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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

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Featherweight Champion, Nicholas ‘Axeman’ Walters, was given a warm welcome when he arrived at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, on November 19. Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship, Councillor Glendon Harris and...

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.

Caribbean Cup Football Brings Big Bucks To Mobay

JADCO Issues Warning to Athletes Regarding Chik-V Medications

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.

Olympian Receives 2014 Courtney Walsh Award

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.

CHASE Invests $4.4 Billion in Sports Development

11 years ago Sport

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...

11 years ago Sport

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...

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.

11 years ago Sport

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...

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.

11 years ago Sport

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...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) converses with Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley during the official launch of Jamaica Sport on Wednesday (October 1), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston.

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Government Moves to Maximise Earnings from Sport Tourism

The country’s ability to capitalise on prospects and earnings related to sport tourism has been boosted with the establishment of ‘Jamaica Sport’. A Technical Working Group established by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, and the Ministry of Sport, Jamaica Sport will serve as a public/private entity, which will coordinate and develop sport tourism locally. The initiative will explore the...

11 years ago Sport

Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project Launched at Tarrant High School

The Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, officially commissioned the irrigation system at Tarrant High School, launching the commencement of works to be conducted across the island under the High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project (HSSIIP) on Thursday, September 25. The approximately $12.5 million dollar project which is being funded...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, (JADCO), Carey Brown makes a point at a press briefing held at the press room at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, September 4.

12 years ago Sport

JADCO Updating Rules to Meet Revised World Anti-Doping Code

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is currently updating its rules to meet the requirements of the revised World Anti-Doping Code, which comes into effect on January 1, 2015. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the JADCO, Carey Brown, during a press conference held on Thursday, September 4, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Mr. Brown said the revised...