The West Indies Players Association yesterday made good on its promise to assist 12 year old Romall Lawrence, the aspiring cricket analyst, who suffers from cerebral palsy. WIPA Vice-President Wavell Hinds and Director Michael Hall made the short drive from capital city Kingston to Old Harbour in St Catherine, to meet the engaging and articulate youngster. Accompanying the WIPA members were Juliet Cuthbert, double Olympic silver medalist in the 100 and 200m from the 1992 Games in Barcelona, and Carmen Clarke a member of Cuthbert’s “Boot Camp” which she conducts at her Kingston-based gym and fitness center. A news team from Television Jamaica (TVJ), including reporter Nadine McLeod who first aired a story about Romall on that station’s nightly newscast just about 10 days ago, was also in attendance to capture the moment as part of an intended feature on Romall, to be aired sometime in June.
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