KINGSTON, Jamaica - International Women's Day recognises and honours women's social, economic, cultural, and political contributions throughout history and in various fields.
In honour of the day, the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) will be staging a trophy race on tomorrow’s 10-race card to commemorate the progress made by its six female stewards, and the secretary in the Stewards’ Department.
At present there six female stewards, Nichola Green, Sharlene Simms-Bailey, Trisha Dixon, Lorna Bagwandeen, Annakay Barrett, and Alicia Lindo. Janet Peart-Morant, the long standing secretary in the Stewards’ Department.
Three of these (Green, Simms-Bailey, and Dixon) are race days stewards, meaning that they work only on race days, while the remaining three are operations stewards employed fulltime by the JRC, with Lindo gaining the position as an internationally accredited steward.
