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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.
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 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...
Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.
Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.

Information Minister Calls for Realignment of Cable and Telecoms Sector
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), shares with students of the St. Andrew-based American International School of Kingston (AISK), at the launch of the school’s Sport Feva on February 3, on the grounds of the institution.
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), shares with students of the St. Andrew-based American International School of Kingston (AISK), at the launch of the school’s Sport Feva on February 3, on the grounds of the institution.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take Up Non-Traditional Sports
Executive Director of Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown (left) and Manager of Anti-Doping Initiatives, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Kerine Henrie (right), respond to a question at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown (left) and Manager of Anti-Doping Initiatives, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Kerine Henrie (right), respond to a question at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JADCO Head Says Partnership is Vital to Anti-Doping Programme
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.
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.

Students to Learn About Anti-Doping Via Curriculum

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New Stands Installed At Leila Robinson Courts

The stands at the Leila Robinson Netball Courts at the National Arena have been expanded and improved to provide more comfortable seating for spectators. The work, undertaken by the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) at a cost of $13 million, forms part of a $36 million project to upgrade the overall facility, located at Independence Park Complex. Last year, a state-of-the-art...
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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.
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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 Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ today (January 30) at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “We are targeting before the end...
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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.
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Government Strengthening Structures to Protect Athletes

The Government has embarked on the development and strengthening of appropriate structures and framework that will protect athletes and provide a level playing field in the world of competition. This was noted by Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) symposium, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on January 29. The symposium...
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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).
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Phase One of HSSIIP to Be Completed This Year

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). The project was implemented to upgrade and improve sport infrastructure in various high schools across the country. Approximately $10 million has been allocated to assist each school. During an interview...
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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.
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$10M Sports Project for Holmwood Technical High School

The Government is to undertake development of an additional sports field at Holmwood Technical High School, in Christiana, Manchester, at a cost of $10 million. Minister with Responsibility for Sport. Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, who made the announcement during a visit to the institution on January 16, said the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) will fund the facility’s development, to be...
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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...
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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.
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Prime Minister Hails Alia Atkinson and Nicholas Walters as Outstanding Jamaicans

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has hailed Alia Atkinson, Olympian Swimmer and Nicholas ‘The Axeman’ Walters, WBA Featherweight World Champion, as outstanding Jamaicans who have brought great esteem to the country. At a cocktail reception held at Vale Royal on Wednesday, January 14 where Atkinson and Walters were guests of honour, Prime Minister Simpson Miller stated that...
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