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West Indies and Jamaican cricketer, Stafanie Taylor (left), accepts a plaque from Head Boy at the Eltham High School, Shawn Noble (right), while Head Girl, Jada Davis, looks on. Occasion was Wednesday’s (November1) breaking of ground for the Stafanie Taylor Oval at the Eltham High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
West Indies and Jamaican cricketer, Stafanie Taylor (left), accepts a plaque from Head Boy at the Eltham High School, Shawn Noble (right), while Head Girl, Jada Davis, looks on. Occasion was Wednesday’s (November1) breaking of ground for the Stafanie Taylor Oval at the Eltham High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

Minister Grange Hails Stafanie Taylor as Great Example for Youth

By: Garfield L. Angus, November 2, 2017
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is calling on the country’s young people to emulate Stafanie Taylor and others who have come from humble beginnings to...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K at Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on Tuesday, October 24.

Legacy Projects to Boost Sport Tourism – Minister Grange

By: Ainsworth Morris, October 25, 2017
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes to cost $77 Billion over Next 15 Years

By: Ainsworth Morris, October 25, 2017

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Managing Director of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Denzil Wilks (left), hands over sporting gear to a member of the Belvedere community in West Rural St. Andrew, Anna-Ray Hamilton (right), on September 22. Occasion was the official opening of the $4.5-million Belvedere Multipurpose Complex. Others (from second left) are Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Marshall Dunwell, and Member of Parliament for the area, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
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Government Upgrades 14 Sporting Facilities

Over the past 16 months, the Government has upgraded 14 sporting facilities across the island at schools and community centres. According to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon....
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By: Garfield Angus, September 26, 2017
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), in discussion with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy; Retired Vice-President, Marketing, Sponsorship and Advertising, Calgary Flames, Jim Bagshaw; and Olympian, Veronica Campbell-Brown, at the opening ceremony for the two-day regional conference on the strategic use of intellectual property in sport at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 19.
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Athletes Urged to Sign Up for Insurance Plan

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is urging the country’s sportsmen and sportswomen to sign up for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP), and take advantage...
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By: Chris Patterson , September 20, 2017