Jamaica’s Sport Minister Olivia Grange is satisfied with the mounting of the statue of legendary sprinter Usain Bolt at Falmouth’s historic Water Square, which was promised since 2019.

While the statue has already been installed, the official unveiling will not take place until the renovation project is fully completed.

Grange said the renovation process was going smoothly, but promised that the statue would only be unveiled once everything was in fine order.

“I want to highlight the fact that we’re not going to have the official open until everything is complete, but at the earliest possible time, we will remove the en-closure so that the people can see the statue.

“That will happen very soon, but until we are satisfied that the landscaping is complete, that the water from the fountain is at its maximum and we are satisfied with the lighting, we will not have the official opening,” Grange maintained.

Grange thanked the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), the Forestry Department and the Tourism Product Development Company Limited for their work on the project.

Falmouth Mayor, Collen Gager said, “We are waiting on plans from the Ministry of Sports Entertainment and Culture to be fine-tuned before [fixing] a date for the official unveiling to take place.”

 The redesigned fountain will feature two storyboards — one of the iconic athlete who is a native of Trelawny, and the other of Water Square.

In his decorated career, Bolt won eight Olympic and 11 world championships gold medals and holds world records in the 100 and 200 metres, as well as the 4x100m relay.