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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the handover of grants valued at $42.35 million to support sports development, during a ceremony on Wednesday (March 20) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in New Kingston.

Jamaica Invests in Chess

The Government, through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), has provided a $40-million grant to the Jamaica Chess Federation to build the sport locally. The investment is in support of a project first announced by Minister of Finance and the Public...

Young people participate in the ‘Relay to Paris 2024’ event at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Bowl, St. Andrew. The event included a symbolic relay using the official Paris 2024 baton with participation from schools and universities as they celebrate in the spirit of the Olympics.

PHOTOS: Relay to Paris 2024 Jamaica

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure.

Sport Ministry Extends Deadline for Fit for Life Proposals

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), and Grammy winner, Sean Paul (centre), at the annual Jamaica Creative Career Expo. The event was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Wednesday (February 21). With them (from left) are: National Director, Jamaica Creative Unit, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Marisa Benain; Actress, Sundra Oakley, and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2023, Aundrene Cameron.

Minister Grange Highlights Creative Industry’s Potential to Grow the Economy

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Aundrene Cameron addresses the audience at the launch her official Festival Queen Project titled ‘Girls Who Fight Back’ on Saturday (February 17), at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston. The ‘Girls Who Fight Back initiative stems from Ms. Cameron's deep concern over the escalating violence against women and girls in Jamaica. Witnessing this troubling trend over the years has motivated her to take action and empower young girls to protect themselves.

PHOTOS: Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2023 Launches Official Project

Chair, Jamaica Day Planning Committee and Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education Youth’s Core Curriculum Unit, Marlon Williams, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Head Office in Kingston on Thursday (February 15).

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Two US Cities to Join in Jamaica Day Celebrations on Feb. 23

Two cities in the American state of Iowa will participate in this year’s observance of Jamaica Day on Friday, February 23, under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Authentic and Unique… A Fi Wi TREND A Dweet’. Several Jamaicans residing in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, along with city officials, have organised activities to coincide with local celebrations. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 6).

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Each MP to Get $500,000 to Jumpstart Physical Activities and Sport at Grassroot Level

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be providing grant funding of $500,000 to each Member of Parliament (MP) to jumpstart holistic efforts to promote physical activities and sport at the grassroot level. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on February 6. Ms. Grange noted that as a...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as President of Special Olympics Europe, David Evangelista, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry and Special Olympics Jamaica in support of the Special Olympics Global Leadership Coalition for Inclusion. The symbolic signing ceremony was held on Wednesday (Jan. 17) at the Ministry, 4-6 Trafalgar Road in Kingston.

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Sport Ministry Commits to Facilitating Up to US$300,000 for Special Athletes

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has committed to facilitating support of up to US$300,000 to benefit special athletes over the next four years. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement on Wednesday (Jan. 17), during the symbolic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry and Special Olympics Jamaica in support of the Special...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Bańka (right), during the third annual WADA Forum with Ministers of Sports in the Caribbean. The event was held on Tuesday (January 16) at Devon House in Kingston. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

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PHOTOS: WADA Regional Sports Ministers Forum

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Bańka (right), during the third annual WADA Forum with Ministers of Sports in the Caribbean. The event was held on Tuesday (January 16) at Devon House in Kingston. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange, greets World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President, Witold Banka, during the opening of WADA’s third Forum for Caribbean Sport Ministers on Tuesday (January 16) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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Caribbean Sport Ministers Urged to Attend Upcoming Council of the Americas Meeting

Ministers of Sport across the Caribbean are being encouraged to attend or send a representative to the upcoming meeting of the Sport Council of the Americas, slated for April 24 and 25 in Washington DC. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the call, underscored the importance of doing so. “Your participation at the policy...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left) and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui (right), shake hands during the handover of 90 sets of cricket kits by the Government of the Republic of India to the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) on January 4, at the Indian High Commission in Kingston. Also at the presentation (from left) are Captain of the Jamaica Cricket Team, Jermaine Blackwood, and President of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), Billy Heaven.

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JCA Receives Cricket Gears from India

The Government of the Republic of India has handed over 90 sets of cricket kits, valued at approximately US$50,000, to the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) towards the sustained development of the sport locally. Included in the kits are cricket bats, batting pads, gloves, cricket balls, helmets, guards (abdominal, thigh, arm and leg), cricket bats, grip, grip cone, kit bags, stumps...

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Jamaica to Host Caribbean Ministers at WADA Anti-Doping Forum

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica will again host the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Forum for Caribbean Ministers of Sport. Minister Grange says that several Ministers have already confirmed their attendance to the Forum — to be held from January 16-17, 2024 — and at which the WADA President, Witold Bańka...