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Minister with Responsibility for Sport, the Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)
Minister with Responsibility for Sport, the Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

Contribution to the 2014/2015 Sectoral Debate by the Hon. Natalie Neita Headley

Mr. Speaker, governments exist for a purpose of good and form part of the divine order. it was God himself who established this divine institution of governance for the maintenance of order and for improving the quality of life. Allow...
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), is greeted by Senior Director at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Dr. Paul Robertson, during the official opening of the Association of Sports and Cultural Clubs of Caribbean Port Authorities (ASCCCPA) annual port games, held on Friday, June 6, at the Sunset Beach Resort in Montego Bay.
Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), is greeted by Senior Director at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Dr. Paul Robertson, during the official opening of the Association of Sports and Cultural Clubs of Caribbean Port Authorities (ASCCCPA) annual port games, held on Friday, June 6, at the Sunset Beach Resort in Montego Bay.

Minister Emphasises Importance of Sports and Physical Activities
Executive Director of JADCO, Carey Brown explains the terms of the contract between JADCO and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
Executive Director of JADCO, Carey Brown explains the terms of the contract between JADCO and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.

JADCO to Receive Technical Support from Canadian Anti-Doping Body
Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)
Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

Sports Minister Neita Headley Congratulates Inaugural World Relays Team
Former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall (left), presents Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, with a copy of the syllabus for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Physical Education and Sport, during the official launch of the programme on May 20 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Five new subjects have been added to the syllabus, including Agricultural Science, Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts, Physical Education and Sport, and Tourism.
Former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Kenneth Hall (left), presents Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, with a copy of the syllabus for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Physical Education and Sport, during the official launch of the programme on May 20 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Five new subjects have been added to the syllabus, including Agricultural Science, Entrepreneurship, Performing Arts, Physical Education and Sport, and Tourism.

Five New Subjects Added to CAPE Syllabus

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TEF Gives $8 Million to Upgrade Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and Sports Development Foundation (SDF) have allocated $8 million for upgrading work at the Trelawny multi-purpose stadium. In an interview with JIS News, General Manager of the state-run Independence Park Limited, which has oversight for the western-based stadium, Major Desmon Brown, said the money will be used to install four new pitches; renovate the field...
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Partnerships Needed To Develop Sports – Minister Neita-Headley

Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has cited the need for public/private partnerships to further the development of sports. Mrs. Neita Headley, who was addressing the Ministerial Forum at the Business of Sport International Conference 2014, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday, May 1, said Government cannot do everything and must prioritise. She said...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)
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Pennsylvania University Exploring Scholarship Opportunities for Local High School Students

Representative of the University of Pennsylvania are in the island on a three-day visit to explore opportunities for providing financial aid to high school student athletes. The visit follows last week-end’s historic celebration of Jamaica's 50th year of participation in the Penn Relays. "This is a welcomed and timely outreach effort,” Minister Neita Headley said, adding: “it will allow a...
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International Sport Conference in May

Hundreds of persons are expected to attend the fourth staging of the Business of Sport International Conference on May 1 and 2 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Themed: ‘Transform the Game’, the conference aims to change the perspective of sports as a leisurely past time, to a viable business that will significantly contribute to the national gross domestic...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)
Sport

Stunning CARIFTA Games Performance, Says Neita Headley

Minister without Portfolio (Sport) Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has congratulated the Jamaica team for its “stunning performance” at the just concluded 43rd CARIFTA Games, held in Martinique. In a congratulatory message to the team, Minister Neita Headley said: “The latest record-breaking medal performance by our junior athletes at the CARIFTA Games shows the depth of their talent and commitment to...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), listens while Chief Executive Officer at the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC), Professor Ernest Madu, outlines the commitment of HIC to offer free heart screening to Jamaican athletes, at a press briefing, held on April 15 at the HIC Balmoral Avenue offices in St. Andrew.
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HIC Assists Athletes

Jamaican athletes are benefiting from a $10 million commitment over four years from the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC), in the area of cardiovascular (heart) testing, before they go to track meets. Speaking at a press briefing, held on April 15, at the Balmoral Avenue offices of HIC, in St. Andrew, where the initiative was officially launched, Chief Executive...
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Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Louise Martin (2nd right) holds aloft the curling stone made from granite indigenous to Scotland, before it was presented to Minister of Sports Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (3rd left), and Jamaica Olympic Association, (JOA) officials, at a cocktail reception held at the RIU Palace Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, April 7t. Occasion was the penultimate stop of the Queen
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Queen’s Baton Relay Stops in Second City

The Queen’s Baton Relay made its penultimate stop in Jamaica at a cocktail reception at the RIU Palace Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James on Monday, April 7. Minister of Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, welcomed the four representatives from the Commonwealth Games Federation, and a three-member BBC crew, who accompanied the...
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