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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...

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.

PHOTOS: Jamaica and France Sign MOU for Cooperation on Sports

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.

Jamaica and France Sign MOU to Strengthen Cooperation in Sports

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon Olivia Grange, speaks at Wednesday’s (June 26) post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Redevelopment of Trelawny Stadium

The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.

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

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.

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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...

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...

President of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association, Tamar McKenzie (left) and Registrar, Independent Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sharon Hunt, share a laugh at the media launch of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association Preparatory School Champs on Friday (May 31), at the Ministry in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Media Launch of PREP School Champs

President of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association, Tamar McKenzie (left) and Registrar, Independent Schools Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sharon Hunt, share a laugh at the media launch of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association Preparatory School Champs on Friday (May 31), at the Ministry in Kingston.

D: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets former cricketer Wavell Hinds, during Saturday’s T20I Cricket Match between West Indies and South Africa at Sabina Park in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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T20I Cricket Match at Sabina Park – Photos Only

D: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets former cricketer Wavell Hinds, during Saturday’s T20I Cricket Match between West Indies and South Africa at Sabina Park in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Members from the Yallahs Cricket Team face off against members of the Lyssons Cricket Team in the first parish round-robin match of the SDC national community cricket competition, held at the Springfield Sports Complex, Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on April 14.

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SDC National Community Cricket Competition in Full Swing

Some 136 T/20 and 23 T/10 Masters cricket teams, representing approximately 200 communities across the island, are participating in the 2024 Social Development Commission (SDC) National Community Cricket Competition. The competition, which is in its 17th season, began on March 22 and will run until August 11, with the grand finals for both segments set for Chedwin Park in St....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, with primary-school student athletes at a press conference held today (April 23) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew. She announced increased prize money for schools participating in the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship.

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Increase in Prize Money for National Primary Schools Athletic Championship

The Government has increased the prize money for the INSPORTS/Devon Biscuits National Primary Schools Athletics Championship, with the winners taking home $600,000, up from $500,000. Making the disclosure at a press conference, held on April 23 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in St. Andrew, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the increase is geared...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (front, centre); is joined by Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left); and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), in presenting a $2-million grant, provided through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), to the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica at the Sport Ministry in New Kingston on March 20. General Manager of the SDF, Alan Beckford, is in the background, at centre. Sports associations will continue to benefit from support through the SDF in 2024/25.

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SDF to Provide Funding for Sports Associations, Infrastructure

During the new financial year, the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) will continue to equip Jamaica with international standard sports infrastructure and provide funding to sports associations. The Foundation plans to allocate funding towards the construction/renovation of eight multipurpose courts and other infrastructure projects in schools and communities, islandwide, including running tracks, football fields, clubhouses, cricket pitches and the provision of...