoted in an online pseudo-journalism entity specifically spoke about households being “disconnected”, the difficulties being experienced by families currently without electricity and the need for assistance with “restoring electricity services”. Obvious questions, therefore, arise: How can residents be disconnected from an electricity service that supposedly does not exist, and how can they seek restoration of a service to which the community supposedly never had access? The facts are straightforward. The community of Swan along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway has access to the national electricity grid, and residents are able to access formal electricity services. For households that were not yet ready to transition to the formal grid, solar panels were provided to ensure that they continued to have access to electricity. The situation with water is similar. Swan has access to a formal water supply system. Individual households may experience issues with connection, service, payment or other circumstances that affect their access at a particular time, but that cannot honestly be transformed into a claim that the community has no access to water. The Opposition leader has manipulated and repackaged the information to create the false impression that basic infrastructure has not been extended to Swan. This episode is increasingly indicative of the approach being taken by the leader of the Opposition and, regrettably, certain sections of the media, where a claim is made, a political narrative is constructed around it and it is then repeated and amplified with little attempt at verification, even when the evidence contradicting the narrative is sitting in plain sight. The Government will continue working closely with the residents of Swan to support their formal connection to electricity and water services, and much of this work is already advancing, with ongoing efforts to bring more households fully onto these established systems.
Office of the Minister
of Information
and Public Affairs
A Cuban national, working in Guyana, was electrocuted to death on Tuesday morning, while two others were injured after they came into contact with an electricity power line at a new development in Houston, near Caneview Avenue.
Dead is 36-year-old Yardon (only name given), a Cuban national.
One of the injured men, 29-year-old Troy Estriado, also known as “Labba”, of Kuru Kuru, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, remains in a critical condition, while another injured man is also said to be in a critical condition.
Based on reports received, the men were working on a scaffold when it reportedly tilted and came into contact with overhead power lines.
The Cuban national was pronounced dead at the scene, while the injured men were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where they are currently receiving treatment.
Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), in a release, stated that it is aware of the tragic accident that occurred in the New Houston area, where scaffolding reportedly rolled away from a building and came into contact with one of its 13.8 kV primary distribution lines.
“GPL extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased during this difficult time. GPL also expresses sympathy to those injured and hopes for their full and speedy recovery,” the release from GPL added.
GPL reminded contractors, workers and members of the public to exercise extreme caution when operating near the company’s electrical lines, poles and other network infrastructure.
Meanwhile, a representative of the building, Andrew King, which is 90 per cent completed, recalled the initial circumstances surrounding the accident, saying that he received a phone call during the morning hours from the contractor, who reported that a serious accident had occurred.
“We were in the process of expanding the business when this tragic accident occurred. I got a phone call from the contractor, whom I had just left at the job site, and he said that they had had a really bad accident. It sounded like everyone died, but it turned out not to be so.”
The supervisor was Guyanese and was injured, while the other workers were Spanish speakers.
Meanwhile, in terms of safety measures, King claimed that the site upholds all safety protocols.
Only in July, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), in collaboration with the Labour Ministry, launched a four-day project and workshop initiative aimed at modernising and strengthening Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems across Guyana.
Did you know NBA star Jalen Brunson is helping Jamaican and Caribbean athletes pursue their dreams? The New York Knicks captain has become a supporter of Team Jamaica Bickle, using his Second Round Foundation to help provide resources for young athletes competing at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. His support comes at a time when Brunson is also reaching the highest points of his own basketball career.
Through the foundation, Brunson has helped Team Jamaica Bickle provide housing, meals and athlete welfare support to hundreds of young people who travel to the United States for the annual track and field competition.
For Irwine G. Clare Sr., O.D., chairman of Team Jamaica Bickle, the partnership is about more than money.
“Jalen Brunson and the Second Round Foundation represent the very best of what sports philanthropy can and should be,” Clare told Jamaicans.com. “Their support of Team Jamaica Bickle is not simply a financial contribution; it is an investment in young people, their potential, and the opportunities that sport and education can provide.”
Brunson Reaches the Top of the NBA
Brunson’s support for young athletes comes as he enjoys the biggest season of his basketball career.
In the 2026 NBA Finals, he led the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years. Brunson was named the unanimous NBA Finals MVP after averaging 32.6 points per game in the series.
He scored 45 points in the title-clinching Game 5 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, earning the Bill Russell Trophy as Finals MVP.
The championship added to a list of major awards Brunson collected during the 2025 to 2026 season. He was also named Eastern Conference Finals MVP after helping the Knicks reach the NBA Finals and won NBA Cup MVP earlier in the season.
