
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed the new Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade, noting that he is very knowledgeable for the task.Craig Reedie will become the first WADA president to visit Jamaica, which came under scrutiny following revelations of a complete lack of out-of-competition testing among Usain Bolt and other star athletes in the months before the 2012 London Olympics.Prime Minister Andrew Holness converses with Chief of Defence Staff Lieutenant-General Rocky Meade during the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Armed Forces Parade Day at Up Park Camp, Kingston on July 30.About. To offer objective and evidence-informed advice to Government, respond to developments, and deliver Government objectives while striving to achieve optimal outcomes in the long-term national interest.
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"I genuinely think they have held their hands up and said, 'Yes, we got it wrong, so we're putting in it order.' It will be nice to confirm that that was done."Reedie, who is also a vice president of the International Olympic Committee, was flying to Kingston on Friday at the invitation of Michael Fennell, head of the Jamaican Olympic Association. He will meet Monday with directors of JADCO and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.Reedie said he wants to learn the full extent of Jamaica's drug-testing system."It's highly relevant as we head for the start of a track and field season," he said in a telephone interview.Jamaica's track and field athletes have won 28 medals over the past three Summer Olympics, including 12 in London. Bolt has won six Olympic gold medals and nine world championship golds and will be going for more at this year's World Championships in Beijing and next year's Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.Jamaica has been attempting to repair its image since the former head of its drug-testing agency, Renee Anne Shirley, disclosed in 2013 that there had been a virtual absence of out-of-competition testing for six months before the London Games. Golding Speaks: Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding addresses crowd at installation of Patrick Allen as the nation’s sixth Governor-General On the continued violence in Jamaica, he said the nation has room for conversations in order to resolve our disputes without resorting to the use of violence.Find the perfect Heads Of State Attend G7 Meeting Day Two stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images.
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She currently provides strategic guidance to the force in support of the transformational vision of the chief of defence staff," the OPM stated.Wemyss Gorman is also responsible for the establishment of the Caribbean Military Maritime Training Centre (CMMTC) and the Maritime Air and Cyber Command, which includes the JDF Coast Guard, the JDF Air Wing and Special Forces.Further, she has represented the JDF and Jamaica at "various local and international fora on matters of regional security, blue economy, transnational organised crime, women peace and security", among other defence matters.She is married and is the mother of a 15-year-old son, disclosed OPM in its release on the historic appointment.
