Raymond Anderson

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Vice President with responsibilities for Security, Operations and Events, Raymond Anderson, departed the island on Monday for a one-day National Security Officer (NSO) workshop in Miami, Florida. The workshop, which is organized jointly by FIFA and CONCACAF, will be held at the West Miami Hotel.

It will cover the new FIFA Safety Regulations which came into force on January 1, 2009. According to FIFA, these new regulations became necessary because FIFA 'the previous guidelines governing this area were not applied strictly enough by some FIFA members and (they) saw the need for a fully regulated, practical and solidly structured approach which has become a must in the field of safety and security management by FIFA members at each football event.'

Anderson, current president of the St. Mary Football Association, has been a JFF Board member since 1987. He has also served as Chairman of the Eastern Confederation, First and Third Vice President of the JFF; was the first chairman of the Women’s Committee, served on Competitions’, Youth and Security Committees. He returns to the island on Wednesday February 10, 2010.