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

Grange: Bolt’s Record will Stand a Long Time!

“Magnificent, record-breaking Bolt does it again!” was the reaction of the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, after watching Usain Bolt win the 100 metres at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Sunday evening....

Senior Director in the Sport Division at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood (right), examines a health card following her address to members of the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica at a forum on the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP), held at the St. Andrew High School for Girls on August 10. Sharing in the moment (from left) are representatives from Guardian Group (Medicus Health), Aldith Grant and Employee Benefit Manager, Allied Insurance Brokers, Garfield Grant.

Full Support for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP)

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Visits Athletes in Rio

Minister Grange Proud of Atkinson

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and his sons Adam (left) and Andrew Jnr., greet the crowd at the National Stadium for the Independence Day grand gala on Saturday, August 6. The event themed: ‘Youth Arising’ featured a number of local reggae, dancehall and gospel acts, as well as dance and other live performances.

PM Rallies Support for Athletes

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks about this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on July 22, at the JIS head office in Kingston.

9 years ago CultureSport

Grand Gala will be Streamed to Rio

Jamaicans in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be able to see the sights and sounds of the grand gala at the National Stadium as the event will be streamed live to the Olympic village. Some 1,000 performers will participate in the August 6 event in celebration of the country’s 54th year of Independence under the theme ‘Let’s get together and...

9 years ago Sport

Grange: Rio Challenges being Resolved

Kingston, August 6, 2016 – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says she’s confident that the challenges faced by members of the Jamaican team in the Athletes Village at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil are being resolved. Minister Grange said: “I have been in touch with our olympic team management in Brazil as we’ve all been concerned...

10 years ago Sport

2016 Olympic Games Get Under Way Friday

The games of the 31st Olympiad get under way on August 5 in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. A total of 11,239 athletes representing 207 countries will participate in 306 events from 38 sporting disciplines, over 17 days of competition. Jamaica enters this year’s Olympics as one of the most anticipated teams. The country has a strong Olympic pedigree and has participated...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left), shows off her batting skills during a press conference hosted by the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) on July 27 at Sabina Park in Kingston to launch the second Test match between West Indies and India. Sharing the moment are Second Vice-President of the JCA, Mark Neita; Charge d’Affaires at the Indian High Commission in Jamaica, Subbalaskshmi Mohan; and Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Paul Pennicook. The match will be held from July 30 to August 4 at Sabina Park.

10 years ago CultureSport

Gov’t Ready to Increase Support for Youth Cricket – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government stands ready to provide support to get more young people engaged in cricket. She noted that the success that the region enjoyed in the sport did not happen overnight but because “our young people were so socialised”. “So, let us strengthen and restore what we do best;...

The five Mt. Olivet boys who returned to Jamaica on July 18 from their 10-day trip to France, look at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) display of Yohan Blake, one of several sportsmen and women on display, to celebrate the country’s 54th anniversary of independence, at the agency’s headquarters in Kingston. Their trip was made possible by Mr. Blake’s YB Afraid Foundation.

10 years ago SportYouth

Mount Olivet Boys Return from France

The five boys from the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, are back in the island after their 10-day trip to France, courtesy of Yohan Blake’s YB Afraid Foundation, and his French business partner, Richard Mille. One of the boys had created a design, which was used by Mr. Mille on his new sports car. Mitchell* who created the...

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Hon. Michael Fennell speaking at the JOA’s Rio 2016 Press Conference held on July 11 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.

10 years ago Sport

Necessary Measures in Place to Protect Athletes – Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA)

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is assuring the public that all the necessary measures have been taken to safeguard the health of athletes and visitors attending the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. President of the JOA, Hon. Michael Fennell said the association has been receiving regular reports from the International Olympics Committee (IOC) about efforts by...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), addresses journalists during the launch of ‘Jamaica House Rio’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 13. Also pictured is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Jamaica House is a hospitality hub that will be set up during the staging of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to promote Jamaica’s tourism product.

10 years ago SportTourism

Tourism Product to be Highlighted at Olympics

Brand Jamaica is expected to be further bolstered through an ongoing initiative to promote the country’s tourism product, during the staging of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This will be done through ‘Jamaica House Rio’, a hospitality hub to be set up at Prado Jockey Club near the Olympic Stadium, where patrons from around the world will get...