Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 19 February 2021 – Earlier today, February 19, 2021, the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, convened a meeting with Mr. Michael Ricketts, President, Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Mr. Christopher Williams and Mr. Donovan White, Chairman and Director respectively of the Professional Football Jamaica…
Kingston, 16 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is saddened and in shock at the killing of athletics coach Nicholas Neufville and 19 year old Raheima Edwards. “Word cannot express how I feel at this moment,” said Minister Grange after learning…
Kingston, 8 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of the Jamaican Olympic legend Leslie ‘Les’ Laing. Les Laing was part of the famous 4x400m relay team that won gold for Jamaica at the 1952 Olympic…
Kingston, 5 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has written to the President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts, demanding the immediate shut-down of the training camp at the Horace Burrell Football Academy. Minister Grange wrote to Mr Ricketts after…
Kingston, 5 February 2021 – The Government of Jamaica has given the go ahead for the resumption of sporting activities on a case by case basis. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says provision for the resumption of sporting activities has been included in…
Kingston, 1 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her Ministry is in the process of establishing a special fund to assist former national sports representatives who have fallen on hard times. Minister Grange has directed the Sports Development Foundation to…
Kingston, 22 January 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed deep sadness at the passing of the Jamaican footballer Luton Shelton. The 35 year old had been ill for some time. “I am really saddened at Luton’s passing. I was hoping…
Kingston, 14 January 2021 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says her Ministry will be moving to finalise the transformation and streamlining of the national sports entities during this calendar year. The national sports entities are the Sports Development Foundation, Independence Park Limited,…
Kingston, 13 January 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that a series of meetings will be held with the country’s sporting associations to determine when the various sports disciplines can resume some of their activities. After a meeting between herself…
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Kingston, 29 November 2020 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Mr Garth Gayle who was elected President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association yesterday (November 28). Mr Gayle, the former Honorary Secretary of the JAAA, succeeds Dr Warren Blake who did…
Kingston, 25 November 2020 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says she’s sad of the news of the passing of the football legend, Diego Maradona. In a statement this afternoon, Minister Grange said: “This is a sad day for world football. Whether you…
Kingston, 20 November 2020 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that resurfacing of the track at the National Stadium is set to start “any time now” while similar work at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay, St James is…
Kingston, 18 November 2020 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has paid a balance of just under US$71,000 which was outstanding on the hospital bill for long distance runner, Kemoy Campbell, who had collapsed while competing at the Millrose Games in New York City in the United…