Culture and Entertainment Minister, Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, says the Government of Jamaica, through her Ministry, will be recommencing the maintenance programme for all sites belonging to the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) starting with the Seville Great House, to be positioned at the centre of cultural activities in St Ann.
Sport Minister, Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has congratulated Jamaica’s first male diver, Yona Knight-Wisdom, who is set to participate in the upcoming Rio Summer Olympics.
Chairman of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, expresses regret at the passing of the late Rosemarie Vernon, former member of the Commission and extends condolences to the immediate family, friends and colleagues.
Minister of Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, yesterday participated in a signing ceremony to formalise the partnership between the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation and the Shitamachi Bobsleigh Project from Japan who will provide Jamaica with the necessary equipment for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
On the heels of an outstanding performance by the national swim team at the recently concluded 21st Caribbean Islands Swimming Championship in the Bahamas, Sport Minister, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has reassured the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) and its members that they too are covered under the Government’s new Jamaican Athlete Health Insurance Plan (JAIP).
Sport Minister, Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, says the National Under-19 male volleyball team must build on the positives learned from their recent participation in the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Boys Under-19 Championship in Havana, Cuba.
Independent Anti - Doping Disciplinary Panel and the Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal Board Members Named
The Ministry of Sport, led by Minister, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, today convened the first orientation session for the newly appointed board members of the Independent Anti - Doping Disciplinary Panel and the Anti-Doping Appeal Tribunal at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange expressed great satisfaction with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for their role in propelling cricket to regional prominence once again as she underscored the importance of cricket to the region and CPL to the rest of world as an important tourism product at the Foska Oats Jamaica Tallawahs Team Breakfast on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016.
Sport Minister, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has written to the Chairman of Independence Park Limited (IPL), Honourable Mike Fennell, outlining actions to be taken in response to the fire on June 21, 2016 at the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS), which occupies a section of the IPL complex.
Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange has announced that Professor Verene Shepherd and Mrs. Laleta Davis Mattis will co-chair the National Commission on Reparations.