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Grange: Shelly Ann’s Statue to be Unveiled on Sunday

By: Ministry Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, October 9, 2018

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the statue of Jamaican Olympian Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce will be unveiled on Sunday, 14...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), hands over a cheque for $2 million for the staging of the 2018 'Sunshine Series'. From left are member of Jamaica's Sunshine Girls, Shanice Beckford; President of Netball Jamaica, Dr. Paula Daley-Morris; and Financial Controller at Sports Development Foundation (SDF), Charmaine Hanson. Occasion was the launch of the international netball test series on October 3 at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston. The Sunshine Series, involving Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls, the Calypso Girls of Trinidad and Tobago and reigning Commonwealth Champions, the England Roses, will take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre on October 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15.

Sport Ministry Provides $2 Million for Int’l Netball Series

By: Rochelle Williams, October 4, 2018

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaking at the media launch for the second staging of the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament on Monday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Pictured is Executive Director of Jamaica Classic, Jacob Ridenhour. The basketball tournament, which will feature eight colleges from the United States of America (USA), is slated to be held from November 16 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

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Winners of Netball in the INSPORTS Community Competition to get the same Prize Money as winners of Football – Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport announced today that the for the first time in the history of the INSPORTS Community Football and Netball Competitions,...

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, September 14, 2018

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) completes signing major sport cooperation agreement with the General Manager of the state-owned China Sport International Company, Mr Lu Guoguang (left). Under the agreement, more than 400 athletes from Jamaica will receive high level training at specialised centres in China over the next three years.

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Grange signs historic sports cooperation agreement with China

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the sports cooperation agreement which she signed in the Chinese capital today (Friday) as “historic and...

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, September 3, 2018

State Minister in the Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), co-signs the Memorandum of Understanding between the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, and Sprintec Track Club, during a ceremony at the College’s Campus in Angels, St. Catherine, on Friday (August 24). Others looking on (from 2nd left) are: College Chairman, David Mais; President, Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association, (JAAA), Dr. Warren Blake; Acting College Principal, Maurice Wilson; Sprintec Chairman, Dr. Paul Auden; and Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President, Christopher Samuda.

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G.C. Foster College and Sprintec Track Club Sign MOU

Representatives of the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport and Sprintec Track Club, which is based at the institution, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising their partnership...

By: Chad Bryan, August 25, 2018

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), gets ready to cut the ribbon to declare the new community-based Dive and Non-Motorised Water-Sport Facility at Alligator Head in Anchovy, Portland, open on, Thursday (July 26). Sharing the moment are (front row, from left): Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; Francesca Santoro; Founder, Alligator Head Foundation, Francesca von Habsburg and Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace. This initiative was implemented with support from the Tourism Enhancement Fund at a cost of approximately $18 million. Some of the new features include a floating dock, new equipment for non-motorised water-craft activities and an improved interpretive visitor centre.

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Grange Congratulates Exceptional Briana and Team at World U20 Champs

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says she’s confident that the future of Jamaica’s track and field is in good hands following “the exceptional...

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport for publication, July 15, 2018

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Jamaica and Chile to Share Expertise in Sports

Jamaica and Chile will benefit from shared expertise in sports, under a Declaration of Intent, which will be executed over the next year. The agreement, which was signed on Saturday...

By: Alecia Smith, July 8, 2018

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SDF Gets More Than $128 Million to Upgrade Sports Facilities

A sum of 128,608,000 has been allocated to the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) for upgrading of the nation’s sports facilities. The objective is to sustain the country’s high level of...

By: Latonya Linton, July 5, 2018

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Board Chairman, Special Olympics Jamaica, Aldrick “Allie” McNab (left), congratulate 2018 National Summer Games gold medallist, Shereen Gordon, after she won her event at the Independence Park multipurpose court in Kingston on June 29. Messrs. Terrelonge and McNab attended the opening ceremony for the two-day event, which concluded on June 30.

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Jamaica to Participate in Special Olympics International’s 50th Anniversary Games

Jamaica will join a host of other countries from around the world in celebrating Special Olympics International’s 50th anniversary this year. Special Olympics Jamaica, which marks its 40th anniversary this...

By: Rochelle Williams, July 2, 2018

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Grange: Shelly Ann’s Statue to be Unveiled on Sunday

Sport Ministry Provides $2 Million for Int’l Netball Series

Gov’t Raising Jamaica’s Profile as A Sports Destination

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Winners of Netball in the INSPORTS Community Competition to get the same Prize Money as winners of Football – Grange

Grange signs historic sports cooperation agreement with China

G.C. Foster College and Sprintec Track Club Sign MOU

PHOTOS: Sport Facility in Portland

Grange Congratulates Exceptional Briana and Team at World U20 Champs

Jamaica and Chile to Share Expertise in Sports

SDF Gets More Than $128 Million to Upgrade Sports Facilities

Jamaica to Participate in Special Olympics International’s 50th Anniversary Games

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