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Minister with responsibility for Sports, The Honourable Natalie Neita Headley
Minister with responsibility for Sports, The Honourable Natalie Neita Headley

Sports Museum to be Built Near National Stadium

Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a National Sports Museum on lands in the vicinity of the National Stadium. Minister of Sports,  Hon.  Natalie Neita Headley, made the disclosure during a press briefing, held at the Jamaica Olympic...
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), with nine of the 10 Jamaican athletes, who have been selected to participate in the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games, to be held from September 5-11 in the Pacific island of Samoa. They were presented during a press conference, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) in Kingston, on August 18. With the Minister are President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Hon. Michael Fennel (left), and Secretary General, JOA, Christopher Samuda (right).
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), with nine of the 10 Jamaican athletes, who have been selected to participate in the 5th Commonwealth Youth Games, to be held from September 5-11 in the Pacific island of Samoa. They were presented during a press conference, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) in Kingston, on August 18. With the Minister are President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Hon. Michael Fennel (left), and Secretary General, JOA, Christopher Samuda (right).

10 Athletes Off To Commonwealth Youth Games
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addressing a recent parenting workshop, hosted by the Sligoville Police Youth Club, at the James Mountain Community Centre in St. Catherine.
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addressing a recent parenting workshop, hosted by the Sligoville Police Youth Club, at the James Mountain Community Centre in St. Catherine.

Parents Encouraged to Safeguard Children’s Welfare
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, unveil a representation of what the location of the newly-launched public company, National Energy Solutions Limited (NESOL), will look like once completed. The unveiling was done at the launch of the company at the National Indoors Sports Centre, on July 29.
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, unveil a representation of what the location of the newly-launched public company, National Energy Solutions Limited (NESOL), will look like once completed. The unveiling was done at the launch of the company at the National Indoors Sports Centre, on July 29.

National Indoor Sports Centre To Go Solar
Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)
Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

Minister Neita Headley Congratulates Reggae Boyz

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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon Natalie Neita-Headley, and West Indian Cricketer, Chris Gayle (third left), interact with graduates of the Chris Gayle Academy (from left): David Burke, Andrae Bailey, Dellon Sutherland and Kirk Mckenzie. Occasion was a graduation ceremony and fundraising dinner for the Chris Gayle Academy, held on July 8, at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Sport

Sports Minister Hails Work of Chris Gayle Academy

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has heaped praises on the Chris Gayle Academy for its transformative work in using cricket to foster the personal and professional growth of disadvantaged youth. The academy, launched last year, is an initiative by the Chris Gayle Foundation, and targets youngsters between the ages of 16 and 22 years. Twenty-two young...
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Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses the announcement ceremony for the Jamaican team to the XVII Pan American Games, at the offices of the Jamaica Olympic Association, in Kingston, today (July 2). The games will be held from July 10 to July 26 in Toronto, Canada.
Sport

65 Top Athletes for Pan American Games

Sixty-five of Jamaica’s top athletes will be competing in this year’s staging of the XVII Pan American Games, which will be held in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to July 26. The athletes will participate in track and field, badminton, cycling (BMX), golf, shooting, swimming, and taekwondo. Some of the top names in track and field include: Schillonie Calvert, Sherone...
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Life Support Instructor in the United States (US), Delores McGregor, demonstrates the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure to athletic coaches and nurses from five educational institutions, which benefitted from donations of automated external defibrillators (AED) from Team Jamaica Bickle. The presentation of equipment and training session took place yesterday (June 18) at the Hilton Hotel in Montego Bay. The occasion was part of the Diaspora Day of Service, an event of the 6th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Health & WellnessSport

Team Jamaica Bickle Donates Life Saving Defibrillators Kingston

Five institutions in Jamaica now have automated external defibrillators (AED), which are used in resuscitating the heartbeat. The devices, valued at some US$7,500, were provided by Team Jamaica Bickle Inc., a Diaspora organisation, which provides support services for Caribbean athletes, who compete at the annual Penn Relays. The beneficiary institutions are Petersfield High, Westmoreland; Green Island High, Hanover; Vere Technical...
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Principal at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal.
Sport

GC Foster Offers Short Courses for Community Members

The GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport is impacting the lives of residents of nearby communities, through several specially designed short courses. Principal of the St. Catherine-based institution, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal, told JIS News that the classes are the college’s contribution to the development of the area, as part of its Community Inclusion Programme. “Because of where we...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre, front row); Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley (2nd left, front row); and Chairman of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Dr. Warren Blake (3rd left, back row), share a moment with long service awardees, at the SDF’s 20th anniversary awards function held on My 21, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Minister Neita-Headley Hails Long Serving Staff at SDF

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, has commended long serving staff of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) for their contribution to national development. She was delivering the keynote address at the SDF’s 20th anniversary and long service awards luncheon on May 21, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Ten members of staff, who have served the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre, front row); Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley (2nd Left, front row) and Chairman of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Dr. Warren Blake (3rd left, back row), join recipients of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) 20th anniversary Long Service Awards, at a luncheon, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on May 21.
Sport

Calabar High to Get Synthetic Track

Calabar High School, in St. Andrew, will be the first such institution to receive a synthetic track. Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, made the announcement while addressing the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) 20th anniversary and long service awards luncheon, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston, on May...
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Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd left) presents a cheque from the National Housing Trust (NHT) in the amount of $500,000 to the President of Netball Jamaica, Mrs. Marva Bernard. Witnessing the presentation at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, May 1 are from left: Ms. Donnetta Russell, Manager – Customer Care at the NHT; Members of the National Netball Team Ms. Vangelee Williams and Ms. Shantel Slater; President of the International Netball Association, Mrs. Molley Rhone; and National Netball Team member Ms. Adean Thomas.
Sport

NHT Sponsorship to Netball Jamaica Signals Continued Partnership

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley on Friday, (May 1) presented Netball Jamaica with a cheque in the amount of $500,000 signalling the continuation of a partnership between the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Netball Jamaica for the implementation of Community Outreach initiatives. Since 2006, Netball Jamaica has been working in partnership with the NHT to provide...
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