The Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, officially commissioned the irrigation system at Tarrant High School, launching the commencement of works to be conducted across the island under the High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project (HSSIIP) on Thursday, September 25. The approximately $12.5 million dollar project which is being funded...

The Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon Natalie Neita Headley has congratulated the Jamaica team on its performance at the just concluded 41st World Chess Olympiad, in Tromso, Norway. In congratulating the team on its “best performance ever” in the World Chess Olympiad, Minister Neita Headley said “thank you for making Jamaica stand proud even in Norway.” The Minister said...

More than 70 children, between five and 16 years old, are benefiting from a 12-day cricket summer camp, designed to develop the talent of young cricketers. The programme, which commenced on August 18, is being hosted by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) at its headquarters on Courtney Walsh Drive in Kingston, and will see campers exposed to lessons from former...

The Leila Robinson netball courts at the National Arena have been re-opened following a $23 million refurbishing project. The facility, located at Independence Park Complex, now boasts a state-of-the-art ISO approved red and blue surface, replacing the outdated rubberised surface. The work was undertaken by the state-run Sports Development Foundation (SDF). Speaking at the official re-opening ceremony on Thursday, August...

The Government of Jamaica has signed an agreement with the South African Government for the promotion and strengthening of bilateral relations and cooperation in sport. Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley and South African Minister of Sports, Fikile Mbalula, inked the agreement in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday, July 21, where the 20th Commonwealth Games are underway. It...

Twenty athletes have been selected to participate in the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held from August 16 to 28 in Nanjing, China. The youngsters will be competing in four disciplines: 15 in track and field; two in volleyball; two in swimming, and for the first time at these games, one athlete will compete in fencing. President of...

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says she is satisfied with the progress of work on the Sabina Park Lighting Project, 80 per cent of which has already been completed. “Most, if not all of the equipment to be installed is currently here, and work is progressing steadily,” Mrs. Neita Headley told JIS News after touring the...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has congratulated the Jamaica Women’s Basketball Team on its success at the Caribbean Championships in the US Virgin Islands. The national Women’s Basketball team defeated the Dominican Republic in a hard fought match to capture the Caribbean Championships on the weekend. In offering her congratulations to the team which...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headly, says that work to install flood lights at Sabina Park is progressing steadily and is on scheduled to be completed by the end of July. She was speaking during a brief ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday, July 10, where the Indian Government handed over US$1.33 million for the project, representing...