The committee spearheading the establishment of the national sports museum is looking to complete the project within the next 12 months. The facility is being established by the government to celebrate the achievements of Jamaica’s sportsmen and women. Chairman of the Capacity Building and Infrastructure Committee of the National Sports Council, which is in charge of the project, Don Anderson,...

The Government is moving to strengthen and build the capacity of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), to improve its operations. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, made the announcement on Thursday, October 30, at a press briefing, held at JADCO’s South Odeon Avenue offices, in Kingston, where she provided an update on a two-day visit by a...

Mr. Albert C. Gordon is to assume duties as Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation, OUR, on Friday, November 01, 2013. His appointment follows an extensive search conducted over several months, with the post being advertised both locally and internationally. Thereafter, interviews were conducted and a nomination made by a five-member selection panel, chaired by Dr. the Hon....

National awardee James Walsh is looking to expand the skills training programme at the Brown’s Town Community College in St. Ann, where he has been serving as principal for the past 16 years. Last year, the institution opened a multi-million dollar training facility in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, to prepare students in the areas of construction and welding, and is...

Hundreds of Jamaicans, from all walks of life, travelled to the hills of Claremont, St. Ann on October 24, to pay their final respects to the late former Deputy Prime Minister, Seymour St. Edward “Foggy” Mullings, OJ, CD. Mourners filled the St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, where the official funeral service was held. Tents were erected on the lawns of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has called upon CONCACAF to explore the possibility of implementing a Football Research Project to inspire scholarship about the history, growth and development of the sport and the Confederation. The Prime Minister made the call at CONCACAF's Inaugural Sports Summit on Tuesday (October 22) in the Cayman Islands where she delivered the...

Following the invitation extended to WADA by the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller in August, JADCO wishes to confirm that a three member WADA team is expected in the island next week, October 28-29, 2013. The purpose of the WADA visit is to review the status of JADCO’s operations, including: its drug testing programme, staffing, governance, education...