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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

JADCO to Introduce Blood Testing

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introducing blood testing by the end of the 2014/15 fiscal year. He made the announcement at a Jamaica Information...

Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), makes a point to Chairman, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, Hon. R. Danny Williams (left), at the Jamaica Anti Doping Commission’s symposium, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on January 29. At right is General Secretary for the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control, Leroy Brown.

Government Strengthening Structures to Protect Athletes

General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks, says all is on track for the completion of Phase One of the High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project (HSSIIP).

Phase One of HSSIIP to Be Completed This Year

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd right), is in discussion with (from left), Project Officer at the Sport Development Foundation (SDF), Donald McNaughton; Principal of Holmwood Technical High School, Paul Bailey; General Manager of the SDF, Denzil Wilks; and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Audley Shaw. Occasion was a tour of Holmwood Technical on Friday (January 16), where the Government will be spending $10 million to develop a sports field.

$10M Sports Project for Holmwood Technical High School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller presents a gift to World 100-metre breaststroke Champion, Alia Atkinson at a reception held at Vale Royal on Wednesday, January 14.

Prime Minister Hails Alia Atkinson and Nicholas Walters as Outstanding Jamaicans

11 years ago Sport

Electrical Work to Be Undertaken at National Aquatic Centre

Electrical work is to be undertaken on the swimming pool at the National Aquatic Centre in Kingston later this year. The work is expected to cost an estimated $45 million and will include rewiring of the pool. Speaking with JIS News, General Manager at the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks, said the electrical project will be done to sustain...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), looks on as World 100-metre breaststroke Champion, Alia Atkinson (centre), is presented with a plaque by Senior Marketing Manager at GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS), Sandra Forbes (left). Occasion was a welcome home reception, held today (January 9), at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston.

11 years ago Sport

Atkinson Hailed as True Inspiration

World 100-metre breaststroke Champion, Alia Atkinson, has been hailed as a true inspiration for young people and sport professionals, by Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. “You have inspired our young people to achieve greatness, not only in swimming, but in every sphere of life. Your great humility, your determination and fight are all the hallmarks of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), having a light conversation with Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston and Chairman of the Samuel Carter Foundation, Most Rev. Donald Reece (centre), and Acting Principal of Campion College, Lavare Henry, before the start of the inaugural Archbishop Samuel Carter Lecture, held at the St. Andrew school, on January 8. The lecture was held as part of the institution’s Founders’ Week celebrations.

11 years ago EducationSport

Sanctions for Unfair Sporting Practices

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is warning that there will be sanctions for school administrators involved in unfair sporting practices, such as match fixing and bribing. “Playing for money is not for school boys. Fixing matches, throwing games, bribing or buying aspirant athletes, even from the primary school, to boost your team (is not for the school system),” he...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd left), shares in a presentation being made by Sponsorship and Public Relations Manager at Supreme Ventures, Carlene Edwards (left), to President of Netball Jamaica, Marva Bernard (2nd right). Occasion was a function held at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on January 7, where the Sunshine Girls squad for the upcoming Supreme Ventures series with England, was named. Team captain, Nicole Aiken-Pinnock (centre); and President of the International Netball Federation, Molly Rhone, also shared in the moment.

11 years ago Sport

Sports Minister Pledges Full Support For National Netball Team

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has pledged the Government’s full support for the national netball team, as it prepares to face England in a three-match series, which begins later this week. She said the Sunshine Girls will be formidable against their British counterparts and expressed confidence that they will do well. The Minister was delivering the...

Executive Director of JADCO, Carey Brown, tells JIS News that the Commission is currently working on its new anti-doping rules in time for the revised WADA, Code which takes effect on January 1, 2015.

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

JADCO Ready for Revised WADA Code

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has signalled its readiness for the revised World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code and International Standards that takes effect on January 1, 2015. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director for JADCO, Carey Brown, said that the agency is currently preparing its new anti-doping rules for completion before the end of the year. “We are currently working...

11 years ago Sport

GC Foster to Acquire Sligoville Sports Complex Early Next Year

Principal at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Dr. Joyce Graham-Royal, says the institution’s acquisition of the Sligoville Sports Complex early next year will further position it as the region’s premier sporting college. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Graham-Royal, who was installed as head of the college in August, said the facility will provide the...

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (third right), admires a cauldron petal from the 2012 London Paralympic Games, which was unveiled during a ceremony at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on November 28. The petal, which was one of 164 comprising the cauldron, was presented to the country as a souvenir after it was dismantled following the Games. Also viewing the petal (from right) are: President, Jamaica Paralympic Association, Christopher Samuda; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency, David Fitten; and Paralympian, Tanto Campbell.

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Petal Unveiled at Airport

One of the 164 petals which comprised the cauldron, which was lit during the 2012 London Paralympic Games, was unveiled during a ceremony at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on November 28. The petal was presented to the country as a souvenir after the cauldron was dismantled following the Games. Each copper petal sympolised the 164 competing nations....