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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) listens to a point being made by the Director of Standards and Harmonisation at the World Anti-Doping Agency, Tim Ricketts, during a meeting at her New Kingston office.
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) listens to a point being made by the Director of Standards and Harmonisation at the World Anti-Doping Agency, Tim Ricketts, during a meeting at her New Kingston office.

Grange: WADA pleased with JADCO

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has said that the World Anti-Doping Agency is pleased with the operations of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission. The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission executes the national anti-doping in sports programme....
Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) Chairman, Alexander Williams (2nd right), converses with parent, Maxine Taylor (2nd left), during Thursday’s (April 6) launch of the JADCO/National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica Anti-Doping parents education workshop at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, St. Andrew. Others from left are fellow parent, Tracey-ann Graham Alonso and JADCO Executive Director, Carey Brown.
Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) Chairman, Alexander Williams (2nd right), converses with parent, Maxine Taylor (2nd left), during Thursday’s (April 6) launch of the JADCO/National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica Anti-Doping parents education workshop at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, St. Andrew. Others from left are fellow parent, Tracey-ann Graham Alonso and JADCO Executive Director, Carey Brown.

Parents Urged to Support JADCO’s Public Education Programme
Students of high schools participate in a long-distance race at the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girl’s Championships. (FILE)
Students of high schools participate in a long-distance race at the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girl’s Championships. (FILE)

Keep the Peace During Champs – Police
Students of high schools participate in a long-distance race at the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girl’s Championships. (FILE)
Students of high schools participate in a long-distance race at the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Boys and Girl’s Championships. (FILE)

More than 3,000 Athletes at Boys and Girls’ Champs
General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown, urging persons not to smoke at the National Stadium.
General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown, urging persons not to smoke at the National Stadium.

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Grange Congratulates Jamaica’s Water Polo Teams

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s teams on their performance at the recently concluded CARIFTA Water Polo Championship in Bahamas. The championship ended on April 9. Jamaica’s under-19 boys’ team won gold while the girls took the silver in their category and the under-16 boys’ copped bronze. “I’m very happy with...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is in discussion with track and field legend, Dr. the Hon. Usain Bolt, during the media launch of the JN Racers Grand Prix at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on March 17. The meet, scheduled for June 10, at the National Stadium, will be a farewell to Bolt, who has indicated that he will be retiring from competition after the London World Championship in August.
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Bolt Statue to be Completed for Independence Celebrations

The eight-foot sculpture of track and field legend, Dr. the Hon. Usain Bolt, is on schedule for completion for Jamaica’s 55th Independence celebrations in August. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the media launch of the JN Racers Grand Prix at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on March 17....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the press launch of the JN Racers Grand Prix at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on March 17. The meet, scheduled for June 10 at the National Stadium, will be used to celebrate the achievements of sprint sensation Usain Bolt, who is retiring from competition this year.
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Govt Commits US$200,000 for Racers Grand Prix

The Government, through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), has committed US$200,000 towards the second staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix set for June 10 at the National Stadium. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure at the press launch of the meet on March 17 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston....
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Government Backs Bolt Farewell in Jamaica

Kingston, March 17, 2017 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Ministry is providing financial support to the Racers Grand Prix, which will feature Usain Bolt’s farewell performance on Jamaican soil in June. At the launch of the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston today, Minister Grange announced funding support in the sum...
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State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), looks on as President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCAF), Victor Montagliani (centre), presents the CONCACAF banner to Caribbean Football Director for CONCACAF, Horace Reid. Occasion was the official opening of the CONCACAF regional office at the Courtleigh Corporate Centre in Kingston on March 15.
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CONCACAF Office will Boost Football in Jamaica and Wider Region – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the establishment of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) office in Jamaica will serve to improve the technical capacity of football administrators in the island and the wider region. Ms. Grange, in a statement read by State Minister in the Ministry of National Security,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)
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Grange: Urgent Transformation of Insports in Progress

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has given the following statement on the transformation of the Institute of Sports. Minister’s statement follows: The Special Audit of the Institute of Sports by the Auditor General, which was tabled in Parliament last week, presents the true state of affairs of the entity that we inherited on...
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Grange: Government Making Major Investments in Sport Development

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her Ministry is investing significant sums in building out and improving sports infrastructure across the country. “Since 2016 we have invested over $121 million in sport infrastructure development in schools and communities and we are committed to continue this work,” Minister Grange said. The Minister noted that incorporating...
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