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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.

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...

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.

INSPORTS Receives $20 Million Injection for Primary Schools Athletics Championship

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.

Sports Minister Wants GC Foster to Extend Training to Surrounding Community

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM and Neita Headley Congratulate Cameron on Second Term as WICB President

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.

11 years ago 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...

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.

11 years ago Sport

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,...

11 years ago 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...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016ParliamentSport

$35 Million to Continue Work on Flood Lights at Sabina Park

A sum of $35 million has been provided in the 2015/16 Budget for the continued installation of flood lights and other related works at Sabina Park. The project seeks to improve Jamaica’s attraction as a destination for sports tourism and towards the continued development of cricket in Jamaica, in particular at the youth and professional levels. It is being implemented...

11 years ago 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...

Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister,
Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

11 years ago Sport

Gov’t to Provide Assistance to Sports Associations

The Government is to provide financial assistance to sports associations and federations to help offset the cost of using the sporting venues managed by Independence Parks Limited (IPL). This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, during the official ceremony for the recommissioning of the renovated seating facilities at the Leila Robinson Courts at the...

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.

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is rolling out a number of public education initiatives to inform athletes and support personnel of various changes regarding anti-doping rules. Among these are symposiums, workshops, quarterly television features and monthly radio programmes. With revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code, the Anti-Doping in Sport Act, 2014 and the 2015 Anti-Doping Rules, Executive Director of JADCO,...