Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 15 August 2026 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that a new government scholarship will be named for the late Jamaican coach, Stephen Francis. The Minister made the announcement on Saturday (today) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the life…
Kingston, 12 August 2026 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange is re-assuring the nation that the new black, green and gold track at the National Stadium is “not only certified, but certified as a Class One facility by World Athletics.” According to Minister…
Kingston, 10 August 2026 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed profound sadness at the passing of George Soutar, the former Chairman of the Sports Development Foundation. Mr Soutar passed away on Monday after an illness. Minister Grange described Mr Soutar “as…
Kingston, 15 July 2026 (JIS) - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has said that a celebration of life for late head coach and founder of the MVP Track Club, Stephen Francis, will be held on August 15 at the National Indoor Sports Centre.…
Kingston, 17 April 26 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Government of Jamaica takes careful note of a decision by World Athletics to decline a request by eleven athletes, including four Jamaicans, to switch allegiance and represent the Republic of Türkiye…
Kingston, 31 March 2026 - An agreement was signed today by Caribbean Premier League Limited, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Culture and Kingsmen JDK LLC to host a Caribbean Premier League Team and stage CPL Games in Jamaica between August 2026 and August 2027. The signing took place…
Kingston, 13 February 2026 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that “the Caribbean Premier League, the CPL, will be back in Jamaica” this summer. Minister Grange said that the Cabinet gave approval for a new Jamaica franchise and for the country…
Kingston, 20 January 2026 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s Bobsleigh teams who have qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Jamaica will have at least three teams at the Milano Cortina Games: a two-man team, a four-man team and…
Kingston, 15 December 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the Jamaican international Khadija Shaw, who’s scored 100 goals for her club Manchester City in the United Kingdom. Shaw scored her hundredth goal for City during Sunday’s 6-1 win over Aston…
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Kingston, 23 September 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed home members of Jamaica’s team that competed at the recent World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Last night (Monday) at Norman Manley International Airport, Minister Grange welcomed home officials and athletes,…
Kingston, 10 September 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement on the passing of Allan Cole. Minister’s Statement “I am truly sad at the passing of Allan Cole, who was Jamaica’s greatest footballer. Skill, as we called him…
Kingston, 2 September 2025 – The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Ministry of Tourism, is advanced in finalising arrangements to reintroduce a Jamaica franchise to the Caribbean Premier League in August 2026 through a public-private partnership. The development comes as the…
Kingston, 18 August 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s athletes on a “weekend of exceptional performances”. Minister Grange said she was “very proud of Jamaica’s athletes at the NACAC (North Central American and Caribbean) Area Championships in the Bahamas…