Government of Jamaica
Budapest, 25 August 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the “exceptional, record-breaking” Shericka Jackson. Jackson won the women’s 200 metres at the World Championships in Budapest on Friday by setting a championship record of 21.41. Minister Grange said today’s performance…
Kingston, 5 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the ministry will make more than J$6M in direct payments to members of the national team that competed in the recent Netball World Cup in South Africa and their coaches. The Minister…
Kingston, 6 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says that the Government has been considering a bid to host matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024. Minister Grange says the Government sees the benefit in hosting T20 World…
Kingston, 23 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement on plans for the development of cricket in Jamaica. Minister’s Statement “I use this opportunity to update the nation on plans for our cricket and the decision of…
Kingston, 17 October 2023 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, announced today that Twelve-Point Six Million Dollars (J$12.6M) will be given in monthly subventions of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) to each of the 14 clubs in the Jamaica Premier League.…
Kingston, 23 October 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement this evening. Minister’s statement “As Minister, I have been careful not to say or do anything that could be seen as political interference in Jamaica’s football programme. However,…
Kingston, 15 November 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is travelling to the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board Meeting this week in Montreal, Canada. The Foundation Board, WADA’s highest decision-making body, meets once each year to discuss matters related to the agency’s…
Kingston, 20 November 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says a delegation from the Government of South Africa will visit Jamaica this week to conduct a study tour of the island’s sports programme. The delegation is being led by the South African…
Kingston, 22 November 2023 (JIS) - Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Cooperation Agreement to strengthen collaboration in several critical areas of sports. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Honourable…
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Kingston, 29 December 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica will again host the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Forum for Caribbean Ministers of Sport. Minister Grange says that several Ministers have already confirmed their attendance to the Forum — to…
Kingston, 4 January 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said the Ministry did its best to give support to the Jamaica Tallawahs team. In a statement on Thursday (this evening) Minister Grange said her Ministry “sought to provide special support to the…
Kingston, 7 February 2024 (JIS) - The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be providing grant funding of $500,000 to each Member of Parliament to jumpstart holistic efforts to promote physical activities and sport at the grassroot level. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable…
Kingston, 20 March 2024 (JIS) - The Government, through the Sports Development Foundation, has provided a $40-million grant to the Jamaica Chess Federation to build the sport locally. The investment is in support of a project first announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Honourable Nigel…