Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) intends to ramp up the Public Education Programme in the High Schools, and commence the sensitisation programmes at the Primary School level. She also noted that this would be done for the Programme for Athlete Support Personnel, to include coaches, trainers, teachers, parents and members of...

Eight athletes are set to compete in the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athletic World Championships, slated for July 19 to 28 in Lyon, France. They are multiple gold medallist Alphanso Cunningham, Sylvia Grant, Shane Hudson, David Bascoe, Romadeo Williams, Isaiah Simms, Javon Campbell and team captain Tanto Campbell. The athletes, who depart the island on Monday (July 15), will be...

The Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley has congratulated the national Under 17 Water Polo Team on its performance in the recently concluded Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation (CCCAN) Games, held in Costa Rica. The Jamaican Water Polo Team captured the bronze medal after beating Panama 19-1. “This is a brilliant performance,” Minister...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says the National Stadium in St. Andrew is slated to undergo major renovations over the next three to five years. The Minister, who made the announcement while making her contribution to 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5, said the works will include the modernisation of the...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says the National Council on Sport has been given a mandate to review all proposals in relation to the Trelawny Stadium. She noted that the Council’s findings will be reported to Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who has full portfolio responsibility for Sport. Mrs. Neita Headley made the...

A proposal is to be submitted to Cabinet for the review and approval of a National Athlete Insurance and Retirement Benefits Plan. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, made the announcement on Wednesday, June 5, during her contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. She said that once approval is granted, “we will...

Jamaica continues to forge bi-lateral and mutually beneficial cooperation agreements that will allow the country to export technical sport expertise around the world, to assist in the development of sport and physical education. “These kinds of partnerships have the potential for significant foreign exchange earnings, a significant part of which could be repatriated to Jamaica,” stated Minister without Portfolio in...