Sport Ministry gives $3.5 m to Netball Jamaica ahead of World Cup
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange (second left) hands over a cheque for $3.5 million to the 1st Vice President of Netball Jamaica, Patricia Robinson (left) to assist with funding the Sunshine Girls for the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool. Also photographed are: Molly Rhone, President, International Netball Fedration and Denzil Wilks, General Manager, Sports Development Foundation.
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March 18, 2019

Sport Ministry gives $3.5 m to Netball Jamaica ahead of World Cup

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has contributed $3.5 million to Netball Jamaica to help send the Sunshine Girls to the 2019 Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England.

Portfolio Minister Olivia Grange presented the cheque to Patricia Robinson, first vice president of Netball Jamaica today, a release from the ministry said.

“I am happy to present this cheque of $3.5 million to Netball Jamaica which will be of great assistance as you prepare for the World Cup. Jamaica is fortunate. This is the year of the girls, our Sunshine Girls are going to England in July and our Reggae Girls to France in June. We are looking for great things,“ Grange was quoted as saying.

The Sunshine Girls who are ranked third in the world, have qualified for the World Cup every year since 2015.

The ministry said its contribution to the Sunshine Girls is being provided through the Sports Development Foundation.

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