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JCDC Urges the Establishment of Culture Clubs

Schools, organisations and institutions are being encouraged to establish Culture Clubs, by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). Regional Manager, JCDC Eastern Region, David Reid, said Culture Clubs provide the medium through which the development of the arts can be...

Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries in the Policy Division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay (right, front row) joins participants in a lecture to commemorate the 235th Zong massacre of African slaves, at the Institute of Jamaica on Thursday, December 22. Dr. Lindsay delivered remarks on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. The audience was participating in a presentation being delivered by Political Ombudsman, Mrs. Donna Parchment Brown.

Culture Minister Says Campaign for Reparation will Continue

Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee.

IOJ Hosts Lecture on Massacre of Africans Aboard Zong Slave Ship

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

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.

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Students of IVCC Take Part in Christmas Festival

Students attending the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (IVCC) in St Andrew learnt a lot about that country’s culture through its food, music, dance, dress and various traditions, at the recent annual Christmas Festival. Held under the theme ‘Christmas in Venezuela’, the Festival also encouraged students to use their Spanish as they explored the cultures of the countries in...

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

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UNESCO Provides Some $10 Million in Grant Funding for Projects

Four local entities have received close to $10 million in grant funding from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to carry out projects in the areas of music, gender, youth development and science. The recipients are Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) for the revival of mento music; Institute of Gender and Development Studies at the University of...

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

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

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I wish to speak especially to our men. I know that some of you turn away at the mention of the phrases “gender violence” and “women’s issues”. It’s not that you are all bad and do not care. I know it’s because you don’t see a place for yourselves...

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...