Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaks with Ambassador of the Republic of Suriname to Jamaica, Wendy Manushka Paulus-Aminta (right), while members of the Jamaican and Surinamese delegations listen. Occasion was a courtesy call on the Minister at her offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 13).

The Government has allocated $120 million to complete the rehabilitation of Fort Rocky in Kingston and the Jam World complex in St. Catherine for use as fully functional 24-hour entertainment zones. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the announcement as he opened the 2024/25 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday...

The Government will commence implementing the Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Practitioners health and personal accident and life insurance programmes in fiscal year 2024/25. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are reviewing the 2024/25 Estimates of Expenditure....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the ‘Fun in the Son’ festival as a dynamic product that not only platforms local gospel talent but provides important economic and business opportunities. “The business linkages that are formed through logistics and planning, internships for young upcoming gospel acts, and the sharpening of creative skills is what...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, attends the Celebration of Life for the late Aston “Family Man” Barrett held at the National Indoor Sports Complex in Kingston on Tuesday (March 5).

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), looks on as Jamaican entertainer, Winston “Yellowman” Foster, greets the audience during the Reggae Gold Awards presentation ceremony and 2024 Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame Inductions on Thursday (February 29) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston.

Jamaican artistes and entertainment industry practitioners are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport’s entertainment registry. This urging came from Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, while speaking during Tuesday’s (February 27) Visa and Immigration Symposium at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), to commemorate Reggae Month. The National Registry of Entertainment and Creative Industry Practitioners,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), shares a moment with international reggae artiste Orville “Shaggy” Burrell and President of Solid Agency Limited, Sharon Burke, at a dinner at Devon House, St. Andrew, on February 21. The event was held as part of the five-day Island Music Conference, which concluded on February 25 and featured discussions with...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Wednesday, February 21. Over 1,000 senior high school and tertiary students as well as creative practitioners and entrepreneurs attended the Expo, organised by the Ministry’s Jamaica Creative Unit.