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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...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, says plans to fete the athletes who represented Jamaica at the 2012 Olympics in London will involve the staging of a national event, as well as smaller events in several of the athletes' home communities. Mrs. Neita-Headley made the disclosure to JIS News at the launch of the opening of nominations for...

The Government has identified several investment opportunities arising from its promotional activities during the recent London Olympics that it will be pursuing. Addressing a post-Olympics press briefing on August 8 at Jamaica House,  Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said that over the 10-day period, when the country staged ‘Jamaica House 2012’ in London, a total of...

Salutations: Colleague Ministers, members of the media, ladies and gentlemen…good afternoon. I want to once again commend and congratulate, on behalf of the Ministry and its agencies, all our athletes who represented our country at the recent London Olympics. The performances were exceptional and every one of our athletes made us proud. I am pleased to say they were true...

WASHINGTON DC — Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, has hailed the country’s athletes, noting that their success should serve to inspire the nation towards greater achievements.  He was speaking to the hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of the island, who gathered recently at the Hall of the Americas at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, has suggested that the Government, through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), could seek to diversify the number of sporting disciplines in which the country participates. "We have proven that we can do it. I think it’s going to be a matter of focus and programming. I believe that whatever we involve ourselves...

The curtains came down on August 12 on what was an outstanding Olympic Games for Jamaica, with the country earning a record 12 medals. The medal haul, which comprises four gold, four silver and four bronze, is the most since the country entered its first Games in 1948, also in London.  The impressive performance by the athletes placed the country...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt sprinted into history on Aug. 9 becoming the first man to repeat as Olympic champion in the 100 and 200-metre races. Bolt led a spectacular trifecta for Jamaica in the 200-metre finals, with Yohan Blake finishing second, and Warren Weir, third. With his historic victory, Bolt has catapulted himself into the pantheon of sports legends. The outstanding...

Earlier today, the nation stood with pride at the playing of our National Anthem, and the hoisting of the National Flag of Jamaica for our female athletes, Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce and Veronica Campbell Brown, as they collected their gold and bronze medals respectively for their performances in the 100 metre women’s finals at the London Olympics. Then, a few...

The sun came out in full force Saturday, August 4, in London and so dispelled the clouds and drizzle that had marked the early part of the day. It was a signal that something good was going to happen, coming as it did on the day when Jamaica was poised to be represented in a final event on the Olympic...

LONDON — Alia Atkinson may not have won a medal for her exploits in the Olympic pool on Monday but her gusty performance in placing fourth in the 100 metres women’s breast stroke earned her a lot of respect from the international community here at the London Olympics. It has been an amazing week for Jamaica’s premier swimmer who repeatedly...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller sent out reassuring words to national Olympic swimmer, Alia Atkinson that the government was prepared to consider support so she can continue her racing career at the elite level. Atkinson placed fourth with 1:06:93 in the 100 metre breaststroke in the London Olympics aquatic centre on July 30. She was less than two seconds behind...