Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 14 October 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has contributed J$6.35M to assist Netball Jamaica to host the Sunshine Series International Netball Tournament between Trinidad and Tobago’s Calypso Girls and Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls taking place between October 14 and 22, 2021.…
Kingston, 16 September 2021 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that Jamaica, the Caribbean and indeed the entire cricket world will agree that over time Michael Holding’s cricket commentary became as penetrating as the fast bowling for which he was famous.…
Kingston, 9 September 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the tragic death of Richard Salm has come as a real shock to her because, “apart from everything else, he was my good friend.” Mr. Salm died in hospital after being involved…
Kingston, 8 September 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said she is grateful that the Costa Rican authorities have issued emergency visas for national senior football representatives Kemar Lawrence and Norman Campbell ahead of the today’s World Cup qualification match. Lawrence and…
Kingston, 3 September 2021 – The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, has hailed Jamaica’s team to the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Minister Terrelonge was on hand at the Norman Manley International Airport on Thursday as 8-time Paralympian,…
Kingston, 6 August 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the government will be celebrating Jamaica’s athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games. “We will be celebrating; we’re going to celebrate each and every one of those athletes” said Minster Grange.…
Kingston, 5 August 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment on winning the Olympic 110 metre hurdles title in Tokyo. Parchment ran his season’s best 13.04 seconds in the final to upset the favourite, Grant Holloway of the…
Kingston, 3 August 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed the historic performance of Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah in the Olympic Games. Thompson-Herah won the women’s 200 metres on Tuesday in Tokyo in 21.53 seconds, a new national record. The Jamaican finished…
We have produced this special publication in tribute to Jamaica’s team to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Each member of the team is featured in the publication that tells the stories of this year’s competitors including three of the outstanding women — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, and Shericka…
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Kingston, 31 July 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has praised Jamaican women sprinters, led by Elaine Thompson-Herah, for sweeping the medals in the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympic games in Japan on Saturday (today). Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah defended her Olympic…
Kingston, 14 July 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that the sport sector will benefit directly from vaccines now in the island and from more which will come in tomorrow. The Sport Minister said: “Six Hundred doses of the Johnson…
Kingston, 24 June 2021 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that, “There cannot be too many accolades for Veronica Campbell Brown who has amassed three Olympic gold medals and three World Championship gold medals together with 21 other gold medals in…
Kingston, 22 June 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Alana Walker for making history as the first Jamaican to win a medal in Gymnastics at an international competition. Alana placed third in the Junior Pan American Championships which ended in…