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The Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan will be rolled out during the 2014/15 financial year. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley says this is being made possible through the support of the Sports Development Foundation, the Tourism Enhancement Fund, and the National Health Fund. “The Jamaica Athletes insurance Plan is designed to assist, in the first instance, approximately...

Young people in North Central St. Catherine now have an opportunity to develop their business skills through a recently launched entrepreneurship grant programme. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, who made the announcement in her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 24, said the North Central Community Youth Entrepreneur and...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley says work on the installation of floodlights at the Sabina Park cricket ground is progressing steadily. The Minister gave the assurance in her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 24. She noted that the Government of Jamaica had signed a bilateral Memorandum of...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, is urging athletes not to rely on supplements, but to focus instead on building a diet based on good nutrition and healthy practices. “Many of our athletes are using supplements as part of their training or competition routines. This practice may stem from the belief that a normal diet is not...

The proposed National Sport Museum is one step closer to being established by the Government. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says a temporary location to house the facility has been identified, following visits to several proposed sites by the project’s technical team. She further informed that a Curator has been identified “to assist with the development...

The Bog Walk to Santa Maria roadway (incorporating Pleasant Hill to Waugh Hill) in North Central St. Catherine is currently undergoing major repairs, at a cost of $470 million. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on, June 24, Minister with responsibility for Sports and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Natalie Neita...

Twenty-four secondary schools are to benefit from the Government’s $250 million two-year High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project (HSSIIP). The initiative, being undertaken in partnership with the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) and Sugar Transformation Project, entails improvements to playfields, running tracks, and multipurpose courts at the earmarked institutions during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 fiscal years. This was announced by Minister...

The rehabilitation and upgrading of the Richard Hall Water Supply system in North Central St. Catherine has been approved, and a request for proposals has been tendered. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Sports and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, while contributing to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...

Mr. Speaker, governments exist for a purpose of good and form part of the divine order. it was God himself who established this divine institution of governance for the maintenance of order and for improving the quality of life. Allow me to quote from the Scripture, Romans 13, which reads “for there is no authority except from God and those...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has informed that 440 cases were investigated by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), last fiscal year. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 18, Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams said the figure comprised 166 cases that were unresolved at the end of...

Jamaica is currently, for the first time, seeking certification for organic production, which will be internationally recognised. This was disclosed by State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, in her 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 18, under the theme: ‘Facilitating the Growth of Industries’. She noted that the organic goods industry...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is reporting an increase in the registration of trade marks by entertainers, record producers and event promoters. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, who made the disclosure while contributing to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 18, said the increase is a result...