Kingston, 19 April 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement this evening.

Minister’s Statement

“I have noted the arrests and charges brought by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency as part of a long-running investigation into serious irregularities that took place several years ago at the Institute of Sports.

I await the outcome of the process.

You will recall that on my return to government in 2016, I received a Special Audit of the Institute of Sports by the Auditor General, which showed an organisation that was continually breaking the law, badly managed and in need of urgent transformation.

I understand that the arrests and charges are linked to that period when Insports was considered a rogue agency.

Under our watch, the Institute of Sports is a completely transformed agency with improved internal controls, is well-run and delivering its mandate of developing sports at the grassroots.”

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