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Immediate Past President, Jamaica Olympic Association, Michael Fennel (left), has the attention of (from second left) Sport Physician, Prime Human Performance Institute, Durban, South Africa, Dr. Kevin Subban; Senior Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood; Dean, Faculty of Sport at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Dr. Akshai Mansingh; and Director, Jamaica Olympic Association, Robert Scott. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the sports medicine conference at the Visitors’ Lodge located on the grounds of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on September 8.
Immediate Past President, Jamaica Olympic Association, Michael Fennel (left), has the attention of (from second left) Sport Physician, Prime Human Performance Institute, Durban, South Africa, Dr. Kevin Subban; Senior Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Florette Blackwood; Dean, Faculty of Sport at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Dr. Akshai Mansingh; and Director, Jamaica Olympic Association, Robert Scott. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the sports medicine conference at the Visitors’ Lodge located on the grounds of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on September 8.

Ministry of Sport Commissions Study to Protect Children

By: Chris Patterson, September 11, 2017
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has commissioned a study accessing and documenting the practices in place for safeguarding and protecting children in sport. The study is aimed...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), enjoys the company of a young aspiring cricketer during the Jamaica Tallawahs team breakfast held at Melbourne Cricket Club in Kingston on August 24. Also sharing the moment (from left) are: Melbourne Club President, Mark Neita; and Jamaica Tallawahs team captain and Sri Lanka cricket legend, Kumar Sangakara.

Minister Grange Proposes Caribbean Women’s T20 Cricket League

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, August 26, 2017
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Grange: We Will Always Remember Bolt’s Breathtaking Brilliance

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, August 12, 2017

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), in discussion with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, on August 2.
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Jamaica House to Showcase Island in London

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By: Chris Patterson , August 4, 2017
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange.
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Reggae Boyz Did Well — Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has told the Reggae Boyz that they did well although they did not win the Gold Cup. Miss Grange...
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By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport, July 27, 2017
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), is presented with the Queen’s Baton by Honorary Legal Advisor to the Commonwealth Games Federation, Sandra Osbourne (right), at King’s House on July 5. Looking on is President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda. The Queen’s Baton is making a seven-day stop in Jamaica as part of a global journey ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, in April 2018.
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Queen’s Baton Presented to G-G

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, was on Wednesday (July 5) presented with the Queen’s Baton for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. A five-member team comprised of representatives...
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By: Rochelle Williams, July 7, 2017
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Work on Statutes for Olympians Advanced

The Government-commissioned statues of multiple medal winning Olympians, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, are on course for delivery this year, in keeping with the administration’s timeline announced in late 2016....
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By: Douglas McIntosh, June 18, 2017