Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has revealed the contribution of the equivalent of $6.25 million to assist Netball Jamaica in hosting the Sunshine Series International Netball Tournament between Trinidad and Tobago’s Calypso Girls and Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls from October 14 and 22.

“It is with pleasure that I announce the Government’s contribution to the staging of the series. The matches we feel will be beneficial to the preparation of the Sunshine Girls for next year’s Commonwealth Games since the national netball team has not played an international game since January 2020 when they placed second to New Zealand in the Nations Cup.

“The funding comes through two of our agencies, the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) and Independence Park Limited (IPL) along with the Ministry’s Sport Policy Development & Monitoring Branch.

“SDF has provided $1 milliion while IPL is providing the venue, the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC), free of cost at a value of $5.25 million.”

The series, which also involves an All-Jamaican male team, opens with the Calypso Girls taking on the male team.
On Saturday, October 16 at 6:00 pm, the Sunshine Girls play the Calypso Girls and again on Monday, October 18.
The Series ends on October 22.