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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange at the Melbourne Cricket Club’s Annual Award Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange at the Melbourne Cricket Club’s Annual Award Dinner and Awards Ceremony.

We are Willing to Assist Tallawahs out of the Little we have – Grange

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said the Government of Jamaica is willing to provide funding support to the cricket franchise Jamaica Tallawahs, as it has done in the past. However, Minister Grange...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange and the Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for North East St Ann, the Honourable Shahine Robinson (right) with Peter Gould, owner of Mount Pleasant Academy (left) and students at the Drax Hall Sports Complex in St Ann.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange and the Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for North East St Ann, the Honourable Shahine Robinson (right) with Peter Gould, owner of Mount Pleasant Academy (left) and students at the Drax Hall Sports Complex in St Ann.

Grange Names Drax Hall Development Committee
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Grange mourns Troy Caine
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Plans for Two More Running Tracks in Kingston and Central Jamaica
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown (left), inspect the work being carried out on the Stadium East running track, on January 7. In the background is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown (left), inspect the work being carried out on the Stadium East running track, on January 7. In the background is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Work Begins on Stadium East Track

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) examines a piece of the old turf at Stadium East as work got underway to remove the old track which will be replaced by a new Regupol track. The track is scheduled to be ready for use before the end of February. Explaining to the Minister the process for changing the track is Peter Breuer, Director Export, BSW, Germany (centre), while Major Desmon Brown, General Manger, Independence Park Limited looks on.
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The Replacement of the Stadium East Track Remains on Track – Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has said that she was pleased that the work to install a new track at Stadium East in the Independence Park complex started today (January 7) as previously announced. The Sport Minister spoke from Stadium East where grading work started to remove the old track which will be replaced...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in conversation with Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong, at a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston on January 2.
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Investments by Chinese Companies at US$2 Billion

The economic and trade relationship between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China is very active, with some 15 Chinese companies operating in Jamaica with cumulative investments of US$2 billion. This was disclosed by Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong, during a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Sport

Work to Begin Soon on Stadium East Running Track

Work to replace the Stadium East running track in Kingston is expected to get under way in a few days. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an interview with JIS News during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in downtown Kingston, on December 31. “Come next week, we will begin the work...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), welcomes to Jamaica, Team Manager, Coaches’ Team, China, Jiang Lin (second left) and Interpreter, Wang Shan (second right) before the start of a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on January 2. At left is Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Fan Jianghong.
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Sport Ministry Negotiating Another Agreement with Chinese Counterpart

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is negotiating with its Chinese counterpart to finalise another agreement, which will complement the current three-year technical agreement on sport between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a news conference regarding the sports cooperation programme with China, held at The Jamaica...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, congratulates Reggae Girl, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, on being named Footballer of the Year by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom.
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Minister Grange Hails Bunny Shaw on Footballer of the Year Award

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has extended congratulations to Reggae Girl Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, on being named Footballer of the Year by the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom. Shaw is only the third recipient of the award and joins the ranks of world superstars Italian Fabio Piscane in 2016 and Spain’s Juan...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), as well as Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, (second right right) look on as Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay and Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Councilor Michael Belnavis (second left) presents a plaque symbolising the Key to St. Ann’s Bay, to Captain of the Reggae Girlz, Konya Plummer (centre), during a ceremony held at Sandals Ochi, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on December 18. At right is President of the St. Ann Football Association, Donald Beckford.
Sport

Government Committed to the Development of Sports

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to the development of sports across the island. She pointed to the sports cooperation agreement between Jamaica and China, which will see more than 400 Jamaican athletes travelling to China for training over the next three years. Ms. Grange said this will bolster the development...
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The Mayor of Spanish Town, His Worship Councillor Norman Scott, presents the Key to Spanish Town to the Captain of the Reggae Girlz, Konya Plummer. Looking on is the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange. The presentation was part of the celebrations honouring the qualification of the national team to the FIFA Women
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Reggae Girlz receive Keys to Historic Spanish Town and St. Ann’s Bay on Final Day of Celebrations

The national celebrations in honour of the historic qualification of the Jamaican team to the FIFA Women’s World Cup were a huge success, according to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange. The Minister said, the four-day celebrations, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, had achieved the objectives of introducing the Reggae Girlz to the people...
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