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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), presents the Gold Medal of the City of Kingston to Jamaican footballer and captain of Leicester City Football Club, Westley ‘Wes’ Morgan (second left), at ceremony in his honour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on September 4. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andrew Swaby; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith; Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell.

PM Says Government will Continue to Invest in Sport

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will continue its investment in sport because of its developmental and transformative effect on the lives of young people. The Prime Minister, who was speaking at a ceremony to honour...
Cutting the cake in celebration of the 54th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago at a reception at the Jamaica Pegasus on August 31, 2016, His Excellency Fitzgerald Jeffrey (3rd right), High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to Jamaica; Hon. Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport flanked by (l-r) Tahilla Jeffrey, daughter of the High Commissioner; Hon. Delroy Chuck, Minister of Justice; Mrs. Julia Jeffrey, wife of the High Commissioner and Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance & Public Service.
Cutting the cake in celebration of the 54th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago at a reception at the Jamaica Pegasus on August 31, 2016, His Excellency Fitzgerald Jeffrey (3rd right), High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to Jamaica; Hon. Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport flanked by (l-r) Tahilla Jeffrey, daughter of the High Commissioner; Hon. Delroy Chuck, Minister of Justice; Mrs. Julia Jeffrey, wife of the High Commissioner and Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance & Public Service.

Culture Minister: New Era of Relations between Jamaica and T&T
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange gets an update on work being done at the Gregory Park Basic School from President of the Parent Teachers’ Association Dwight Morgan. Also photographed is Caymanas Track Limited representative, Keith Blake.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange gets an update on work being done at the Gregory Park Basic School from President of the Parent Teachers’ Association Dwight Morgan. Also photographed is Caymanas Track Limited representative, Keith Blake.

National Labour Day Project Completed in Time for Opening of School
Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, which houses the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Mueum, Dr. Donna McFarlane.
Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, which houses the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Mueum, Dr. Donna McFarlane.

$13M Renovation Underway at Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum
Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Executive Director, Dr. Delroy Gordon (left), presents 2016 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition entrant, Ruth Howard, with the ‘Best Overall Writer’ trophy.
Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Executive Director, Dr. Delroy Gordon (left), presents 2016 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition entrant, Ruth Howard, with the ‘Best Overall Writer’ trophy.

JCDC to Begin Accepting Entries for 2017 Competitions on Sept. 1

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National Labour Day project completed in time for opening of school

“We never stopped working,” was the assurance given by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, as she participated in painting activity on Friday at the Gregory Park Basic School in Portmore, St Catherine. The school was the site of this year’s National Labour Day project.  Several volunteers worked at the school on Labour Day...
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Sports Minister, Honourable Oliva ‘Babsy’ Grange presents President of the Jamaica Chess Federation, Ian Wilkinson with a cheque during a Courtesy Call paid on the Minister at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport on Thursday, August 25, 2016. The two were joined by members of the team that will represent Jamaica at the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijani, September 1-14.
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Gov’t Gives Jamaica Chess Federation $2 Million Boost Ahead of Olympiad

Sport Minister, Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has presented the Jamaica Chess Federation with a special contribution of JM$2 million towards preparation for the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijani, September 1-14. The Federation had received JM $750,000 previously and was presented with the remaining JM$1.25 yesterday. The contribution was made through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). “The Jamaica Chess Federation...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange making her presentation at the Jamaica House Rio Press Briefing held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, August 25, 2016.
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Gov’t on Track to Promote Brand Jamaica at London World Championships

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has said that her Ministry and the Ministry of Tourism will work to bring ‘Jamaica House’ to London next year where Jamaica’s athletes will compete in the IAAF World Championship from August 5-13. “Setting up Jamaica House in London next year, during the World Championships, will definitely help...
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Online Platform for Entrants to JCDC Competitions

Entrants in the festival competitions staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be able to apply electronically next year. The online platform, which should be ready by February 2017, is being created by students from the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI). Head of the School of Applied Technology at the VTDI, Carolyn O’Connor, told JIS News that nine...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
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Grange Concerned by Fire at Half Way Tree Clock Tower

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has instructed the Jamaica National Heritage Trust to see that no further damage is done to the clock tower in Half Way Tree which was the scene of a fire yesterday morning. Minister Grange said she was “grateful that no-one was hurt in the fire” but expressed “concern...
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Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mrs. Angella Rose-Howell (third left), stands beside the bust of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, which was officially unveiled at the Brent Museum in Willesden Green Library, London, on August 17. With Mrs. Rose-Howell are Mr. Peter Taylor (fourth left, standing), of the High Commission of Ghana; Member of Parliament, Miss Dawn Butler (third right, standing); Professor Cecil Gutzmore (second right, standing) and several Brent Councillors and supporters of the project.
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Bust of Marcus Garvey Unveiled in Brent Museum

The official unveiling of a bust of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, was held at the Brent Museum in Willesden Green Library, London, on August 17. The bust will now be on permanent display in the museum. Addressing the ceremony, Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Mrs. Angella Rose-Howell, said Marcus Garvey’s main...
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Former Deputy Jamaican High Commissioner to South Africa, John Clarke, delivers main address at the civic ceremony marking the 129th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey, at Lawrence Park in St Ann’s Bay, on August 17. Ann, on August 17.
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Jamaicans Urged To Build on Garvey’s Legacy

Jamaicans are being urged to build on Garvey’s rich and enduring legacy by preserving his message of self-reliance and racial pride as a heritage for future generations. “We have an obligation to build on the intellectual foundation Garvey established and to draw on his vision of a self-reliant, economically independent and confident people as we chart our course forward,” said...
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