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Sports Bodies Urged to Enrol Athletes in Gov’t Insurance Plan

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is imploring sports associations and federations to enrol eligible athletes in the Government’s Jamaican Athletes’ Insurance Plan. “The Ministry has constantly called for sporting associations to join the plan to...

Now officially opened, the upgraded Administrative Building of the Aquatic Sports
Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). Participating with the Honourable Olivia Grange,
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in the ribbon cutting are: David
Shirley, Deputy Chairman, Independence Park Limited; Martin Lyn, President, Aquatic
Sports Association of Jamaica and Major Desmon Brown, General Manager,
Independence Park Limited (left to right). — Now officially opened, the upgraded Administrative Building of the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). Participating with the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in the ribbon cutting are: David Shirley, Deputy Chairman, Independence Park Limited; Martin Lyn, President, Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica and Major Desmon Brown, General Manager, Independence Park Limited (left to right).

Grange Urges Sports Associations to Insure Eligible Athletes Under the Jamaican Athletes’ Insurance Plan

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, is escorted down the red carpet by Chairman of the David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Memorial Scholarship Committee, Christopher Hunt, as she arrives at the 2017 annual David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Fundraiser, at the National Education Association Atrium, in downtown Washington DC.

Reggae Girlz to be Honoured in Washington DC

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

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

7 years ago CultureEntertainmentGender AffairsSport

Grange mourns Troy Caine

Kingston 11 January 2019 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the passing of the Political Historian and Analyst, Troy Caine. Mr Caine was a member of the Board of Management of the National Library of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, at the...

7 years ago Sport

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 track in Kingston, yesterday (January 7). The upgrading work is scheduled to be completed before the upcoming Gibson McCook Relays,...

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.

7 years ago Sport

Work Begins on Stadium East Track

Work began on January 7 to replace the Stadium East running track in Kingston, following the approval of some $71.5 million by Cabinet to carry out the project. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said work is expected to be completed before the upcoming Gibson McCook Relays. “We are hoping that we will be ready in...

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.

7 years ago Sport

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...

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.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSport

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...

7 years ago 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...

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.

7 years ago Sport

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...