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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 with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, is encouraging parents to be more involved in safeguarding their children’s welfare. This, in order to preserve their growth and development, by preventing them from deviating towards behavioural traits deemed unhealthy....

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

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.

Sports Minister Hails Work of Chris Gayle Academy

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.

65 Top Athletes for Pan American Games

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.

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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...

Principal at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

Group Marketing Manager, Seprod, Roger Thompson (left), hands over a cheque for $12 million to Administrative Director of INSPORTS, Ian Andrews (2nd left), during the press launch of the INSPORTS/Seprod Primary Schools Athletics Championship on April 21, at Alhambra Inn in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Chairman of INSPORTS, Don Anderson (right); and Dedria Wisdom of Seprod.

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INSPORTS Receives $20 Million Injection for Primary Schools Athletics Championship

The Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) has received approximately $20 million from title sponsor, Seprod, for the staging of this year’s Primary Schools Athletics Championship. The 35th staging of the event is slated to take place from April 29 to May 2, at the National Stadium in Kingston. Group Marketing Manager of Seprod, Roger Thompson, handed over a $12 million cheque to...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (left), speaks with Olympian, Sherone Simpson, just before participating in Wednesday’s (March 18) groundbreaking ceremony for the installation of a new $168 million running track at the G.C. Foster College in St. Catherine. Looking on are Board Chairman, G.C. Foster College, Dr. Wesley Hughes; and the school’s deputy Board Chairman, Hon. Dennis Lalor.

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Sports Minister Wants GC Foster to Extend Training to Surrounding Community

Residents living in close proximity to the G.C. Foster College in St. Catherine could benefit from training and other development opportunities provided by the sports training institution. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, said she has been in discussion with Board Chairman, Dr. Wesley Hughes, to see how best the institution could assist members of the surrounding...