Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has announced that an enterprise team is being established to explore opportunities for the development and potential privatisation of the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium as part of efforts to position the facility as a hub for sports tourism. She made the disclosure during the Standing Finance Committee of the House of...

Six teams will compete in the Flankers Netball Premier League on Sunday (March 1), beginning at 5:30 p.m. The one-day tournament will be held at the Flankers Netball Court. It will involve a knockout-format, with the top three teams to receive monetary prizes, along with trophies, medals, certificates and sectional awards. The Flankers Netball Premier League is organised by the...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has welcomed the signing of an agreement for the multi-billion dollar refurbishing and expansion of the Montego Bay Sports Complex as a watershed moment for sports and community development in St. James. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the St. James Municipal Corporation and Montego Bay Multi-Sports Development (MBMSD) was signed at the...

The Government is taking steps to ensure that Jamaica secures maximum benefits from the return of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket tournament this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during remarks at the Ministry in Kingston, where the tournament’s return was announced. She advised that Cabinet has approved the...

A gender-based violence mobile application (app) will be launched this year to provide discreet access to emergency help, legal information, and support services for victims. The move is part of initiatives by the Government to eliminate domestic violence, said Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, while delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament for...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on all stakeholders in Jamaica’s sporting sector to move beyond compliance and embrace collective ownership of clean sport. She emphasised that safeguarding the integrity of sport is a shared responsibility, extending across athletes, coaches, federations, parents, and the wider community. Ms. Grange was speaking during the Jamaica Anti-Doping...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the redevelopment of the National Stadium has moved a step closer, following the successful completion of a feasibility study and assessment in the final quarter of 2025. Providing an update on the project during a press conference at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Office in Kingston, on Wednesday...