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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Petal Unveiled at Airport
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (second left), with the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Featherweight Champion, Nicholas
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (second left), with the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Featherweight Champion, Nicholas 'Axeman' Walters, when he arrived at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, on November 19. Others (from left) are: Deputy Director of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Jason Hall; Representative of the JTB, Ms. Rosie Johnson and Councillor in the St. James Parish Council, Mrs. Suzette Brown.

Warm Welcome For New Boxing Champion
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz celebrate victory in the 2014 Caribbean Cup football tournament over Trinidad and Tobago, at the finals of the competition held on Tuesday (Nov.18), at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay.
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz celebrate victory in the 2014 Caribbean Cup football tournament over Trinidad and Tobago, at the finals of the competition held on Tuesday (Nov.18), at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay.

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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...
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Running Track at GC Foster College To Be Reconstructed

The running track at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, in St. Catherine, is to be reconstructed at a cost of US$1.5 million. Making the disclosure at a Jamaica House press briefing on November 26, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the running track at the institution has been declared unfit “and it is imperative...
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JADCO Hosts Workshop for Senior Athletes

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) will host its inaugural Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop in November. The workshop, which will be held on November 22 commencing at 8:30 a.m. at the Liguanea Club in Kingston, is targeting athletes in JADCO’s testing pool and their support personnel. Some of the areas of focus for the event will be the 2015 revised...
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Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (left), and Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), present the 10th prestigious Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence to Laurel Smith, member of the management team of this year’s winner, Olympian, Michael Frater, on whose behalf he collected the award, during Thursday’s (October 16) presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Pickersgill represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
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Olympian Receives 2014 Courtney Walsh Award

Olympian, Michael Frater, is the recipient of this year’s 10th presentation of the prestigious Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence in sports. The 100 metres specialist was chosen from a field of four shortlisted nominees, including: fellow Olympian, 400 metres runner, Novlene Williams-Mills; outstanding National Sunshine Girl Netballer, Romelda Aiken; and Middleweight boxer, Tsetsi “Lights Out” Davis. Mr. Frater was recognised...
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Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), with Laurel Smith, member of the management team of this year’s winner of the 10th prestigious Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence, Olympian, Michael Frater, following the presentation at Thursday’s (October 16) awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Pickersgill, who represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, made the presentation to Mr. Smith, who collected the award, in Mr. Frater’s absence.
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CHASE Invests $4.4 Billion in Sports Development

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund’s approximately $4.4 billion investment in Jamaica’s sports development since its inception in 2003. This input, she said, includes over $532 million channeled into the sector during the last fiscal year. The Prime Minister noted the contribution in her speech delivered by...
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Board member of the St. Catherine-based GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Councillor Patricia Harris, addresses the institution’s 2014 commencement service on October 8.
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Refurbishing of GC Foster College Swimming Pool to Begin 2015/16

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, said that work will commence next fiscal year on the refurbishing of the swimming pool at the GC Foster College in St. Catherine. The aim is to create an Olympic-sized facility to further develop the sport of swimming in Jamaica. Minister Neita Headley, in a message delivered by board member, Patricia...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), is in discussion with President, Jamaica Olympic Association, Michael Fennell (left) and General Secretary, Jamaica Olympic Association, Christopher Samuda, during a forum on safeguarding and protecting children in sport, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston on October 9.
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Government Crafting Policy to Protect Children in Sports

The Government of Jamaica is developing a policy to ensure the protection of children, who participate in sports. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Neita Headley, said development and implementation of a detailed policy on the Safeguarding and Protection of Children in Sport, and adherence to its guidelines by stakeholders within the sporting fraternity, will assist in keeping children safe...
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