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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...

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...