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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has called on the private sector to invest more in the country’s sports development noting that this is an area of critical importance in the national development process. The call came in an address to the Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence function held last night (Oct 18) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.  The award presented...

WASHINGTON - Promoting brand Jamaica to a global audience is a major part of Team Jamaica Bickle's (TJB) mission. This is no more evident than during the annual Penn Relays, when Franklin Field and the entire city of Philadelphia in the United States are awash in a sea of black, green and gold, as the country's best high school athletes...

The House of Representatives has given full support to a motion calling for the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States (US) 50 years ago. The motion, brought to the Chamber by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is in support of a Resolution to be submitted by Cuba...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says the sports industry, if properly exploited can play a major role in moving Jamaica forward. "In an economy facing challenges, the quest for growth, job creation and enhanced opportunities for our people, there is no question that sports present us with unique opportunities for economic spin-offs," she stated. The Minister...

President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison, says that the country's athletes and coaches are facing a "scientific injustice" as they are unable to fully understand the  exhaustive list of banned substances published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). He argued that to understand what is referred to as a "banned substance" is "no mean...

Minister without Portfolio (Sport) in the Office of the Prime Minister, Natalie Neita Headley, has congratulated the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) on the performance of the team at the World Chess Olympiad that was held in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27 to September 10. Among the outstanding performances was that the open team (with male and female players) ended ten...

World and Olympic sprint champion, Usain Bolt, has expressed satisfaction with his performance at the just concluded London Olympic Games. "I went out there and I did my country, myself, my fans, and everybody who was looking forward to me doing great things proud, and I am very happy with myself. I'm very pleased with my performance, I think I...

Scores of Jamaicans turned up at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on September 10, to welcome home another batch of the nation's athletes. The six sportsmen and women returned to the island after successfully competing in the recently concluded London Olympic Games. They were treated to a welcome reception in the airport’s VIP room, accentuated by rousing fanfare,...

Olympic 100-Metres Champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, arrived in the island on September 8 to a warm reception from a large turnout of persons welcoming her home at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. A fanfare, orchestrated by the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), announced the sprinter’s arrival, moving her to intimate that she "felt the love" of all the persons...

A new commercial sports business model is to be developed for Jamaica, under a Sport Entrepreneurship Project being implemented by the University of Technology (UTech). The project, titled ‘Development of Sports Business Value Chains in Jamaica’, which is to commence in September, was formally launched today (August 30) during a ceremony at UTech’s campus in Kingston. It will be carried...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon.  Natalie Neita-Headley, says the possibility of the country hosting a Diamond League event in Jamaica, is being explored. “We have been, prior to the Olympics (in London), looking clearly at how we could stage world class events here, that would bring not only the sporting champions from...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, has committed to boosting the capacity of local sports organisations. This, she said, is in an effort to increase the number of events that Jamaica will participate in at the next Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in 2016. Mrs. Neita Headley was speaking at the launch of the opening of nominations...