Caribbean taking a look at Jamaica mannequin for sports activities growth


Jamaica’s Minister of Tradition, Gender, Leisure and Sport Olivia Grange says the nation will host a delegation from the Trinidad and Tobago authorities who will conduct a research tour of the sports activities program

The Trinidad and Tobago delegation can be led by the Minister of Sports activities Shamfa Cudjoe. As a part of the research tour, they’ll go to various faculties and establishments, together with the Jamaica Anti-Doping Fee, and take part in discussions with Minister Grange and officers within the Ministry of Tradition, Gender, Leisure and Sport.

Grange mentioned: “They need to take a look at establishing a highschool boys’ and ladies’ champs like ours in Jamaica. They need to take a look at our athlete’s insurance coverage plan as a result of they need to set up an insurance coverage plan as effectively. They usually need to take a look at G.C. Foster [College of Physical Education and Sports] to see how we implement such a wonderful sports activities program within the varied disciplines by way of that establishment.”

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Jamaica will even be sharing its experience with a number of different Caribbean international locations subsequent week when it hosts the World Anti-Doping Company World Anti-Doping Company (WADA) Discussion board for Ministers of Sports activities within the Caribbean January 26 to 27 in Kingston.

“Jamaica is sort of a mannequin. We’ve got a mannequin program and WADA desires us to assist in main the cost within the area and to mobilize the ministers of sports activities. What we hope to attain is to provide you with an motion plan for the area in anti-doping, as a result of various the international locations within the area wouldn’t have full-fledged packages; and since we’ve a full program, we can give the technical help that’s required.”

In line with Grange, Jamaica is taken into account a frontrunner within the battle in opposition to doping in sports activities. “We’re pleased with what we’ve been in a position to do within the quick time that we established the [Anti-Doping in Sport] Act and have been administering this system. As a result of we’re so well-known internationally in observe and area particularly, and different sports activities disciplines, we typically are seen as a rustic that needs to be checked out very intently with regards to anti-doping practices. And we’re proud that we’ve been in a position to really display that we help clear sports activities and truly dwell what we preach.”

Delegates from 19 Caribbean international locations — together with greater than a dozen sports activities ministers — are confirmed for the discussion board, which can be attended by the president of the World Anti-Doping Company,



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