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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses a ceremony on January 9 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, to announce GraceKennedy Money Services’ (GKMS) sponsorship of Olympian and national swimming champion, Alia Atkinson. Listening (from left) are Miss Atkinson; and Chief Executive Officer at GKMS, Michelle Allen.
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses a ceremony on January 9 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, to announce GraceKennedy Money Services’ (GKMS) sponsorship of Olympian and national swimming champion, Alia Atkinson. Listening (from left) are Miss Atkinson; and Chief Executive Officer at GKMS, Michelle Allen.

Sport Minister Welcomes GKMS Sponsorship of Alia Atkinson

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has welcomed GraceKennedy Money Services’ (GKMS) sponsorship of Olympian and national swimming champion, Alia Atkinson. Such tangible support from the private sector, she said, is in keeping with the Government’s national...
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), has the attention of Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right); Co-organizer of the ‘Joie De Vie’ Wellness Festival, Dr. Ijah Thompson; and Marketing Manager, Jamaica Beverages, Terry Ann Burrell, during the launch of the wellness festival on Friday (January 6), at the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Overtime Lounge in Kingston.
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), has the attention of Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right); Co-organizer of the ‘Joie De Vie’ Wellness Festival, Dr. Ijah Thompson; and Marketing Manager, Jamaica Beverages, Terry Ann Burrell, during the launch of the wellness festival on Friday (January 6), at the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Overtime Lounge in Kingston.

Sports Minister Issues Warning on Supplements
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)

New JADCO Board to be Appointed
Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on Wednesday, October 30. Flanking the Minster are JADCO’s chairman, Dr. Herb Elliot (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.
Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on Wednesday, October 30. Flanking the Minster are JADCO’s chairman, Dr. Herb Elliot (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

Minister Neita Headley Meets With WADA
Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on October 30.
Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on October 30.

Minister Neita Headley Says Jamaican Athletes Are Among the Most Tested Worldwide

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Minister Neita Headley Congratulates Jamaican Bobsledders

The Minister with Responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, M.P., has congratulated the Jamaica bobsled team on qualifying for the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia next month. “This is great news and another proud moment for our country and I am pleased to extend my heartfelt congratulations to...
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CHASE Provides $7.2 Million to Boost Anti-Doping Efforts

The Government is taking steps to strengthen the country’s anti-doping efforts, which will be boosted by grant funding of approximately $7.2 million from the CHASE Fund. The funds will be used to develop nutritional and educational materials, a new website, as well as for additional doping control testing, for the purpose of ‘Preserving the Spirit of Sport’. Minister with responsibility...
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Jamaica Ratifies Revisions to World Anti-Doping Agency Code

Jamaica is supporting proposed revisions to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code, slated to become effective in January 2015. The new anti-doping rules aim to strengthen the capacity of WADA and various anti-doping organizations globally to preserve integrity in sport and protect athletes not resorting to using illicit substances, such stimulants and masking agents, in or out of competition. Minister...
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Gov’t Launches $250m High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project

The Government has signed an agreement that will see $250 Million being pumped into the infrastructural development of 23 high school and community based sporting facilities across the island. The High School Sports Infrastructure Improvement Programme is being facilitated through the collaboration of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Ministries of Education, Agriculture and Local Government. The project...
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Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley (right), in discussion with First Vice-president of the Jamaica Olympic Association, Don Anderson. (FILE)
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National Sports Museum to be Completed in One Year

The committee spearheading the establishment of the national sports museum is looking to complete the project within the next 12 months. The facility is being established by the government to celebrate the achievements of Jamaica’s sportsmen and women. Chairman of the Capacity Building and Infrastructure Committee of the National Sports Council, which is in charge of the project, Don Anderson,...
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Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), speaks to the press on the visit of a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during a briefing at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) conference room in St. Andrew, on Wednesday, October 30. Flanking the Minster are JADCO’s chairman, Dr. Herb Elliot (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.
Office of the Prime MinisterSport

Government Moves to Strengthen JADCO

The Government is moving to strengthen and build the capacity of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), to improve its operations. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, made the announcement on Thursday, October 30, at a press briefing, held at JADCO’s South Odeon Avenue offices, in Kingston, where she provided an update on a two-day visit by a...
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