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Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay, addresses a forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on December 14. The forum, organised by the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) Limited, was held under the theme: ‘Understanding the Rights and Benefits of Copyright’.
Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay, addresses a forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on December 14. The forum, organised by the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP) Limited, was held under the theme: ‘Understanding the Rights and Benefits of Copyright’.

National Cultural Policy To Be Revised Soon

Revision of the country’s National Cultural Policy is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of the 2016/17 financial year. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in a speech read by Principal...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith (right), is greeted by Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, on his arrival at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI) today (December 15), for the JIS Heritage Competition awards ceremony.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith (right), is greeted by Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, on his arrival at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI) today (December 15), for the JIS Heritage Competition awards ceremony.

JIS Commended For Staging Annual Heritage Competition
Students of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (IVCC), St Andrew, in Venezuelan Joropo dresses. Occasion was the Institute’s annual Christmas Festival, a cultural activity where students learn about the country’s culture through its food, music, dance, dress and various traditions.
Students of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (IVCC), St Andrew, in Venezuelan Joropo dresses. Occasion was the Institute’s annual Christmas Festival, a cultural activity where students learn about the country’s culture through its food, music, dance, dress and various traditions.

Students of IVCC Take Part in Christmas Festival
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

UNESCO Provides Some $10 Million in Grant Funding for Projects
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Message from the Hon. Olivia Grange to Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2016

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Garvey Multimedia Museum Renovated at a Cost of $13.6 Million

The Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum at Liberty Hall on King Street, in downtown Kingston, has been renovated at a cost of $13.6 million. The project, which was officially opened on November 17, now features interactive touchscreen exhibits, face-morphing technology and life-size graphics. It was funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), and designed by Chicago-based company Art on the...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), points to a section of the White Marl area of St. Catherine, where in 1965 a museum and midden were established to showcase traditions of the Tainos. The Minister, along with a team from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), toured the area on November 9 to view work being done by a group of archaeologists from the University of the West Indies and the University of Holland. At right is Interim Executive Director of the JNHT, Dorrick Gray.
Culture

More Archaeological Information from White Marl

The Government is making an effort to gather more archaeological information from the White Marl area of St. Catherine, where a community of Tainos lived, even as the Administration is widening the Mandela Highway. While on a tour of the area on November 8, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said a group of archaeologists from...
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Popular comedian Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis (centre), interacts with participants in a Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) stand-up comedy workshop held on Thursday (November 3) at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Hope Road, St. Andrew.
Culture

JCDC Adds Stand-Up Comedy to Performing Arts Competition

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has added a new category to its Festival of the Performing Arts Competition. Entries are now being accepted for Jamaican Stand-up Comedy under the speech programme. Persons have until the end of November to submit entries. A workshop was staged at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Thursday (November 3), to prepare persons for...
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Buses will be available for tours after the official opening ceremony at 10:00 a.m. at the IOJ’s offices, 10-16 East Street, downtown Kingston.
Culture

IOJ Offers Bus Tours Oct. 28

Several bus tours to historical sites in Kingston will be part of the Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) annual Heritage Fest 2016, scheduled to take place on Friday, October 28. Buses will be available for tours after the official opening ceremony at 10:00 a.m. at the IOJ’s offices, 10-16 East Street, downtown Kingston. The event, under the theme ‘Our Heritage, Your...
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Eastern Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), David Reid.
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JCDC Looking to Add Stand-Up Comedy to Annual Festival

Residents of St. Thomas, St. Catherine, and Kingston and St. Andrew, who wish to develop or improve their skills in stand-up comedy, are invited to attend a workshop on November 3, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, 36 Hope Road, St. Andrew. The workshop is being staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) as part of its mandate to...
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CultureEntertainment

Grange: Brian George was a great friend of Jamaica

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Supreme Ventures President and CEO, Brian George. Minister Grange said: “Brian was a proud Trinidadian and also a great friend of Jamaica. He offered such outstanding support to Jamaican sports, culture, and other critical areas of national development, over the years — not only through the...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), accepts a book on Miss Lou and Jamaica Culture from Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Mervyn Morris (centre), at the launch of the Miss Lou Archives at the National Library of Jamaica on October 20. Chairman of the function, Dahlia Harris (left), observes the handover.
Culture

National Library of Jamaica to be Upgraded

Plans to upgrade the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) to facilitate the growing catalogues and collections created by local artistes and historians are to be undertaken by the Government. The disclosure was made by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, at a ceremony to launch the Miss Lou Archives, at the Library in downtown Kingston, on October...
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