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

Plans for Two More Running Tracks in Kingston and Central Jamaica

There are plans for the installation of additional running tracks in Kingston and central Jamaica. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her visit to observe repair work at the Stadium East running...

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

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.

The Replacement of the Stadium East Track Remains on Track – Grange

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.

Investments by Chinese Companies at US$2 Billion

Work to Begin Soon on Stadium East Running Track

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right); and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second row, right), with members of Jamaica’s senior national women’s football team, the ‘Reggae Girlz’. Occasion was a reception the Prime Minister hosted in honour of the Girlz at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 17). The event was held as part of a four-day celebration of the football team’s historic feat of qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals next year. Also pictured (second row, fifth right), is patron and major sponsor of the team, Cedella Marley, while at left is President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts.

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Prime Minister Fetes Reggae Girlz

Jamaica’s senior national women’s football team, the Reggae Girlz, was feted in fine style by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a reception he hosted in the team’s honour at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Monday (December 17). The women, who made history in October this year by qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, entered the...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (fifth left), participates in a ceremony for the presentation of the Key to Spanish Town to the Reggae Girlz by Mayor, Councillor Norman Scott (seventh right). The event was held in the old capital on December 18.

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Minister Grange Hails JFF’s Welfare Fund for Former Players

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded a decision by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to establish a welfare fund to support five former football players who have fallen on hard times. A former netballer will also benefit from the support. “We have to find a way to ensure that those who have contributed to the...

Captain of the National Women’s Football Team, Konya Plummer (left) addresses students of the Women’ s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) during a visit to the facility in Kingston on December 17. Listening (from right) are Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; WCJF Chairperson, Debby-Ann Brown-Salmon; and Executive Director, Dr. Zoe Simpson.

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Reggae Girlz Offer Encouragement to Adolescent Mothers

Members of Jamaica’s national women’s football team, the Reggae Girlz, visited the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) on Monday (December 17), where they interacted with the adolescent mothers at the Trafalgar Road-based facility and offered words of encouragement. The visit was part of a series of activities organised by the Government to celebrate the team’s historic qualification for the...