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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (4th right, second row), shares a moment with the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Chief Executive Officer, Donna Marie Rowe (5th right), and staff outside the agency’s head office in Kingston recently. Ms. Grange visited the JIS to view displays mounted as a part of the ‘Spirit of Independence’ competition organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (4th right, second row), shares a moment with the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Chief Executive Officer, Donna Marie Rowe (5th right), and staff outside the agency’s head office in Kingston recently. Ms. Grange visited the JIS to view displays mounted as a part of the ‘Spirit of Independence’ competition organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

Minister Grange Calls on Jamaicans to Show ‘Spirit of Independence’

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on all store owners and operators of public and private sector entities to decorate their windows, business places and town centres in the national colours, in an effort...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left), shows off her batting skills during a press conference hosted by the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) on July 27 at Sabina Park in Kingston to launch the second Test match between West Indies and India. Sharing the moment are Second Vice-President of the JCA, Mark Neita; Charge d’Affaires at the Indian High Commission in Jamaica, Subbalaskshmi Mohan; and Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Paul Pennicook. The match will be held from July 30 to August 4 at Sabina Park.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left), shows off her batting skills during a press conference hosted by the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) on July 27 at Sabina Park in Kingston to launch the second Test match between West Indies and India. Sharing the moment are Second Vice-President of the JCA, Mark Neita; Charge d’Affaires at the Indian High Commission in Jamaica, Subbalaskshmi Mohan; and Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Paul Pennicook. The match will be held from July 30 to August 4 at Sabina Park.

Gov’t Ready to Increase Support for Youth Cricket – Grange
Members of a combined children’s choir performing during a previous National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Kingston.
Members of a combined children’s choir performing during a previous National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Kingston.

Pentecostal Tabernacle to Host National Emancipation and Independence Church Service
Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Special Projects Director and Archaeologist, Dorrick Gray, addresses a Think Tank at the JIS Montego Bay Regional Office, where he gave details about the staging of the Seville Emancipation Jubilee on July 31 into the morning of August 1.
Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Special Projects Director and Archaeologist, Dorrick Gray, addresses a Think Tank at the JIS Montego Bay Regional Office, where he gave details about the staging of the Seville Emancipation Jubilee on July 31 into the morning of August 1.

Emancipation Jubilee to Pay Tribute to African Ancestors
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks about this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on July 22, at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks about this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on July 22, at the JIS head office in Kingston.

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CCJ President for Emancipation Lecture

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Right Hon. Sir Dennis Byron, will deliver the 2016 Churches Emancipation Lecture. The lecture, which is open to the public, will be held on Sunday, July 31 at 4:00 p.m. at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston, under the theme ‘Emancipation and Justice Reform’. In an interview with JIS News, long-standing...
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Western Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Natalie Morris, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on July 28. She outlined details of the 2016 Emancipation/Independence celebrations for the region.
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Western Jamaica Well Covered for Independence Celebrations

Western Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Natalie Morris, says residents of the region are in for a treat during the 2016 Emancipation-Independence celebrations. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on July 28, Ms. Morris said the events will be taken to areas of  Western Jamaica  that have never experienced celebrations of this magnitude....
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon.
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No Weapons Inside National Stadium for Grand Gala

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, is reminding the public that no weapons will be allowed inside the National Stadium for the staging of the grand gala. The August 6 cultural showcase will culminate activities in celebration of the Jamaica’s 54th anniversary of Independence under the theme: ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’. “Absolutely no weapons...
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Exciting Entertainment Package for Denbigh Show

The nightly entertainment package for this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show promises to be very exciting. An impressive line-up of artistes, spanning various musical genres, will perform over the event’s three days, from July 30 to August 1, at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. Former Digicel Rising Star contestant Noddy Virtue will kick things off when he performs...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), engages in light conversation with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a post-Cabinet press briefing held on July 27 at the Office of the Prime Minister.
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$150 Million for Emancipation and Independence Celebrations

The budget for Emancipation and Independence activities this year is $150 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange during a post-Cabinet press briefing held today, July 27 at the Office of the Prime Minister. She noted that the amount comprises government subvention, as well as private-sector sponsorship. In addition, Ms Grange informed...
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Dancers from the Laud Dance Ministry perform a spiritual piece entitled ‘Protected’, during last year’s Mello-go-roun at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road in St. Andrew.
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Parish Celebrations for Emancipation and Independence

Myriad activities will take place across the island from July 30 to August 6 in celebration of Jamaica’s 182nd anniversary of Emancipation and 54th anniversary of Independence under the theme: ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’. Thanksgiving services will be held in all parishes on July 30 and 31, with the National Emancipation and Independence service to take place on...
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Manager of Earl’s Fashions and Tailoring, Earl Williams (third left), makes a point at the first Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Link Up and Labrish’ discussion forum, held on July 20 in Montego Bay. Others (from left) are Festival Fashion Consultant and moderator, Weston Haughton; Fashion Designer, Andrea Lindo; Chief Executive Officer of Open Air Media and Promotion, Jackie Norman; Managing Artistic Director of Mahogany Entertainment Network, Brent Maxwell; and Manager of Showjam Promotions Company Limited, Patrick Alex Foster.
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JCDC Stages ‘Link Up and Labrish’ Discussion Fora

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will stage its second in a series of ‘Link Up and Labrish’ discussion fora on July 27. The forum, under the theme ‘Feeling Alright at 54: Transforming Lives through Sports’ will be held at the Excelsior Community College Lecture Theatre, 137 Mountain View Avenue, Kingston, commencing at 6:00 p. m.    Director of Public...
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