Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 2 February 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of Jamaica and West Indies cricketer, Easton 'Bull' McMorris. Mr McMorris died yesterday, February 1, at the age of 86. Minister Grange said “Bull McMorris, as he…
Kingston, 18 January 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says Jamaica’s team to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China “demonstrates that nothing is impossible.” “‘We don’t have no snow’ yet here we are competing against the world’s best on ice,” said…
Kingston, 10 November 2021 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says she is “in full support of Jamaica hosting the 2022 Carifta Games as a part of the country’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.” The Games would take place at the National Stadium between April…
Kingston, 1 November 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said today that the Government is now in a position to re-admit spectators — albeit in a limited way — beginning with the World Cup Qualifier between Jamaica and the United States at…
Kingston, 20 October 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s senior men’s Ice Hockey team for winning all six matches played, as an exhibition team, in the LATAM Cup at the Panthers Ice Hockey Den in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last weekend.…
Kingston, 14 October 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has contributed J$6.35M to assist Netball Jamaica to host the Sunshine Series International Netball Tournament between Trinidad and Tobago’s Calypso Girls and Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls taking place between October 14 and 22, 2021.…
Kingston, 16 September 2021 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that Jamaica, the Caribbean and indeed the entire cricket world will agree that over time Michael Holding’s cricket commentary became as penetrating as the fast bowling for which he was famous.…
Kingston, 9 September 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the tragic death of Richard Salm has come as a real shock to her because, “apart from everything else, he was my good friend.” Mr. Salm died in hospital after being involved…
Kingston, 8 September 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said she is grateful that the Costa Rican authorities have issued emergency visas for national senior football representatives Kemar Lawrence and Norman Campbell ahead of the today’s World Cup qualification match. Lawrence and…
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Kingston, 3 September 2021 – The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, has hailed Jamaica’s team to the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Minister Terrelonge was on hand at the Norman Manley International Airport on Thursday as 8-time Paralympian,…
Kingston, 6 August 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the government will be celebrating Jamaica’s athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games. “We will be celebrating; we’re going to celebrate each and every one of those athletes” said Minster Grange.…
Kingston, 5 August 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment on winning the Olympic 110 metre hurdles title in Tokyo. Parchment ran his season’s best 13.04 seconds in the final to upset the favourite, Grant Holloway of the…
Kingston, 3 August 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed the historic performance of Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah in the Olympic Games. Thompson-Herah won the women’s 200 metres on Tuesday in Tokyo in 21.53 seconds, a new national record. The Jamaican finished…