Latest News
PFJL, referees stand-off continues
March 04, 2025
The island's top football competition, the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), was put on hold for a second consecutive day as the impasse between the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) and local referees continued yesterday.
Last night's game between Arnett Gardens and Dunbeholden at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex was, like Sunday's round of matches, postponed.
Chief executive officer of PFJL, Owen Hill, said talks are ongoing and that they are working as hard as possible to get to resolve the dispute before the next set of games tomorrow.
"We are trying to figure out the best solution. So there's nothing so far," he revealed. "We haven't reached a good place yet. It's ongoing discussions.
"Games are scheduled for the fifth and sixth. Yes (hope to resolve things by then). We are working overtime."
Nevertheless, Hill said stakeholders, including broadcasters Sportmax, have been very understanding of the situation.
"Everybody has been affected. They (Sportmax) are a stakeholder. So everybody as a stakeholder really understands what is happening and everybody is affected.
"Nobody is unaffected by this decision that has been made. We are just trying to find the best solution," he insisted.
"We are having emergency meetings and I have been here from (Monday) morning trying to figure out solutions collectively with the team
"So we are still working through it and no final decision has been made but we are sitting at the table."
On Sunday, referees withheld their services over money owed to them, resulting in a postponement of the start of the third round in the JPL.
Both parties were hoping to reach a resolution yesterday, however, those discussions have yet to reach a conclusion.
