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Late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou).

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Miss Lou Today

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is planning several activities to honour the life and work of the late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called Miss Lou. The events will take place today (September 7) to mark the 98th...

Founder and Director of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA), Ilsa duVerney (second right), presents a certificate of recognition to the Jamaica Public Service Company’s Corporate Communications Director, Winsome Callum (second left), at the media launch of the National Customer Service Week at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on September 5. Others (from left) are Stakeholder Relations Analyst at the JPS, Courtney Whyte; and Deputy Chairman of JaCSA, Richard Rowe.

JCDC to Host Customer Appreciation Day

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

Jamaica to Officially Commemorate Kendal Train Crash on September 1

Children enjoying the back-to-school treat hosted by the Holy Ghost Assembly Church of God in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on Friday, August 25.

Back to School Treat Staged For Children in Kitson Town, St. Catherine

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fifth left) and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (seventh left) applaud after unveiling the new design for a museum in honour of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The facility will be built on lands in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, where the National Hero grew up. The unveiling took place at the Civic Ceremony commemorating the 130th birthday of Mr. Garvey in Lawrence Park, St. Ann’s Bay, on August 17.

Garvey Museum to be Established in St. Ann

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left) and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), present a copy of the transcripts of Marcus Garvey’s mail fraud trial to the Regional Director of the Jamaica Library Service, Region 3, Ms. Merlene Walker (centre), for the people of St. Ann to have access. The presentation took place during a civic ceremony celebrating the 130th birthday of Garvey, Jamaica

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Garvey to be Cleared of All Criminal Charges

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is moving to clear National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, of all criminal charges that were laid against him in Jamaica. Addressing a civic ceremony to commemorate the 130 th birthday of Jamaica’sfirst National Hero, held at Lawrence Park, St. Ann, on August 17, the Minister...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, pays tribute to Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Thursday (August 17). Occasion was a ceremony to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the National Hero’s birth.

9 years ago Culture

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Marcus Garvey

The Government and people of Jamaica on Thursday (August 17) honoured the life and legacy of the country’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, with a floral tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston. The function, which included the laying of floral arrangements at Garvey’s shrine, was to commemorate the 130th anniversary of his birth. Minister of Culture,...

Interim Executive Director at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Orville Hill (left), presents a trophy to Juliet Johnson Clarke, who received the Noteworthy Writer award, at the Jamaica Creative Writing Competition and Exhibition awards ceremony held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on August 15.

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JCDC Recognises Amateur and Professional Writers

More than 70 amateur and professional writers who entered their works in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) creative writing competition were recognised during an awards ceremony held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on August 15. Among the top awardees were Gloria Malcolm Foster, who received the Best Overall Writer award; Joan Francis, Outstanding Writer award; Rohan Facey,...

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Culture Minister: Best Fireworks Show in Jamaica

Kingston, August 11, 2017 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said the fireworks shows to mark Jamaica’s 55 anniversary of Independence were “frankly, the best fireworks displays ever seen in the Jamaican sky.” The Minister’s assessment was contained in a message read on her behalf by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Janice...

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Grange: Athletes are Doing Their Best

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Ristananna Tracey on taking the bronze medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the IAAF World Championships currently underway in London. Minister Grange said it was “obvious that Ristananna gave it her all” in the championship race in which she returned her personal best time of...

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Hundreds Attend Independence Village

Hundreds of Jamaicans from every walk of life enjoyed the feast of cultural offerings at the Jamaica 55 Independence Village held at the National Arena from July 29 to August 6. The nine-day event, put on by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), featured presentations in the performing arts and displays of traditional food, art and craft, among other things....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange.

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Fireworks on August 6 and 7

Jamaica will observe its 55th year on August 6 since becoming an independent nation in 1962, and celebratory activities leading up to that event have so far been impressive. However, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, is promising more with a planned two-day fireworks display. The Minister told JIS News that this will be accomplished...