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The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.
The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.

Jamaican’s Short Story ‘OCOEE’ under Consideration for the Big Screen

Jamaica’s 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson, says his award-winning story, ‘Ocoee’, is under consideration for adaptation into a television series or film. Mr. McPherson made the announcement while speaking yesterday (June 18), on a panel discussing the...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the official handover of a multipurpose court at Christel House in St. Catherine, on June 4.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the official handover of a multipurpose court at Christel House in St. Catherine, on June 4.

SDF Builds Six Multipurpose Courts Islandwide
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (fourth left), lead in the ribbon-cutting at the multipurpose court at the tuition-free Christel House, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, today (June 4). Others pictured (from left) are Executive Principal of the school, Jason Scott; General Manager of the Sport Development Foundation of Jamaica, Alan Beckford;  Custos of Kingston and Chairman of the school, Hon. Steadman Fuller; National Ambassador for Christel House Jamaica, Sally Porteous; and Councillor for the Westchester Division, Renair Benjamin, who represented Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (fourth left), lead in the ribbon-cutting at the multipurpose court at the tuition-free Christel House, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, today (June 4). Others pictured (from left) are Executive Principal of the school, Jason Scott; General Manager of the Sport Development Foundation of Jamaica, Alan Beckford;  Custos of Kingston and Chairman of the school, Hon. Steadman Fuller; National Ambassador for Christel House Jamaica, Sally Porteous; and Councillor for the Westchester Division, Renair Benjamin, who represented Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott.

Christel House Gets Multipurpose Court
President of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association, Tamar McKenzie (left) and Registrar, Independent Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sharon Hunt, share a laugh at the media launch of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association Preparatory School Champs on Friday (May 31), at the Ministry in Kingston.
President of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association, Tamar McKenzie (left) and Registrar, Independent Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sharon Hunt, share a laugh at the media launch of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association Preparatory School Champs on Friday (May 31), at the Ministry in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Media Launch of PREP School Champs
D: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets former cricketer Wavell Hinds, during Saturday’s T20I Cricket Match between West Indies and South Africa at Sabina Park in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
D: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets former cricketer Wavell Hinds, during Saturday’s T20I Cricket Match between West Indies and South Africa at Sabina Park in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

T20I Cricket Match at Sabina Park – Photos Only

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Members from the Yallahs Cricket Team face off against members of the Lyssons Cricket Team in the first parish round-robin match of the SDC national community cricket competition, held at the Springfield Sports Complex, Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on April 14.
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SDC National Community Cricket Competition in Full Swing

Some 136 T/20 and 23 T/10 Masters cricket teams, representing approximately 200 communities across the island, are participating in the 2024 Social Development Commission (SDC) National Community Cricket Competition. The competition, which is in its 17th season, began on March 22 and will run until August 11, with the grand finals for both segments set for Chedwin Park in St....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, with primary-school student athletes at a press conference held today (April 23) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew. She announced increased prize money for schools participating in the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship.
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Increase in Prize Money for National Primary Schools Athletic Championship

The Government has increased the prize money for the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship, with the  winners taking home $600,000, up from $500,000. Making the disclosure at a press conference, held on April 23 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the increase is geared...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (front, centre); is joined by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), in presenting a $2-million grant, provided through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF),  to the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica at the Sport Ministry in New Kingston on March 20. General Manager of the SDF, Alan Beckford, is in the background, at centre. Sports associations will continue to benefit from support through the SDF in 2024/25.
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SDF to Provide Funding for Sports Associations, Infrastructure

During the new financial year, the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) will continue to equip Jamaica with international standard sports infrastructure and provide funding to sports associations. The Foundation plans to allocate funding towards the construction/renovation of eight multipurpose courts and other infrastructure projects in schools and communities, islandwide, including running tracks, football fields, clubhouses, cricket pitches and the provision of...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at the press briefing and launch of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s (JAAA) Jamaica Athletics Invitational held recently at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. Seated is JAAA President, Garth Gayle.
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Sport Ministry Provides $10 Million for Jamaica Athletics Invitational

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has provided $10 million to the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) to assist with the staging of the Jamaica Athletics Invitational. The meet is scheduled to take place at the National Stadium in Kingston on May 11, 2024. Speaking at a recent press briefing and launch of the event at the AC...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), warmly greets members of Jamaica’s victorious CARIFTA Games team on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 2. The team claimed Jamaica’s 38th straight CARIFTA games title, winning a total of 84 medals at the games held in Grenada from March 30 to April 1.
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PHOTOS: Minister Grange Greets Triumphant CARIFTA Team

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), warmly greets members of Jamaica’s victorious CARIFTA Games team on their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 2. The team claimed Jamaica’s 38th straight CARIFTA games title, winning a total of 84 medals at the games held in Grenada from March 30 to...
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