KINGSTON, Jamaica – Friday, October 07, 2016 – The Jamaican Government will salute the Rio Olympic delegation with a three-day programme of celebratory activities designed to honour their achievements and demonstrate national pride in their performances. The events will be held over the Heroes Weekend, October 14-16. In a programme organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Rio athletes will...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will spearhead an Inter-Ministerial Taskforce being established to develop safeguards that protect youngsters participating in sporting activities. The committee will look at, among other things, introducing crucial protocols, guidelines and regulations; training and capacity building; enforcement procedures; and resource mobilisation. This was disclosed by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange, shows Lucy Meyer, Spokesperson for Special Olympics and the U.S Fund for UNICEF historic sites in Jamaica from the book, Jamaica: Heritage in Pictures by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Looking on is her mother Lucy Meyer. Lucy, is visiting Jamaica to help generate visibility and promote programmes that will...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed profound grief at the death of young footballer, Dominic James. The St George’s College student collapsed shortly after the start of his school’s Manning Cup game with Excelsior High at Stadium East yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). Minister Grange said: “Like the rest of the country I am very...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange commended Jamaica’s athletes for their “gutsy” performance at the recently concluded Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Our Paralympians did well in Rio. We had a very small team – just 3 athletes – they made quite the impact at the Games. Each member of the team gave of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says tourism and entertainment will benefit tremendously from the opening of a new Usain Bolt Tracks and Records franchise in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Addressing the official opening of the facility on September 14, Ms. Grange noted that with Usain Bolt’s popularity as one of the world’s greatest athletes, she...

The Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO has secured close to J$10 million to fund development projects in the areas of Culture, Gender, Youth and Science. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Chairman of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Honourable Olivia Grange. Addressing the first meeting of the new Board of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to ensuring that the country’s athletes have access to first-class training facilities and adequate support to facilitate their development. She was addressing a welcome reception for athletes from the Maximising Velocity and Power (MVP) track club, at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed several members of Jamaica’s contingent to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games who arrived at Norman Manley International Airport last night (Tuesday). The returning delegation included: Elaine Thompson (Gold 100m, Gold 200m, Silver 4x100m); Christania Williams (Silver 4x100m); Shericka Jackson (Bronze 400, Silver 4x400m); Stephenie Ann McPherson...