Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 3 September 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the National Women's Football Team, the Reggae Girls, who've qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Championship after "really impressive victories" in the final round of qualification in Kingston. Jamaica defeated Cuba 6-1…
Kingston, September 7 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport yesterday pledged a scholarship worth 50-thousand dollars for a student at Gaynstead High School as well as promised to have lights and a stand installed at the newly built netball court at the school. Speaking…
Kingston, January 15 - The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport today (Monday) announced former National Football player Ian ‘Pepe’ Goodison and former National Netball player and current coach, Oberon “OB” Pitterson-Nattie as Ambassadors for the INSPORTS National Primary Football and Netball Programmes.
Kingston, 15 July 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says she’s confident that the future of Jamaica’s track and field is in good hands following “the exceptional performances of the national team at the IAAF World Under 20 Championships” which ended today…
Kingston, September 12 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, today signed agreements with Sculptor, Basil Watson to commence work on the statues of Veronica Campbell-Brown and Asafa Powell. The renowned Jamaican sculptor was commissioned to design and create statues of four of Jamaica’s outstanding…
Kingston, August 15 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has encouraged players “to be disciplined and focused” in competition at the upcoming Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation Mini and Pre-Cadet Championship to be held from September 25-31 in the Dominican Republic. “With that approach…
Kingston, July 17 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport said today that she was deeply saddened by the death of Cora Ricketts, Second Vice President of Netball Jamaica. Minister Grange said that, “With Cora’s untimely departure, the netball fraternity in Jamaica has lost a…
The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has described as “successful” the first phase in the implementation of a three-year Technical Agreement on Sport between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China.
Kingston, August 13 – “Another exceptional performance by Jamaican athletes.” That is the comment from the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in congratulating the Jamaica team to the North American Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Senior Championships in Canada. Minister Grange said, “Frederick…
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The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has said the nation should say thanks and rejoice for the return of Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce to the track Minister Grange spoke today at the Unveiling of the Maquette of the Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Statue at a function at…
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), celebrates the signing of a partnership agreement between Real Madrid Football Club and Sandals Resorts International to stage a five-day football clinic for 50 children under the age of 13 and 30 coaches in…
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the late former administrator Pat Anderson as "one of the pioneers who laid the foundation for Jamaica's success in sports." Mr Anderson, who led both the Jamaica Football Federation and the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (now…
Representing the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, newly appointed State Minister in the Ministry, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge (left) welcomed the triumphant Jamaica CARIFTA Games team on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday, April 3. With Minister Terrelonge are: Briana Williams…