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

Grange: Shelly Ann’s Statue to be Unveiled on Sunday

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the statue of Jamaican Olympian Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce will be unveiled on Sunday, 14 October 2018. The unveiling will take place at a special...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), hands over a cheque for $2 million for the staging of the 2018 'Sunshine Series'. From left are member of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, Shanice Beckford; President of Netball Jamaica, Dr. Paula Daley-Morris; and Financial Controller at Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Charmaine Hanson. Occasion was the launch of the international netball test series on October 3 at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston. The Sunshine Series, involving Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, the Calypso Girls of Trinidad and Tobago and reigning Commonwealth Champions, the England Roses, will take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre on October 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15.

Sport Ministry Provides $2 Million for Int’l Netball Series

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaking at the media launch for the second staging of the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament on Monday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Pictured is Executive Director of Jamaica Classic, Jacob Ridenhour. The basketball tournament, which will feature eight colleges from the United States of America (USA), is slated to be held from November 16 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Gov’t Raising Jamaica’s Profile as A Sports Destination

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), prepares to break ground for the construction of an artificial football turf at the Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (September 24). Others taking part (from left) are Development Manager, FIFA Regional Office, Marlon Glean; Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams; and President, Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts.

Redevelopment of the National Stadium

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), breaks ground for the construction of an artificial football turf at the Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (September 25). Others taking part (from left) are Development Manager, FIFA Regional Office, Marlon Glean; Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams; President, Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts; and Contractor, Pablo Vásquez.

Ground Broken for Artificial Football Turf at Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence

Veteran swim coach, John Lopez, will receive the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer on National Heroes Day for his contribution to the welfare of persons with disabilities in relation to paraplegic sports in Jamaica.

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Veteran Swim Coach Gets National Honour for Work with Paraplegic Athletes

Veteran swim coach, John Lopez, who has trained some of Jamaicans greatest Paralympians, is being honoured by the Government of Jamaica for contribution to disability and paraplegic sports. He will be presented with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer on National Heroes Day, October 15. Mr. Lopez, who started competitive swimming from a young age, representing Kingston...

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Winners of Netball in the INSPORTS Community Competition to get the same Prize Money as winners of Football – Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport announced today that the for the first time in the history of the INSPORTS Community Football and Netball Competitions, the winning netball team will get the same prize money of $500,000 as the winning football team. The announcement came as the Sport Minister launched the final round of the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) completes signing major sport cooperation agreement with the General Manager of the state-owned China Sport International Company, Mr Lu Guoguang (left). Under the agreement, more than 400 athletes from Jamaica will receive high level training at specialised centres in China over the next three years.

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Grange signs historic sports cooperation agreement with China

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the sports cooperation agreement which she signed in the Chinese capital today (Friday) as “historic and extremely beneficial”. Minister Grange and the General Manager of China Sport International Company (the state-owned sports cooperation agency) Mr Lu Guoguang officially signed the agreement which will see more than...

State Minister in the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), co-signs the Memorandum of Understanding between the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, and Sprintec Track Club, during a ceremony at the College’s Campus in Angels, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24). Others looking on (from 2nd left) are: College Chairman, David Mais; President, Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association, (JAAA), Dr. Warren Blake; Acting College Principal, Maurice Wilson; Sprintec Chairman, Dr. Paul Auden; and Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President, Christopher Samuda.

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G.C. Foster College and Sprintec Track Club Sign MOU

Representatives of the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport and Sprintec Track Club, which is based at the institution, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising their partnership forged to facilitate training arrangements for world-class athletes. The MoU, which is expected to span approximately five years, will cover accommodation, nutrition, and basic medical assistance for athletes in training...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), gets ready to cut the ribbon to declare the new community-based Dive and Non-Motorised Water-Sport Facility at Alligator Head in Anchovy, Portland, open on, Thursday (July 26). Sharing the moment are (front row, from left): Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; Francesca Santoro; Founder, Alligator Head Foundation, Francesca von Habsburg and Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace. This initiative was implemented with support from the Tourism Enhancement Fund at a cost of approximately $18 million. Some of the new features include a floating dock, new equipment for non-motorised water-craft activities and an improved interpretive visitor centre.

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PHOTOS: Sport Facility in Portland

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Grange Congratulates Exceptional Briana and Team at World U20 Champs

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says she’s confident that the future of Jamaica’s track and field is in good hands following “the exceptional performances of the national team at the IAAF World Under 20 Championships” which ended yesterday in Tampere, Finland. Jamaica finished second on the medals table with four gold, five silver...

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Jamaica and Chile to Share Expertise in Sports

Jamaica and Chile will benefit from shared expertise in sports, under a Declaration of Intent, which will be executed over the next year. The agreement, which was signed on Saturday (July 8), will see local coaches travelling to Chile to conduct sports clinics in track and field, while Chilean coaches will come to Jamaica to conduct training in gymnastics, field...