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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.

Religion Important Element of Festival 2016

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has highlighted the importance of religion and the participation of religious bodies in activities marking the 2016 Independence celebrations. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on Friday (July 22), Minister Grange...
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.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Celebrate in Unity
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), speaks with Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, in Kingston, on July 22.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), speaks with Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, in Kingston, on July 22.

Street Dances to be Staged Islandwide
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.

Focus on Youth at Grand Gala
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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Eastern Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), David Reid.
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JCDC Brings Independence Celebrations to Communities

The popular festival bandwagons return this year, bringing Independence celebrations to communities across the island. The mobile entertainment show, from August 3 to 5, will feature performances from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) festival of the performing arts in the areas of music, speech, drama, dance and traditional folk forms.  They will also feature talents from the Festival Song...
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Project Consultant for the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, Joan Seagears (right), has a good laugh during her address at a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided details about the Emancipation Jubilee slated for Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann, from July 31 into Emancipation Day, August 1. Area Sales Director for Jewel Resorts, Charmaine Deane; and Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Special Projects Director and Archaeologist, Dorrick Gray, share the moment.
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6,000 Expected to Attend Emancipation Jubilee

More than 6,000 patrons are expected to attend the 19th staging of the Emancipation Jubilee to be held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann. The cultural event, under the theme: ‘United and Free…What a Jubilee’, will be held from July 31 into Emancipation Day on August 1. It is being organised by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT)...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange (right) celebrates with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission 2016 Festival Song winner, Oneil Scott after his victory in the competition held on Saturday (July 9) at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.
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Oneil Scott is JCDC’s Festival Song Competition Winner

Oneil “Nazzleman” Scott walked away as the winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) festival song competition, with his entry ‘No weh like Jamaica’. Second place winner is Reneive Fletcher with her entry “Tun up di music” while the third place spot went to the group Mento Tones, comprising of Denzil McCollin and Charles Evans. The event was held...
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Acting High Commissioner, Mrs. Diedre Mills (left), with (from second left), Deputy Leader of the Haringey Council , Councillor Bernice Vanier; Mayor of Haringey, Councillor Ali Gul Ozbek; and Member of Parliament for Tottenham, David Lammy . The occasion was the reopening of the Marcus Garvey Library on July 13.
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Marcus Garvey Library Reopens

The Marcus Garvey Library in Tottenham, North East London, was officially reopened on July 13 as The Marcus Garvey Centre – Library and Customer Services, following a £2-million refurbishment. Acting Jamaican High Commissioner, Mrs. Diedre Mills, who was the special guest at the event, said she was pleased that at a time when similar institutions are facing closure, the library...
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Government to Establish Heritage Site at Pinnacle

The Government is committed to expanding the acquisition of Pinnacle lands in Sligoville, St. Catherine, and prioritising the establishment of a Rastafarian Heritage Site and Cultural Centre. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12. She said of the eight sites that will...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange delivering her speech in the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12. At left is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry.
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Marcus Garvey’s Boyhood Home to be Restored

Restoration work on the boyhood home of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, is to be completed by August 2017. Making her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, said she has instructed the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to review...
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