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

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...
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.
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.

Minister Neita-Headley Hails Long Serving Staff at SDF
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.
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.

Calabar High to Get Synthetic Track
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.
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.

NHT Sponsorship to Netball Jamaica Signals Continued Partnership
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.
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.

INSPORTS Receives $20 Million Injection for Primary Schools Athletics Championship

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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...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
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PM and Neita Headley Congratulate Cameron on Second Term as WICB President

Prime Minister the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller and the Minister without Portfolio (Sport) Hon. Natalie Neita Headley have congratulated Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron on his re-election to a second term as President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Cameron served a first term as WICB President after successfully winning his bid for the post in 2013. In joint statement,...
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Minister without portfolio with responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd right), makes a presentation to Damion Provost of France (2nd left), the number one seeded male player at the Jamaica Winter Table Tennis Championships. Occasion was the closing day of the two-day tournament held on March 1, and the Montego Bay Community College’s auditorium in St. James. Sharing the moment are President of the Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA), Godfrey Lothian (left); and General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks.
Sport

Inaugural Winter Table Tennis Championships a Major Success – Neita Headley

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, is hailing as a major success, the inaugural staging of the Jamaica Winter Table Tennis Championships. The two-day event ended on March 1 at the Montego Bay Community College auditorium in St. James. Speaking on the closing day of the tournament, Minister...
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Minister Without Portfolio with responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses the 2014/15 awards presentation of the Westmoreland Football Association, held on March 1 at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in the parish.
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Western Jamaica Ideal Sports Tourism Destination – Minister Neita Headley

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, is challenging members of the sporting fraternity in Western Jamaica to start focusing on positioning the region as a prime destination for sports tourism. She noted that the parishes of Westmoreland, St. James and Hanover are situated in the nation’s tourism belt,...
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Budget 2015/2016Sport

$25 Million for Irrigation System

The Government is to spend $25 million this year on the development of an irrigation system for the Trelawny Stadium field. The money has been set aside in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by Independence Park Limited, through funding from the Consolidated Fund, the project aims to develop and install a sustainable...
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EducationSport

Education Ministry Develops Policy on Transfer

The Ministry of Education has developed a policy framework for the transfer of student athletes between schools. This is aimed at stamping out the unethical practice of some high schools recruiting students primarily for sporting activities, without due consideration for their academic development. The framework was developed in association with the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA). In a statement to...
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