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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the launch of the Jamaica Independence Festival at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on June 14. (File)

Jamaica Festival Song Competition to Return in 2018

The annual Festival Song Competition, one of the highlights of Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations, will return in 2018. This was announced by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, who indicated that in the absence of this...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking on the final day of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference about the Jamaica House concept returning to the United Kingdom in August. The conference was held in Kingston from July 23-26.

Jamaica House Returns to the UK

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on July 26.

‘Jamaica 55’ Legacy Projects for National Development

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2 nd right),
receives the trombone played by late Jamaican ska musician Rico Rodriquez from his
widow, Tracey Rodriquez. Sharing in the moment are his son Castor (left), who is
holding Mr. Rodriquez’s signature hat; and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
(UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan. Mrs. Rodriquez handed over memorabilia
of the late renowned musician for display at the Jamaica Music Museum during a
ceremony at the High Commission in London on July 18. — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2 nd right), receives the trombone played by late Jamaican ska musician Rico Rodriquez from his widow, Tracey Rodriquez. Sharing in the moment are his son Castor (left), who is holding Mr. Rodriquez’s signature hat; and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan. Mrs. Rodriquez handed over memorabilia of the late renowned musician for display at the Jamaica Music Museum during a ceremony at the High Commission in London on July 18.

Rico Rodriquez Memorabilia Donated to Jamaica Music Museum

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

No Cost for Patrons to Attend Emancipation Jubilee

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Emancipation Jubilee for Seville Heritage Park on July 31

Jamaicans from all walks of life are expected to converge at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Monday, July 31 for the annual Emancipation Jubilee, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The event, which has been a permanent fixture on the country’s cultural calendar for 20 years, is held to commemorate the memory and contributions of Jamaica’s African ancestors the...

9 years ago Culture

Use Emancipation to Pay Respect to the African Ancestors – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is appealing for Jamaicans to use the Emancipation period to acknowledge the immense sacrifice and contribution of the African ancestors. “Here we are celebrating a culture that is distinctly ours, Jamaican, (but) was influenced largely by what is distinctly African and that survived the years of enslavement. “Our ancestors, in...

9 years ago Culture

IOJ Summer Arts Workshop Under Way

The Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) annual Summer Arts Workshop is in full swing, with hundreds of young people expected to benefit from the four-week programme. It is being held from July 3 to 28 at the IOJ’s East Street headquarters and Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, downtown Kingston; and the Greater Portmore Junior Centre in St. Catherine. The programme caters to...

9 years ago Culture

IOJ Installs State-of-the-Art Audio Visual Equipment

Visitors to the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) can expect an enhanced cultural experience. Through grant funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) the institute has installed state-of-the art- audio visual equipment, improving the display and dissemination of Jamaica’s science, art, history and cultural material. The support provided for the establishment of a multimedia production studio and procurement of advanced...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), is presented with artwork depicting local scenery, by Chief organiser of the 2017 MoBay Jerk Fest, John Lindo (left), after she addressed the launch of the event on July 5 at the Royal Decameron Resort in St. James. Sharing the moment is Montego Bay

9 years ago CultureTourism

Jamaica Well Poised to Benefit from Food Tourism – Grange

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica is well poised to benefit from the global food-tourism market. Minister Grange, who was addressing the official launch of the ‘MoBay Jerk Festival’ at the Royal Decameron Resort in St. James on Wednesday (July 5), said food tourism could complement the already well-established elements of the tourist experience, including...

Personnel from the Institute of Jamaica and Highway 2000 East-West presenting resources to the Freetown Primary School in Clarendon for biodiversity education and garden maintenance.

9 years ago CultureEducation

Two More Schools Targeted for Biodiversity Programme

Two additional schools in the Highway 2000 corridor are being targeted for the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Biodiversity Awareness programme. The programme is coordinated by the NHMJ, a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), and sponsored by TransJamaican Highway Limited. As part of efforts to expand the programme, the schools – Moore’s Primary and Roosevelt Primary in...

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Manager, Paulette Sutherland.

9 years ago Culture

JCDC KSA Talent Search Under Way

The annual Big Stage talent competition put on by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is in full swing in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) JCDC’s KSA Parish Manager, Paulette Sutherland, told JIS News that four auditions have already been held in Olympic Gardens, August Town, McGregor Gully, and Red Hills Square. Others are scheduled for the Trench Town Community...