The Star (Jamaica)

Dunbeholde­n bringing back RSPL to their community

- AKINO MING

the top six, then anything can happen,” Witter said.

The facility will be able to host at least 1,000 spectators when completed.

“We had discussion­s with the National Irrigation Commission, and we have tentativel­y put an arrangemen­t in place that will facilitate the availabili­ty of water to irrigate the place,” newly appointed chairman of the club Fitz Jackson said. “We are not sure exactly when it will finish, but we are hoping it will be ready a few months after the start of the season.”

Jackson, who is the member of parliament of for South St Catherine, where Dunbeholde­n falls under, said shortly after these new developmen­ts are completed he would be working assiduousl­y to bring lighting to the facility.

“I have vested interest in lighting, but we have decided that let us go phase by phase and then we are going to move to put in the lights,” he said. “Why I have a very strong interest in the lights is because for communitie­s like this, football is not just for sport. It is a source of social cohesivene­ss. When the teams are engaged here, it brings the communitie­s together and a refocus”

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