IN JAMAICA: 17-year-old St Jago High School student athlete Cavahn McKenzie.....Cavahn’s autopsy inconclusive Government considering further tests to determine junior athlete's cause of death......Trinidad Express newspaper that the athlete died "from a massive heart attack".

THE Government of Jamaica is considering further scientific tests to "conclusively" determine the cause of death of 17-year-old St Jago High School student athlete Cavahn McKenzie, who died after competing in the 6K race at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association Cross-Country Championship in Tobago on Saturday.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (in hat);
 minister with responsibility for sports,
 Natalie Neita Headley (with hands clasped)
 and Cavahn McKenzie’s parents
Pauline Dennis (third right), and John McKenzie
 (second right, partly hidden) watch as
Cavahn’s body arrives yesterday 

The Office of the Prime Minister disclosed yesterday that the results of the autopsy done in Trinidad were "inconclusive" immediately after the athlete's body arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport on a Caribbean Airlines flight.

"The results of the autopsy to determine the cause of Cavahn's death are inconclusive. Consequently, further tests are underway in Trinidad and Tobago. The Government of Jamaica, in accordance with procedures, is also considering further scientific review in an attempt to conclusively determine the cause of his death," the OPM said in a release.

Yesterday's disclosure came amidst reports by the Trinidad Express newspaper that the athlete died "from a massive heart attack". The article, published on the Trinidad Express website on February 24, quoted Peter Samuel, public relations officer of the twin-island's National Association of Athletics Administrations, as saying that the autopsy had confirmed the cause of death. more