Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents High Commissioner for the Republic of Nigeria to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Maureen Tamuno, with a copy of the book entitled ‘Usain Bolt Legend’ during a courtesy call at Gordon House on July 20.

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Alana Walker for making history as the first Jamaican to win a medal for Gymnastics at an international competition. Alana placed third in the Junior Pan American Championships which ended in Mexico last weekend. Minister Grange said, “A fantastic feat by Alana, breaking new ground for...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has said that Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s signing with Manchester City Football Club in England is the latest of the major achievements by this Reggae Girl whose rise in the sport has been meteoric. Minister Grange said: “With her move from French football club, Bordeaux, where she was...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government continued to invest in improving the country’s sport infrastructure, even in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “In spite of the pandemic, we were working. We used the opportunity to do things that did not involve large gatherings and to get the infrastructure up to date...

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is now fully compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). “What this means is that Jamaica’s credibility can no longer be questioned when it comes to doping in sports,” said Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. She was making her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated sprinter Briana Williams for, “Your spectacular performances in which you broke your own national Under 20 100m record within two days while establishing a new personal best time of 10.98 seconds. “Briana, you promised you would break your own one-day-old record and you did. Great,” Minister...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that she is deeply saddened that, “we are once again mourning the passing of one of Jamaica's truly great sportsmen.” Minister Grange's comment follows the death of Olympian, Neville Myton, who passed this week, a few days short of the 75th anniversary of his birthday which...