The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has issued the following statement on the passing of high jumper Germaine Mason. Minister’s Statement: “We got up to really sad news: the passing of Germaine Mason, one of our own. Despite him joining the British team a few years ago, I still consider him to be one...

Sectoral Presentation 2016/2017 Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, CD, MP Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY Through Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport: “FOUR THE HARD WAY” Tuesday, July 12, 2016 HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, GORDON HOUSE KINGSTON, JAMAICA Mr. Speaker, I address this Honourable House today with a great sense of pride. I am grateful for the opportunity to...

On behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, we extend sincere congratulations to Jamaican and West Indian batsmen Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for their outstanding performances in the West Indies Team’s match against Zimbabwe at the Manuka in Canberra, Australia during the 11th Cricket World Cup currently underway in Australia and New Zealand. Jamaica is proud that our...

I welcome members of the press to this post-WADA/JADCO consultation and operations review media briefing. Thank you all for responding in such a positive way to our invitation. I am pleased to confirm that the three member WADA team visited Jamaica and engaged in constructive meetings with JADCO over the past two days. They had very fruitful discussions with our...

The Jamaica Anti-Doping (JADCO) views with deep concern the utterances by various persons in the public sphere in their attempt to discredit the work of JADCO, its Commissioners, the Government of Jamaica and the success of Jamaican athletes. Like most Jamaicans, JADCO joins in congratulating our athletes for their outstanding performances at the recently concluded World Championships. Our athletes were...

Mr Speaker, We are all aware at this time that Jamaica’s track and field programme is being scrutinized from top to bottom as a result of the recent news of the Adverse Analytical Findings in the A-samples provided by some of our best athletes during the National Junior and Senior Championships which were held at the National Stadium from June...

Jamaica through its Anti-Doping Agency, JADCO has consistently had a rigorous programme for in and out of competition testing while providing public education for all who participate or wish to participate in sport, including at the high school level. The rigour of this programme is not new and it is clearly effective as it is from our own testing protocol...

The Government of Jamaica is aware of the adverse analytical finding of one of our national athletes following testing conducted by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) during the May 4, 2013 Jamaica Invitational Meet under the supervision of an International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Doping Representative. The IAAF is continuing to conduct its results management procedures in accordance with...