Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 29 December 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica will again host the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Forum for Caribbean Ministers of Sport. Minister Grange says that several Ministers have already confirmed their attendance to the Forum — to…
Kingston, 22 November 2023 (JIS) - Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Cooperation Agreement to strengthen collaboration in several critical areas of sports. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Honourable…
Kingston, 20 November 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says a delegation from the Government of South Africa will visit Jamaica this week to conduct a study tour of the island’s sports programme. The delegation is being led by the South African…
Kingston, 15 November 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is travelling to the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board Meeting this week in Montreal, Canada. The Foundation Board, WADA’s highest decision-making body, meets once each year to discuss matters related to the agency’s…
Kingston, 23 October 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement this evening. Minister’s statement “As Minister, I have been careful not to say or do anything that could be seen as political interference in Jamaica’s football programme. However,…
Kingston, 17 October 2023 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, announced today that Twelve-Point Six Million Dollars (J$12.6M) will be given in monthly subventions of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) to each of the 14 clubs in the Jamaica Premier League.…
Kingston, 23 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement on plans for the development of cricket in Jamaica. Minister’s Statement “I use this opportunity to update the nation on plans for our cricket and the decision of…
Kingston, 6 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says that the Government has been considering a bid to host matches in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024. Minister Grange says the Government sees the benefit in hosting T20 World…
Kingston, 5 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the ministry will make more than J$6M in direct payments to members of the national team that competed in the recent Netball World Cup in South Africa and their coaches. The Minister…
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Budapest, 25 August 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the “exceptional, record-breaking” Shericka Jackson. Jackson won the women’s 200 metres at the World Championships in Budapest on Friday by setting a championship record of 21.41. Minister Grange said today’s performance…
Kingston, 2 August 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the national team’s historic qualification to the knockout stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup this morning as the “proudest moment in Jamaica’s football history.” The Reggae Girlz advanced to the…
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has published a magazine in tribute to Jamaica’s team to the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. These are very confident Sunshine Girls as they head into the Netball World Cup and they have every good reason to be.…
Kingston, 26 July 2023 - The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has published a magazine in tribute to Jamaica’s team to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. It scarcely feels like four years have passed since the Reggae Girlz qualified for their first…