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Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley said that Jamaica should seek to capitalise on the business opportunities presented by the success of the country’s athletes. "Jamaica must not only be exemplary on the field of play but be a leader, a model in the business of sport,” she said, while addressing a sport symposium on July 18 at...

Jamaica has, undoubtedly, evolved into an acknowledged global athletic superpower over the last 50 years, since the nation gained political independence from Britain in 1962. The outstanding and dominant performances of Jamaica's athletes, particularly  on the track, have served to catapult the nation to the dizzying heights of the top echelon of sports, where it continues to hold its own...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said significant strides have been made in the area of sports development in the newly formed East Central St. Catherine constituency for which he is Member of Parliament. Making his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 10), Mr. Brown informed that...

Plans are underway for a National Sports Exhibition, which is expected to be open to the public during the Independence celebrations.  The display, which is to be housed on the second floor of the National Arena, is intended to be a tribute to the performance of Jamaican sportsmen and women in various fields from the mid-19th Century to today. Minister...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to sports development, based on the strong belief that sports can provide a catalyst for national development. She also implored sponsors to continue to support sporting activities, as a signal to athletes that there are people, who believe in them. Minister Neita Headley was addressing on June...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, said the Government remains committed to building and expanding on the untapped resources that reside in the nation’s youth and putting the necessary measures in place to facilitate their development. “It is our belief that in order to ensure that Jamaica is indeed, a place of choice to live, to do business...

Approximately 41 representatives of community groups and sporting organisations in Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, took part in a regional consultation on the National Sports Policy (Green Paper), at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, on June 7. This was the sixth in a series of national consultations on the policy, which was tabled in Parliament, in November 2011.  Through...

The Government will be restoring and rehabilitating 12 sport facilities in sugar dependent areas at a cost of $213.7 million, as part of its rural development strategy. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her presentation in the 2012/13 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5. The Prime Minister pointed out...

A total of 382 teams from communities across the island are competing for $4 million in cash and prizes in the 2012 staging of the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) 20/20 Community Cricket Competition. The tournament began on April 7 with the preliminary rounds, and the teams which compete at the parish and regional levels over five months, with the final...

The re-opening of the rehabilitated Stadium East running track in Kingston, on February 13, was the first major achievement of the Ministry of Sports during the first 100 days since the Government took office on January 5. Repair work was funded by the Sports Development Foundation at a cost of $43 million. The track, which was closed late last year,...

Fourteen sporting facilities within the sugar growing areas island-wide will be upgraded and rehabilitated in an effort to enhance the social lives of the residents in these areas. The over $200 million rehabilitation works, which will be carried out by the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), through funding from the European Union (EU) and the government of Jamaica, are expected to...

Minister with responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon Natalie Neita Headley, is encouraging more local companies to become involved in the upgrading of sports facilities across the island as they could become prime income earners.    “Having the best facilities in place will encourage people from across the world to want to come to...