School to be renamed in honour of track star Veronica Campbell-Brown
Veronica Campbell Brown
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October 19, 2020

School to be renamed in honour of track star Veronica Campbell-Brown

A school in

Trelawny is to be renamed in honour of Jamaican track and field star Veronica

Campbell-Brown.

It is understood that Troy Primary School will be renamed in honour of their most famous alum, who attended the institution before going on to Vere Technical High School.

The renaming

has already been approved by Cabinet and should be carried out in short order.

Veronica

Campbell-Brown has had a medal-laden career on the track, winning almost

everything from the junior level to the senior level. She is also married to

former sprinter Omar Brown with whom she shares a daughter.

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