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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel

By: Shari-Ann Palmer , February 6, 2015
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is rolling out a number of public education initiatives to inform athletes and support personnel of various changes regarding anti-doping rules. Among these are symposiums,...
Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.

Information Minister Calls for Realignment of Cable and Telecoms Sector

By: Marlon Tingling, February 5, 2015
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), shares with students of the St. Andrew-based American International School of Kingston (AISK), at the launch of the school’s Sport Feva on February 3, on the grounds of the institution.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take Up Non-Traditional Sports

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 5, 2015

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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
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JADCO to Introduce Blood Testing

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introducing blood testing by the end of the 2014/15...
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By: Shari-Ann Palmer, January 31, 2015
General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks, says all is on track for the completion of Phase One of the High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project (HSSIIP).
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Phase One of HSSIIP to Be Completed This Year

General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks, says all is on track for the completion of Phase One of the High School Sport Infrastructure Improvement Project (HSSIIP)....
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By: Shari-Ann Palmer, January 21, 2015
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), looks on as World 100-metre breaststroke Champion, Alia Atkinson (centre), is presented with a plaque by Senior Marketing Manager at GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS), Sandra Forbes (left). Occasion was a welcome home reception, held today (January 9), at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston.
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Atkinson Hailed as True Inspiration

World 100-metre breaststroke Champion, Alia Atkinson, has been hailed as a true inspiration for young people and sport professionals, by Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. “You...
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By: Garfield Angus, January 9, 2015
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), having a light conversation with Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston and Chairman of the Samuel Carter Foundation, Most Rev. Donald Reece (centre), and Acting Principal of Campion College, Lavare Henry, before the start of the inaugural Archbishop Samuel Carter Lecture, held at the St. Andrew school, on January 8. The lecture was held as part of the institution’s Founders’ Week celebrations.
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Sanctions for Unfair Sporting Practices

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is warning that there will be sanctions for school administrators involved in unfair sporting practices, such as match fixing and bribing. “Playing for money...
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By: Athaliah Baker, January 8, 2015