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Jamaican sprint legend, Hon. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, waves to students from the Wolmer's Trust High School for Girls. The students lined Marescaux Road in Kingston on Thursday (February 13), cheering and celebrating the sprint legend, as she made her way to the Douglas Oraine Auditorium, Wolmer's Boys' School, for a special ceremony, where she was presented with the Key to the City by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC

Kingston Honours Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce with Key to the City

Multi-times Olympic champion and sprint legend, Hon. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, has been bestowed with the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s highest honour, the Key to the City. The special recognition ceremony, held on Thursday (February 13) at the Douglas Oraine...

Members of Jamaica’s ‘Sunshine Girls’ deliver a strong performance during the second match of the Margaret Beckford Sunshine Netball Series at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Wednesday (January 22), where they secured a 59-47 victory over South Africa.

PHOTOS: Margaret Beckford Sunshine Netball Series

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the launch of the 2025 All-Island Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Primary School Netball & Football Competitions at the National Arena in Kingston on Tuesday (January 21).

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Launches INSPORTS Primary School Netball and Football Competitions

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Minister of Youth, Sports and Heritage in the Cayman Islands, Hon. Isaac Rankine (right), share a photo opportunity with President, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Witold Bańka, at the Opening Ceremony for the fourth Annual World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Forum for Sports Ministers in the Caribbean Region, at the Hotel Indigo, Grand Cayman, on January 15.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange at WADA Forum

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) makes a presentation to national 400 metres hurdles athlete, Janieve Rusell, during a function to handover grants to members of Jamaica's team to the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. The event was held at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on December 20.

Presentation of grants to members of Jamaica’s team to the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France (PHOTOS)

Chairman of Independence Park Limited, Mike Fennell, converses with former 200m and 400m world record holder, Michael Johnson, during the media launch of the Grand Slam Track Kingston Meet at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (November 11).

1 year ago Sport

PHOTOS: Grand Slam Track Kingston Meet Media Launch

Chairman of Independence Park Limited, Mike Fennell, converses with former 200m and 400m world record holder, Michael Johnson, during the media launch of the Grand Slam Track Kingston Meet at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (November 11).

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Baroness Jennifer Chapman (third right), display a signed agreement for a feasibility study for the National Stadium Redevelopment Project. Occasion was a press conference at the Culture Ministry in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 15) to provide an update on the project. They are joined by (from left) Supernumerary Permanent Secretary in the Culture Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Judith Slater; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsSport

National Stadium Redevelopment Moves Forward

The Government has accepted a proposal from United Kingdom (UK) firms Ryder Architecture and CAA ICON for the redevelopment of the National Stadium in Kingston. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olvia Grange, made the disclosure at a press conference at her New Kingston offices on Tuesday (October 15) to provide an update on the project. The entities...

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.

2 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal GovernmentSport

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 the Marcus Garvey Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston. The honour is in recognition of Mrs. Fraser-Pryce’s stellar achievements...

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.

2 years ago Local GovernmentSport

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to Receive Keys to City of Kingston

Multiple-time Olympic and World Champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, will be presented with the Keys to the City of Kingston by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC). The resolution to confer the honour on the sprint sensation was passed during today’s (September 10) meeting of the Council held in the Marcus Garvey Council Chamber, 24 Church Street, downtown Kingston. Mrs....

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.

2 years ago Sport

PHOTOS: PM Andrew Holness Attends CONCACAF Nation League Game Between Jamaica and Cuba

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.

General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.

2 years ago Sport

Lights Being Upgraded At National Stadium

The upgrade of the National Stadium’s lighting infrastructure to meet world-class standard is estimated to cost more than US$4 million. Recently, a total of $75 million was released by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for urgent remedial work at the Stadium to address the lighting system. General Manager for Independence Park Limited (IPL), Major Desmon Brown, told...

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

2 years ago Press ReleaseSport

Grange Praises Olympic Team

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell who took the bronze medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the Olympic Games in Paris today. It took a photo finish to separate Broadbell — who ran his season’s best time of 13.09 — and the second placed American Daniel Roberts, who...