The Minister of the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has lauded the efforts of the Reggae Girlz in their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup match on Sunday. The Jamaicans lost 3-0 to the experienced, 2007 runners-up Brazil in Grenoble. Minister Grange who has been to see the team to express appreciation for their efforts in the...

The Government is working to develop a system to effectively measure the contribution of sport to national development. This will be achieved through the design of a results framework and monitoring and evaluation system for the National Sport Policy, and priorities to be pursued in the area of sport under the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan (NDP) and the...

  Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates Delroy Sullivan, who he presented a Certificate of Appreciation for copping one Gold and two Bronze Medals in bocce representing Jamaica at the 2019 Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from March 14 to 21. The presentation was made during a reception at Jamaica House on May 3...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced a “new approach to how the Ministry makes decisions” and how it will "direct investments in sport.” Minister Grange outlined the new approach in a meeting with national sports federations and associations on Wednesday (today). In explaining the reason for the changes, Minister Grange said: "Public...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the former West Indies Cricket Board President, Pat Rousseau, as one of the “greatest administrators” of the game. Minister Grange was reacting to news of Mr Rousseau’s passing. Minister’s Statement follows: “I’ve received the very sad news of the passing of Pat Rousseau, the former President...

  The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange in discussion with Jamaica's High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency Arthur Williams. Mr Williams paid a courtesy call on the Minister at her offices in New Kingston on Wednesday, 10 April 2019.

Approximately $1.36 billion is programmed by the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) for allocation during the 2019/20 fiscal year. The sum, according to the 2019/20 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, is being provided for six key areas, in keeping with the Foundation’s mandate to develop the nation through sports. The lion’s share of $872.6 million is earmarked for...