Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 12 July 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement after the Reggae Girlz qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup Finals for the second time. Minister's Statement "As Minister for Sports it is with great pleasure that…
Kingston, 1 June 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said she is deeply saddened by the passing of outstanding footballer, Dennis ‘Den Den’ Hutchinson, who represented Jamaica after playing for Tivoli Gardens High School, Clarendon College and Boys Town Football Club.…
Kingston, 1 June 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said she regrets the passing of another of the Region’s sportsmen of merit, former West Indies cricket all-rounder, David Holford, who died in his native Barbados on May 30, 2022, at age…
Kingston, 26 May 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced prize money of J$500,000 for the school which emerges National Champion at the first ever Institute of Sports Primary Schools Athletics Championships (Junior Champs) now underway at the National Stadium and…
Kingston, 19 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, announced today that her Ministry is giving support worth Twelve Million Dollars to assist Netball Jamaica to host the Qualifier for the 2023 Netball World Cup. The Minister made the announcement at the…
Kingston, 11 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described as “enormous” the contribution of Chris Armond to the sport of horse racing in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Armond has died at age 67 after a short illness. Minister Grange said:…
Kingston, 4 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has come to the assistance of local football once again, providing Cavalier and Waterhouse football clubs with Two-Million-Dollars ($2M) each towards their participation in the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championships. Cavalier, the Premier League…
Pennsylvania, 29 April 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement from the Penn Relays in the United States. Minister’s Statement I can confirm that one of our young Jamaican athletes — Samantha Pryce who represents Holmwood Technical High…
London, 24 April 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated “exceptional” Elaine Thompson-Herah after the Jamaican sprinter won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award. Minister Grange said winning the Laureus award was “another well-deserved recognition of the best athlete…
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Kingston, 20 April 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has extended “heartiest congratulations to the Jamaica team at the Carifta Swim Meet in Barbados for doing so well.” Four Carifta 15-17 age group records were broken by Jamaica: two individual ones; two…
Kingston, 19 April 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, today launched the National Athletics Junior Championships for Boys and Girls at the primary school level. Minister Grange made the announcement about what she termed the ‘Junior Champs’ at a press launch at…
Kingston, 11 April 2022 (JIS) - The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission will be implementing a paperless solution for the collection of doping control data. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, gave details while providing an update on the work of the Commission during a ceremony…
Kingston, 4 April 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, in welcoming the return of the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys’ and Girls' Championships with spectators, has said Jamaica derives significant economic benefit from what is the premier secondary school athletic championships in the world.…