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: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay (left), and Director General for European and American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, His Excellency Muhammad Anshor (right), exchange a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening cooperation between the countries in sports. Looking on (from second left) are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, and Undersecretary, Bilateral, Regional and Hemispheric Affairs Division in the Ministry, Ambassador Audley Rodriques. The signing took place on Tuesday (September 26) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston.
: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay (left), and Director General for European and American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, His Excellency Muhammad Anshor (right), exchange a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening cooperation between the countries in sports. Looking on (from second left) are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, and Undersecretary, Bilateral, Regional and Hemispheric Affairs Division in the Ministry, Ambassador Audley Rodriques. The signing took place on Tuesday (September 26) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Kingston.

Jamaica and Indonesia to Exchange Expertise in Sports

The Governments of Jamaica and Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in sports. The signing, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Tuesday (September 26), concluded two days...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greets His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Lady Allen (centre), at the Jamaica 55 National Heritage Week Interfaith Service, held on October 8 at the chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona in Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greets His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Lady Allen (centre), at the Jamaica 55 National Heritage Week Interfaith Service, held on October 8 at the chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona in Kingston.

Concert Among Activities to Celebrate Heritage Week 2017

Grange Announces Expanded Culture Passport Programme
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services, Ina Hunter, examine condiments and other baked goods on display that were produced by juvenile offenders at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre. Occasion was a
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services, Ina Hunter, examine condiments and other baked goods on display that were produced by juvenile offenders at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre. Occasion was a 'We Transform' Competition and Exposition at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston, on September 27.

Sport and National Security Ministries Come Together to Upgrade Facilities in Juvenile Institutions
Managing Director of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks (left), hands over sporting gear to a member of the Belvedere community in West Rural St. Andrew, Anna-Ray Hamilton (right), on September 22. Occasion was the official opening of the $4.5-million Belvedere Multipurpose Complex. Others (from second left) are Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Marshall Dunwell, and Member of Parliament for the area, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Managing Director of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks (left), hands over sporting gear to a member of the Belvedere community in West Rural St. Andrew, Anna-Ray Hamilton (right), on September 22. Occasion was the official opening of the $4.5-million Belvedere Multipurpose Complex. Others (from second left) are Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Marshall Dunwell, and Member of Parliament for the area, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Government Upgrades 14 Sporting Facilities

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Grange to Break Ground for Stafanie Taylor Oval

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be the main speaker at the Ground Breaking and Sign Unveiling ceremony for the Stafanie Taylor Oval at Eltham High School in St. Catherine on Wednesday November 1, 2017. The Stafanie Taylor Oval is being built in honour of Eltham High’s most famous alumni and the current Captain...
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A Bill to Absolve Certain National Heroes and Their Supporters from Criminal Liability

Mr. Speaker, Members of this Honourable House, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. M. Speaker, Today must go down in the annals of this Honourable House as a day of historic proportions, the value and substance of which must never be diminished. Today, we the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of our forebears unite around an honourable act – the tabling...
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Unveiling of Bolt statue set for October 13 during Heritage Week

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the unveiling of the statue of the world’s greatest athlete, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, will take place on Friday, 13 October 2017 at the National Stadium. “The unveiling is [set for] 5:30 on Friday (afternoon) …following that will be a reception in honour of our track...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), in discussion with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy; Retired Vice-President, Marketing, Sponsorship and Advertising, Calgary Flames, Jim Bagshaw; and Olympian, Veronica Campbell-Brown, at the opening ceremony for the two-day regional conference on the strategic use of intellectual property in sport at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 19.
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Athletes Urged to Sign Up for Insurance Plan

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is urging the country’s sportsmen and sportswomen to sign up for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP), and take advantage of the associated benefits. She made the appeal during the opening ceremony for the regional conference on the ‘Strategic use of Intellectual Property in Sport’, at the Jamaica Conference Centre...
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Jamaica Hosts Regional Conference on Intellectual Property in Sports

Jamaica will host a two-day regional conference on the ‘Strategic Use of Intellectual Property in Sports’, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown, Kingston, beginning on September 19. The conference, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is being held in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). Minister...
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Immediate Past President, Jamaica Olympic Association, Michael Fennel (left), has the attention of (from second left) Sport Physician, Prime Human Performance Institute, Durban, South Africa, Dr. Kevin Subban; Senior Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood; Dean, Faculty of Sport at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Dr. Akshai Mansingh; and Director, Jamaica Olympic Association, Robert Scott. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the sports medicine conference at the Visitors’ Lodge located on the grounds of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on September 8.
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Ministry of Sport Commissions Study to Protect Children

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has commissioned a study accessing and documenting the practices in place for safeguarding and protecting children in sport. The study is aimed at streamlining and developing robust policies and programmes. This was outlined by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, in a message read by Senior Director in the Ministry, Florette Blackwood, during...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), enjoys the company of a young aspiring cricketer during the Jamaica Tallawahs team breakfast held at Melbourne Cricket Club in Kingston on August 24. Also sharing the moment (from left) are: Melbourne Club President, Mark Neita; and Jamaica Tallawahs team captain and Sri Lanka cricket legend, Kumar Sangakara.
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Minister Grange Proposes Caribbean Women’s T20 Cricket League

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has proposed the creation of a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament for women in the region, similar to the format played by their male counterparts in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). She said the region’s women cricketers would benefit significantly from the exposure and experience to be gained against the background...
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