Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora are being encouraged to submit applications for the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica, for which nominations will close on February 16, 2018. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 7, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, said the...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has described as “successful” the first phase in the implementation of a three-year Technical Agreement on Sport between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China. Miss Grange was speaking at a ceremony at her Ministry today during which she presented Certificates of Appreciation to the Chinese team of coaches...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport has announced the assignment of Mr. Denzil Thorpe as Permanent Secretary with effect from January 5, 2018. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, made the announcement recently. Mr. Thorpe is a career public servant, who served for approximately twenty-two (22) years at the Ministry of Labour...

Pursuant to Clause 38 of the Emergency Powers Regulations, 2018, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal has been Gazetted. The Members of the Tribunal are: Attorney at Law Ian Wilkinson QC, Former President of the Jamaica Bar Association Pastor David Henry, Pastor at the Swallowfield Chapel Justice Loyd Hibbert, Retired Supreme Court Judge The Tribunal will function under the auspices of...

The Virtual Sports Museum, which will trace and showcase Jamaica’s performance in sports, is scheduled to be developed during the 2018/19 fiscal year, which begins on April 1. Creation of the virtual museum is one of the legacy projects for Jamaica’s 55th year of Independence that were announced by the Government last year. Senior Director of Sports Development and Monitoring...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport says the Ministry’s two-day workshop on Textile Conservation and Preservation which opened today at the Knutsford Court Hotel is part of the preparations for the establishment of the National Sport Museum. Minister Grange told the workshop participants drawn from museums in Jamaica and the Edna Manley College of the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the INSPORTS National Primary Football and Netball competitions enhance Jamaica’s feeder programmes for the games at all levels. Addressing the press launch and national play-offs official draw of the competitions on January 15 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Ms. Grange said the initiative is the largest...

A team of Chinese coaches arrived in Jamaica on January 11 for a 30-day training programme with coaches and athletes in seven sporting disciplines. The coaches will provide technical assistance in the areas of swimming, synchronised swimming, badminton, gymnastics, volleyball, football and basketball. They will commence their first session today (January 12) with coaches and representatives of various sporting bodies...

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited has donated outdoor gym equipment valued at US$5,000 to expand the exercise and fitness offerings at Emancipation Park. The items include two decline abdominal machines, two multi-station parallel bars, two pull-up bar stations, two abdominal dips, two squat stations, two elliptical machines and two hip extension machines. Speaking at the official handover ceremony on...