The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement on Boys and Girls Champs. Minister Statement follows: “I extend heartiest congratulations to Edwin Allen High School and Jamaica College for winning the 2021 Girls and Boys Championships. ISSA and all participating schools, coaches and athletes must be commended for the successful staging...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport has told the Fifth Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development that the key to rebuild the sports sector after the COVID-19 pandemic is investing in initiatives to mainstream sport and physical activity as part of policy integration across public health, education and economic development. The Minister was specially...

Young people are being encouraged to preserve the Jamaican culture and heritage, especially in these times of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This appeal came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during an address to declare open a virtual National Culture Clubs’ Conference, on Friday (March 26). Representatives from over 130 culture clubs islandwide attended the...

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, has released the following statement at the passing of racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. Minister’s Statement “The King is dead. But long shall his legacy live! I am deeply saddened by the passing of stalwart trainer and 18-time champion racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. My...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that her Ministry is launching a mental health programme within the next few weeks to help the nation’s athletes to cope with the effects of covid-19. “The covid-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted the lives and livelihood of our athletes, coaches, and their support staff; and we...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement at the passing of racehorse trainer, Wayne DaCosta. Minister’s Statement "I join with the family, the racehorse industry, and wider national sports family in mourning the passing of trainer, Wayne DaCosta. We had been praying for his full recovery and I had heard...

The Jamaica Music Museum’s (JaMM) Grounation series will continue on Sunday (February 21) with a rebroadcast of a 2020 lecture titled: ‘Blackhead Chineyman: The Chinese contribution to Jamaican popular music’. Members of the public can tune in at 3:00 p.m. on the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), Jamvision TV, the Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) YouTube channel, and the Jamaica...