His success stretches back to his college days. At Villanova University, Brunson helped the Wildcats win NCAA championships in 2016 and 2018. He was named National Player of the Year during the 2018 championship season.
His career now includes NCAA championships, NBA success and multiple MVP awards.
His Family Has Jamaican Roots
Brunson’s connection to Jamaica is personal.
His mother, Sandra Brunson, is the daughter of Jamaican parents from St. Ann and Mandeville. That makes Brunson the grandson of Jamaican immigrants.
Sandra Brunson has also supported Team Jamaica Bickle. In 2025, she was the keynote speaker at the organization’s fundraising brunch and made a US$15,000 donation to support its work.
The family’s connection to Jamaica has added another link between Brunson’s foundation and the organization that supports Caribbean athletes at the Penn Relays.
Helping Athletes at the Penn Relays
Every year, Jamaican and Caribbean student athletes travel to Philadelphia to compete at the Penn Relays, one of the major track and field meets on the North American calendar.
Team Jamaica Bickle works to address some of the basic needs athletes face while they are there. Its services include accommodation, meals, transportation, medical care and other welfare support.
Earlier in 2026, Team Jamaica Bickle raised US$150,000 with support from the Second Round Foundation, Resorts World New York City, Tower Isle Patties and VP Records.
The money helped provide housing for more than 560 athletes from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. It covered about 1,250 room nights during the 2026 Penn Relays.
Clare said the support from Brunson’s foundation has helped the organization address some of those needs.
“Through its partnership with Team Jamaica Bickle, the Second Round Foundation has helped us provide critical support to Jamaican and Caribbean student-athletes competing at the Penn Relays, including assistance with our meals and athlete-welfare programs,” Clare said.
He explained why those services matter to the athletes.
“Proper nutrition, care and a supportive environment allow these young athletes to concentrate on what they came to Philadelphia to do, compete, represent their schools and countries with pride, and pursue their dreams.”
Giving Young People a Chance
The work also connects with the mission of Brunson’s Second Round Foundation, which focuses on creating opportunities for young people.
For Clare, that part of the relationship is especially important.
“What resonates deeply with us is the Foundation’s commitment to giving young people an opportunity and, where necessary, a second chance to succeed, regardless of the obstacles, disadvantages or circumstances they may face,” he said.
Clare said young people can sometimes face barriers that have nothing to do with their ability.
“Too often, talent and potential are limited not by ability, but by circumstance. Sometimes all a youngster needs, is someone willing to believe in them, open a door, and provide the support necessary for them to walk through it.”
Brunson Understands the Athlete’s Journey
Brunson’s own path from youth basketball to Villanova and eventually the NBA gives him a personal understanding of what it takes to develop as an athlete.
His journey included two NCAA championships before he entered the NBA and began his professional career with the Dallas Mavericks. He joined the New York Knicks in 2022 and eventually became the team’s captain and one of its leading players.
Clare believes that experience helps Brunson understand the work behind an athlete’s success.
“Jalen understands the journey of an athlete, the discipline, sacrifice, family and community support behind every success,” Clare said. “For someone who has reached the highest level of professional sport to reach back and help create opportunities for the next generation speaks volumes about his character.”
A Relationship Built Over Time
The relationship between Brunson’s foundation and Team Jamaica Bickle has also included recognition of Clare’s own work.
In 2025, the Second Round Foundation honored Clare with its Visionary Award for his decades of service to Caribbean student athletes.
Team Jamaica Bickle has supported young athletes for more than three decades. Its work has included athletes who went on to compete at the highest levels of track and field.
The organization is also working on a legacy project at GC Foster College in Jamaica focused on long term athlete development.
Clare said the organization’s relationship with Brunson and his foundation fits with its wider goal.
“For more than three decades, Team Jamaica Bickle has worked to remove barriers and create opportunities for our young athletes,” he said. “That is why our relationship with Jalen Brunson and the Second Round Foundation is so meaningful.”
He added that both sides share a belief in the ability of young people to overcome difficult circumstances.
“We share a fundamental belief: a young person’s circumstances or challenges should never determine the limits of their potential. Given an opportunity, support and sometimes that all-important second chance, they can succeed.”
A Different Side of an NBA Champion
Brunson’s 2026 championship and Finals MVP award have placed him at the center of the basketball world. But his work with Team Jamaica Bickle shows another part of his story.
His family’s Jamaican roots, his mother’s involvement with the organization and the support provided through his foundation have created a connection to young athletes from Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.
For those athletes, the help is practical. It can mean a place to stay, a meal, welfare support or the resources needed to compete.
And for Team Jamaica Bickle, Brunson’s involvement represents something larger: an opportunity to help young athletes overcome barriers and keep moving toward their goals.
