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Visual Arts Development Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Winston Campbell.
Visual Arts Development Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Winston Campbell.

Improvements for 2026 Jamaica Visual Arts Competition

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is preparing to launch the 2026 Jamaica Visual Arts Competition with a series of improvements designed to better support artists and strengthen the overall submission process. Visual Arts Development Specialist at the JCDC, Dr....
Senior Librarian at the St. Mary Parish Library, Kereen Burton (right) is with Christopher Barton (left) of Cawayne Barton Foundation.  Occasion was the fifth staging of the St. Mary Parish Library Kite Festival, hosted in partnership with the Cawayne Barton Foundation recently, on the grounds of the Claude Stewart Park in Port Maria.
Senior Librarian at the St. Mary Parish Library, Kereen Burton (right) is with Christopher Barton (left) of Cawayne Barton Foundation.  Occasion was the fifth staging of the St. Mary Parish Library Kite Festival, hosted in partnership with the Cawayne Barton Foundation recently, on the grounds of the Claude Stewart Park in Port Maria.

St. Mary Parish Library Kite Festival a Huge Success
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, seated); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left, seated); Owner of the Jamaica Kingsmen Caribbean Premier Leage (CPL) T20 Cricket Franchise, Fawad Sarwar (second right, seated); and CPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pete Russell (right, seated), sign documents during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 31) to announce the new franchise. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Tourism Director, Donovan White; Chief Medical Officer for Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the CPL, Dr. Akshai Mansingh; CWI CEO, Chris Dehring; and Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President, Dr. Donovan Bennett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left, seated); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left, seated); Owner of the Jamaica Kingsmen Caribbean Premier Leage (CPL) T20 Cricket Franchise, Fawad Sarwar (second right, seated); and CPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pete Russell (right, seated), sign documents during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 31) to announce the new franchise. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Tourism Director, Donovan White; Chief Medical Officer for Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the CPL, Dr. Akshai Mansingh; CWI CEO, Chris Dehring; and Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President, Dr. Donovan Bennett.

CPL Return to Jamaica to Boost Sports Tourism and Economic Activity– Minister Bartlett
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), examine certificates of title for lands transferred to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS). The presentation took place during the annual Commemorative Anniversary of the Coral Gardens Atrocity Against Rastafari, held in Albion, St. James, on Good Friday (April 3). Also pictured (from left) are RCGBS member, Lewis Brown (Ras Brown); Chief Executive Officer of the National Land Agency (NLA) and Commissioner of Lands, Cheriese Walcott; and RCGBS member, Pamela Rowe-Williams (Sistha Nanny).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), examine certificates of title for lands transferred to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS). The presentation took place during the annual Commemorative Anniversary of the Coral Gardens Atrocity Against Rastafari, held in Albion, St. James, on Good Friday (April 3). Also pictured (from left) are RCGBS member, Lewis Brown (Ras Brown); Chief Executive Officer of the National Land Agency (NLA) and Commissioner of Lands, Cheriese Walcott; and RCGBS member, Pamela Rowe-Williams (Sistha Nanny).

Gov’t Hands Over Land Titles to Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left) shares in conversation with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany (right), during an official dinner held at Jamaica House on April 2. Looking on is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left) shares in conversation with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany (right), during an official dinner held at Jamaica House on April 2. Looking on is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

PHOTOS: Official dinner for UNESCO Director General

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Deanroy Bernard (seated left) and Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Regional Office for the Caribbean, Eric Falt (seated right) sign the Declaration of Intent for the Establishment of a Culture and Creative Industries Fund on Thursday (April 2), at the Ministry
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Declaration of Intent Signed for the Establishment of a Culture and Creative Industries Fund

A declaration of intent for the establishment of a culture and creative industries fund was signed on Thursday (April 2) by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), during a ceremony at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. In his remarks, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Deanroy Bernard, described...
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Caption: Chief Operating Officer of Seminole Gaming, David Hoenemeyer (left) recently presented a cheque valued at US$400,000 to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. Sharing in the moment were Consul-General of Jamaica to Miami, Oliver Mair (second right), and Jamaica
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‘I Love Jamaica’ Initiative Raises US$1 Million

A total of US$1million has been raised through the ‘I Love Jamaica’ concert series, in support of recovery efforts, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The concert series include events held in Jamaica and at venues overseas, supported by international artistes and the country’s reggae and dancehall music fraternity. The initiative was recently bolstered through a US$400,000...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), affixes her signature to the Instrument of Ratification for the UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property on Thursday (April 2) at the Ministry in New Kingston. Looking on is United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General, Professor Khaled El-Enany (seated second right). Also observing (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; Permanent Secretary, Dean-Roy Bernard, and Regional Director and Representative of the UNESCO Regional Office for the Caribbean, Eric Falt (right). 
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Jamaica Strengthens Protection for Cultural Heritage

Jamaica has ratified the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, strengthening protection of the country’s cultural heritage. The agreement aims to stop the illegal trafficking of artefacts, prevent illicit import/export and establish legal frameworks for the return of...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (left), engage in a discussion with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany, during Wednesday’s (April 1) courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.
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PHOTOS: UNESCO Director General Calls on Education Minister

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), and State Minister, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (left), engage in a discussion with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany, during Wednesday’s (April 1) courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.
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Jamaica’s  Ambassador to the United States and Permanent  Representative to  the Organization of American States (OAS), Major General (Ret
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Jamaica Calls For Reparatory Justice At OAS Slavery Remembrance Commemoration

Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (Ret'd) Antony Anderson, has called on member states to move beyond solemn remembrance and deliver concrete reparatory action as the entity observed International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 25. Speaking at a meeting held at...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), cuts the ribbon on Friday (March 13) to officially open two African-style houses constructed by the Ghana Army Engineer Reconstruction Team at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. She is joined by (from second left): Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Matthew Samuda; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Hon. Krystal Lee; and Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis. The ceremony also included the Charles Town Maroons and other stakeholders.
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African-style Houses at Seville Heritage Park Highlight Jamaica’s Ancestral Link to Africa

Two African-style houses constructed at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann by members of the Ghana Army Engineer Reconstruction Team are being hailed as a powerful symbol of Jamaica’s enduring cultural and historical ties with Africa. The units comprise two traditional mud houses and an open kitchen area, complete with traditional cooking utensils that reflect aspects of African village life....
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