The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed the achievements of the Captain of the English Premier League side Leicester City and Jamaican International Wes Morgan. "Earlier this year, something remarkable happened.  It was supposed to be impossible, yet it happened anyway," said Minister Grange in reference to Morgan leading his club to winning...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed the performance of Elaine Thompson, whom she describes as “an outstanding record-setter” at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday. Thompson set a new Diamond League record of 21.85 seconds to win the 200 metres ahead of Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands and Allyson...

Sport Minister, Honourable Olivia Grange, has encouraged the Sir Henry Morgan Angling Association to work with communities within the fishing industry in order to protect the environment and increase participation in sports fishing. “Develop partnerships with our fisher folk — something I know you’re very good at.  And together you’ll go a very far way in protecting the environment and...

Right on the heels of Jamaica’s impressive showing in the recently concluded Rio Summer Olympics, led by the irrepressible Usain Bolt, another Jamaican team is off to battle the world! Thirteen individuals (of a fifteen-person delegation) comprising players and officials left Jamaica on Monday, August 29 to compete in the 42nd World Chess Olympiad scheduled to be held in Baku,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has extended best wishes to the Jamaica Paralympic team as they prepare to participate in the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games set to commence on September 7. “You are a very small team. But so is our country. Our size has never stopped us astonishing the world. Wi likkle...

Rio de Janeiro, August 20, 2016 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says "it's absolutely fantastic" that Jamaica won silver medals in both the women's and men's 4x400 metres at the Rio Olympics in Brazil this evening. The women's team of Stephenie Ann McPherson, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby, Shericka Jackson and Novlene Williams-Mills ran a...

Rio de Janeiro, August 18, 2016 – "It was simply Jamaica to the world this evening," according to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, following #TeamJamaica's success in both the men's and women's 4x100 metres relays at the Rio Olympics on Friday. The men's team of Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade and Usain...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that “the world’s greatest athlete, Usain Bolt, has delivered again.” The Minister was reacting after Bolt won the 200 metres sprint last evening at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bolt equalled his season’s best time of 19.78 seconds to win the gold medal. Minister...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said she was “honoured to witness Elaine Thompson’s glory” after the Jamaican sprinter won the women’s 200 metres gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last evening.   Thompson became the first woman since 1988 to win both the 100 and 200 metres at the...