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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and ‘Team Jamaica’ supporters, share a moment with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (second left), following her victory in the women’s 100-metre event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and ‘Team Jamaica’ supporters, share a moment with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (second left), following her victory in the women’s 100-metre event at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Ashoka Road in Waterhouse to Be Renamed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has approved the renaming of Ashoka Road in Waterhouse as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive. Councillor for the Waterhouse Division, Byron Clarke, moved the resolution during Tuesday’s (October 8) meeting of the council at...
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (centre), enjoys a light moment with Councillor for the Hagley Park Division, Waynette Strachan (left) and Councillor for the Stony Hill Division, Tosha Schwapp, during today’s (September 10) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Marcus Garvey Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (centre), enjoys a light moment with Councillor for the Hagley Park Division, Waynette Strachan (left) and Councillor for the Stony Hill Division, Tosha Schwapp, during today’s (September 10) meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Marcus Garvey Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to Receive Keys to City of Kingston
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and President, Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts (right) enjoy the Concacaf Nations League football match between Jamaica and Cuba at the national stadium on September 6.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and President, Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts (right) enjoy the Concacaf Nations League football match between Jamaica and Cuba at the national stadium on September 6.

PHOTOS: PM Andrew Holness Attends CONCACAF Nation League Game Between Jamaica and Cuba
General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.
General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.

Lights Being Upgraded At National Stadium
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Grange Praises Olympic Team

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Minister Grange Hails Athletes

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the performance of Team Jamaica, so far, in the 2024 Olympic Games now under way in Paris, France. In a message published in the July issue of the Ministry’s ‘Big Up Magazine’, Minister Grange commended the athletes for representing Jamaica and lifting the country’s spirits. “At this trying...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with France’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Bilateral Cooperation in the Field of Sport, at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (July 24). Areas covered under the MOU are the sharing of experiences and developing joint initiatives in sports; promoting common standards for the organisation of major sporting events; sharing common objectives and know-how; developing high sports performance through the exchange of good practices, coaching training, and research; sharing information on the development of the sports economy and sports tourism; and promoting sports ethics, mainly the fight against doping.
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PHOTOS: Jamaica and France Sign MOU for Cooperation on Sports

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with France’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Bilateral Cooperation in the Field of Sport, at the Ministry in Kingston on Wednesday (July 24). Areas covered under the MOU are the sharing of experiences and developing joint initiatives...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Ambassador of the French Republic, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on July 24 at the Ministry’s office, 4-6 Trafalgar Road in Kingston. The MOU was signed to strengthen cooperation in Sports between Jamaica and France.
Foreign AffairsSport

Jamaica and France Sign MOU to Strengthen Cooperation in Sports

Jamaica and the French Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will result in the strengthening of cooperation in Sports. Under the MOU, there will be opportunities for both countries to partner in activities to encourage exchange of programming experience, good practice, skills training, performance research and technical expertise. The MOU was signed on July 24 at the...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon Olivia Grange, speaks at Wednesday’s (June 26) post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.
SportTourism

Redevelopment of Trelawny Stadium

The proposed redevelopment of the Trelawny Stadium will see the infrastructure transformed into a driver of sports tourism for the island. Speaking at Wednesday’s (June 26) post-Cabinet Briefing at Jamaica House, Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon Olivia Grange, said the venture would be driven by private equity and non-public funding. The cost for redevelopment of the facility is...
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The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.
CultureDevelopmentEntertainmentJamaican DiasporaSport

Jamaican’s Short Story ‘OCOEE’ under Consideration for the Big Screen

Jamaica’s 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson, says his award-winning story, ‘Ocoee’, is under consideration for adaptation into a television series or film. Mr. McPherson made the announcement while speaking yesterday (June 18), on a panel discussing the topic, ‘Harnessing the Power of Jamaica’s Creative Industries and Sport for National Development’, at the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the official handover of a multipurpose court at Christel House in St. Catherine, on June 4.
Sport

SDF Builds Six Multipurpose Courts Islandwide

Since the start of the year, the Sports Development Foundation of Jamaica (SDF) has built six multipurpose courts across the island and has an allocation of $200 million to build other facilities. These will be constructed during the curent financial year, said Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. The agency will also provide $35 million to...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (fourth left), lead in the ribbon-cutting at the multipurpose court at the tuition-free Christel House, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, today (June 4). Others pictured (from left) are Executive Principal of the school, Jason Scott; General Manager of the Sport Development Foundation of Jamaica, Alan Beckford;  Custos of Kingston and Chairman of the school, Hon. Steadman Fuller; National Ambassador for Christel House Jamaica, Sally Porteous; and Councillor for the Westchester Division, Renair Benjamin, who represented Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott.
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Christel House Gets Multipurpose Court

The tuition-free Christel House at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, now has a multipurpose court, partly funded by the Sport Development Foundation of Jamaica (SDF), at a cost of $9 million. Speaking at the official handover of the facility today (June 4), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said she is excited, as the court is a...
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