Members of the public are being encouraged to support the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Law Enforcement Torch (LET) Run, which takes place on Sunday (July 16) starting at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew. The JCF is using the 5K race to raise $3 million for Special Olympics Jamaica. The team participated in the Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), congratulate Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, after her second-place finish in the Women’s 200-metre event on the final day of the National Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (July 9).

Students of various preparatory schools display their institutions’ banners during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Independent Schools’ Association (JISA) National Preparatory Schools Track and Field Championships, held recently at the National Stadium in Kingston.

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is looking to assume responsibility for the maintenance of the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay, St. James. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during the Love 101 radio segment ‘Good Morning Minister’ on June 14. Ms. Grange noted that the St. James Municipal Corporation, which currently has oversight...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is now ready to implement the Sports Registry. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, said that the facility will be similar to the Entertainment Registry, “It will be a register of sports personnel in Jamaica and will be used in the development of policy and programmes and assist in the calculation of the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is reporting that submissions for the redevelopment of the Independence Park Complex have found favour with the Public Investment Management Committee. She said the Ministry has been directed to proceed to develop detailed designs for the proposed works. “We have also been directed to coordinate the planning of the National...

Students at the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport in St. Catherine are benefiting from scholarships given by Olympian, Brendon Rodney, through his Rodney's Life Beyond Sports Foundation. At the launch of the Foundation, held on May 30 at the residence of the High Commissioner of Canada in St. Andrew, three students, Shantel Munroe, Selvin Stewart and Toni-Ann...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is looking to raise $3 million from the 2023 staging of its Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics Jamaica. The funds will go towards the team’s preparations for the Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, from June 17 to 25, among other activities. While the Torch Run will he held on July 16, which...

Jamaica has secured a seat on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board, which is the organisation’s highest decision-making body. The country was elected at the recent general assembly of the American Sports  Council (CADE) held in Cartagena, Colombia. Jamaica will represent CADE on the WADA Foundation Board, while the United States will represent the Council on the WADA Executive...