The Government of the Republic of India has handed over 90 sets of cricket kits, valued at approximately US$50,000, to the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) towards the sustained development of the sport locally. Included in the kits are cricket bats, batting pads, gloves, cricket balls, helmets, guards (abdominal, thigh, arm and leg), cricket bats, grip, grip cone, kit bags, stumps...

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 be held from January 16-17, 2024 — and at which the WADA President, Witold Bańka...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares in conversation with Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Republic of South Africa, Hon. Nocawe Mafu. A delegation from South Africa called on the Minister at her National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on November  22.

Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa have signed a Cooperation Agreement to strengthen collaboration in several critical areas of sports. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Hon. Nocawe Noncedo Mafu, signed the agreement during a ceremony at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston on Tuesday...

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is seeking the input of citizens on the advertising and marketing guidelines being proposed for gambling and gambling related products in Jamaica. A public consultation is being undertaken via electronic survey and an in-person session is scheduled for Monday (Nov. 20) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston, where various stakeholder...

The Jamaican Consulate in Atlanta has partnered with the Atlanta Hawks to assist students in Jamaica and Atlanta. Proceeds from the basketball game, Atlanta Hawks versus the Miami Heat, which will be held at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on November 11, 2023, will benefit tertiary and final-year high-school students who are pursuing studies in the science, technology, engineering,...

The Government is eliminating the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on the importation of horses to provide better quality breeding stock and stimulate growth in the horse racing industry. The House of Representatives, on Wednesday (November 1), approved the General Consumption Tax (Amendment of Schedules) (No. 2) Order, 2023 to allow for the measure. Minister of Finance and the Public Service,...

Administrator of the Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan, Michelle Napier (left), addresses students attending the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission(JADCO) health and wellness fair held on Friday (September 22), at the agency’s offices on Ballater Avenue in St. Andrew. The fair was part of activities to observe JADCO’s 15th anniversary this year, under the theme ‘Protecting Brand Jamaica Through Clean Sport’.

National Netball Player Latanya Wilson has received the documents to a new home from the Government of Jamaica. The Sunshine Girl, along with her family, lost their dwelling in a fire, which occurred at premises on Rum Lane in downtown Kingston on August 24. Several other families were left homeless by the blaze. Miss Wilson was a key member of...