Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 12 April 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Ricky Skerritt, Cricket West Indies President, his Vice President, Dr Kishore Shallow, and the rest of the CWI administration on being re-elected unopposed. Minister Grange said, “I wish the President, the…
Kingston, 9 April 2021 - Registration will open on Thursday, April 15, 2021, for the forum which will start the mental health programme being conducted by Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to help the nation’s athletes to cope with the effects of covid-19. The forum with the theme,…
Kingston, 8 April 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced the resumption of the Athletes Assistance Programme, which will provide more than J$45 million in direct financial support to Jamaican athletes who are preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.…
Kingston, 31 March 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has told the Fifth Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development that the key to rebuild the sport sector after the covid-19 pandemic is investing in initiatives to mainstream sport and physical activity…
Kingston, 24 March 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that her Ministry is launching a mental health programme within the next few weeks to help the nation’s athletes to cope with the effects of covid-19. “The covid-19 pandemic has seriously…
Kingston, 24 March 2021 – The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, has released the following statement at the passing of racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. Minister’s Statement “The King is dead. But long shall his legacy live! I am deeply…
Kingston, 24 March 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement at the passing of racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. Minister’s Statement "I join with the family, the racehorse industry, and wider national sports family in mourning the passing of…
Kingston, 22 March 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has provided national women’s cricketer, Rashada Williams, with assistance to continue her university education. Williams, who is reading for a first degree in Physical Education, has been given Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (J$500,000)…
Kingston, 21 March 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement at the passing of Peter Moodie. Minister’s Statement “I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of former race car champion driver and mechanic, Peter Moodie, Snr.…
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Kingston, 19 February 2021 – Earlier today, February 19, 2021, the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, convened a meeting with Mr. Michael Ricketts, President, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Mr. Christopher Williams and Mr. Donovan White, Chairman and Director respectively of the Professional Football Jamaica…
Kingston, 16 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is saddened and in shock at the killing of athletics coach Nicholas Neufville and 19 year old Raheima Edwards. “Word cannot express how I feel at this moment,” said Minister Grange after learning…
Kingston, 8 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of the Jamaican Olympic legend Leslie ‘Les’ Laing. Les Laing was part of the famous 4x400m relay team that won gold for Jamaica at the 1952 Olympic…
Kingston, 5 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has written to the President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts, demanding the immediate shut-down of the training camp at the Horace Burrell Football Academy. Minister Grange wrote to Mr Ricketts after…