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Kingston, 8 November 2018 - “He was undoubtedly among the best football coaches to have emerged from Jamaica but he was more than that to football in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Florida in the United States.” The words of the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and…
Kingston, 1 November 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement on the passing of the former Jamaican boxer, Bunny Grant. Minister’s Statement: “I have just received news of the passing of Bunny Grant, the Jamaican boxing pioneer. Long…
Kingston, 29 October 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the Sunshine Girls who went down by one point to New Zealand in the Fast5 Netball World Series gold medal match in Melbourne, Australia on the weekend. New Zealand managed to…
Kingston, 23 October 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the way is now clear for the replacement of the Stadium East running track to begin. Minister Grange has announced that "Cabinet has approved a contract for J$71.5 million to the German…
Kingston, October 23 – Keeping true to a commitment she gave on October 12, the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has presented Jamaican footballer, Luton Shelton with a cheque for J$5million from the Sports Development Foundation towards his medical care. Shelton was diagnosed with…
Kingston, October 22 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her Ministry is “breathing new life into the government’s grass roots sports development programme.” The Minister’s comments were made following the finals of the INSPORTS All-Island Community Football and Netball Competitions at Independence…
The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has said that Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce stands tall among those Jamaicans who by sheer talent, unbridled energy, tenacity and persistence have indeed brought glory to our country and astonished the world. Minister Grange, who was speaking at the…
Kingston, 17 October 2018 –The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has hailed the “historic achievement” of Jamaica’s team which qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup this evening after defeating Panama on penalty kicks in Texas. Minister noted that “the Reggae Girls have become…
Kingston- October 16 - The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has said, “It is nothing short of an excellent performance when the Sunshine Girls can make it a clean sweep in back-to-back netball series.” Minister Grange’s comment came as she congratulated the Sunshine Girls for…
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Paris, 12 October 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has committed J$5million towards the medical care of Jamaican footballer Luton Shelton. Minister Statement follows: "I've been made aware of Luton's illness through social media (no one has been directly in touch with…
Paris, 6 October 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica's Alia Atkinson who set a world record in the women's 50m Breaststroke at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Hungary today (Saturday). Atkinson sped to victory in 28.56 seconds to…
Kingston, October 3 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, through the Sport Development Foundation has contributed Two Million Dollars to Netball Jamaica towards the staging of the Sunshine Series which begins at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Sunday, October 7. Minister Grange made the cheque presentation…
Kingston, September 25 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, says the Government is taking the business of providing proper infrastructure for sports development very seriously. The Minister was speaking at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the installation of an artificial turf at the football field…