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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, seated); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left, seated); Owner of the Jamaica Kingsmen Caribbean Premier Leage (CPL) T20 Cricket Franchise, Fawad Sarwar (second right, seated); and CPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pete Russell (right, seated), sign documents during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 31) to announce the new franchise. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Tourism Director, Donovan White; Chief Medical Officer for Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the CPL, Dr. Akshai Mansingh; CWI CEO, Chris Dehring; and Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President, Dr. Donovan Bennett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, seated); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left, seated); Owner of the Jamaica Kingsmen Caribbean Premier Leage (CPL) T20 Cricket Franchise, Fawad Sarwar (second right, seated); and CPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pete Russell (right, seated), sign documents during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 31) to announce the new franchise. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Tourism Director, Donovan White; Chief Medical Officer for Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the CPL, Dr. Akshai Mansingh; CWI CEO, Chris Dehring; and Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President, Dr. Donovan Bennett.

CPL Return to Jamaica to Boost Sports Tourism and Economic Activity– Minister Bartlett

By: BRITNEY STEVENS, April 4, 2026
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s re-engagement with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket tournament will bolster sports tourism and stimulate economic activity nationwide. Speaking during a recent press...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), examine certificates of title for lands transferred to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS). The presentation took place during the annual Commemorative Anniversary of the Coral Gardens Atrocity Against Rastafari, held in Albion, St. James, on Good Friday (April 3). Also pictured (from left) are RCGBS member, Lewis Brown (Ras Brown); Chief Executive Officer of the National Land Agency (NLA) and Commissioner of Lands, Cheriese Walcott; and RCGBS member, Pamela Rowe-Williams (Sistha Nanny).

Gov’t Hands Over Land Titles to Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society

By: OKOYE HENRY, April 4, 2026
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Deanroy Bernard (seated left) and Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Regional Office for the Caribbean, Eric Falt (seated right) sign the Declaration of Intent for the Establishment of a Culture and Creative Industries Fund on Thursday (April 2), at the Ministry's New Kingston offices. Observing the moment are Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (standing center); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (standing left) and UNESCO Director General, Khaled El-Enany. 

Declaration of Intent Signed for the Establishment of a Culture and Creative Industries Fund

By: BRITNEY STEVENS, April 3, 2026

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