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

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...
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.
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.

HIC Assists Athletes
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
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's Baton Relay, before its final stop in the historical town of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on April 8. The relay, started in Kingston, and made its way across the island. Jamaica is the baton’s 54th stop, en route to 60 other Commonwealth nations, before arriving in Glasgow, Scotland, ahead of the start of the 20th Commonwealth Games on July 23. Others (from left) are: Secretary General of the JOA, Christopher Samuda; JOA Director, Martin Lyn; First Vice President, JOA, Vishwanauta Tolan; torch bearer, Mark Beaumont of the BBC; and Deputy Director of Tourism, Jason Hall.

Queen’s Baton Relay Stops in Second City
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller bowls Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh, with the first ball, following the media launch of the Sabina Park Lighting Project on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and former West Indian Cricketer, Ambassador Courtney Walsh (second right), cheer her on.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller bowls Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh, with the first ball, following the media launch of the Sabina Park Lighting Project on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and former West Indian Cricketer, Ambassador Courtney Walsh (second right), cheer her on.

$302 Million Budgeted for Lights at Sabina Park
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh (second right), hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will see the Indian Government providing US$2.1 million for the installation of flood lights at Sabina Park. The signing took place at Sabina Park on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, witnessed the signing.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh (second right), hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will see the Indian Government providing US$2.1 million for the installation of flood lights at Sabina Park. The signing took place at Sabina Park on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, witnessed the signing.

Lights to be Installed at Sabina Park

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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), assisted by Chairman of the Spanish Town based G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Rosa Joseph (centre), and Principal of the College, Edward Shakes (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the upgraded gymnasium at the college, in St. Catherine, on March 27. The work was done at a cost of $14 million.
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G.C. Foster College Could Become a Sport University

The possibility of transforming the Spanish Town based G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport into a Sport University is being explored, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has said. The institution, the Minister said, would have expanded expertise in competitive and recreational sporting activities, and that within the “next few years G.C. Foster can become the Jamaica...
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Sport Minister Thrilled by Jamaica’s Performance at World Indoor Championships

Minister without Portfolio (Sport) Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has expressed pride at Jamaica’s performance at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Poland, noting that with Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce capturing the World Indoor Title and Jamaica finishing fifth in the medals standing, the nation continues to cement its top ranking in the world of track and field athletics. “Our athletes continue...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), comforts Pauline Dennis, mother of athlete, Cavahn McKenzie, whose body arrived from Trinidad and Tobago today, February 27, at the Norman Manley International Airport. Looking on is Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. The junior athlete, who attended St. Jago High School, died after participating in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association Cross Country Championships in Tobago last week.
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Body of Junior Athlete Cavahn McKenzie Returned Home

The body of Jamaican junior athlete Cavahn McKenzie returned to the island on Thursday, February 27, and was received by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley and members of his family. Also on hand at the Norman Manley International Airport for the arrival of the body were the President...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Sport

Jamaica Bobsleigh Team Made a Valiant Effort Says Prime Minister

Prime Minister and Minister of Sports, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated the Jamaica bobsleigh team on their valiant effort at the Winter Olympics currently underway in Sochi, Russia. “Your contribution to brand Jamaica is invaluable. Your valiant effort at the highest level of competition has captivated the world and brought pride to your fellow Jamaicans,” said the...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (left), with Olympian, and Serge Island’s new Brand Ambassador, Warren Weir, following the announcement ceremony at the National Stadium complex in Kingston, on February 5. During the ceremony, Serge Island Dairies also announced its $20 million investment in the popular inter-primary and inter-prep school track and field championships this year.
Sport

Serge Island Dairies Commended for Investment in Sport

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has commended local manufacturer, Serge Island Dairies, a subsidiary of Seprod, for supporting the development of the island’s sporting sector with an investment of $20 million. The money will be put into this year’s sponsorship of the popular inter-primary and inter-prep school track and field championships. Another key component of the...
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