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Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture and Gender, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) Chairman, Danny Brownie, during the entity’s music business seminar, held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on Friday, March 11. Ms. Grange was the guest speaker.
Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture and Gender, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) Chairman, Danny Brownie, during the entity’s music business seminar, held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on Friday, March 11. Ms. Grange was the guest speaker.

Music Practitioners Encouraged to use the New Media Regime

Newly appointed Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture, and Gender, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging local music practitioners to use the new media regime in order to maximize on the current and potential derivable benefits of their craft. Speaking at the...

Cultural and Creative Industries vital to Economic Growth – Grange
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2015, Chereese Ricketts (left), is presented with a $200,000 sponsorship cheque to undertake her national outreach project, titled: ‘eMOTION Move Good, Feel Good Tour’, by Lasco Financial Services Marketing Manager, Nicolene Worthy-Donaldson (right), during Tuesday’s (March 8) launch at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Hope Road, in St. Andrew. At centre is the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Stephen Davidson.
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2015, Chereese Ricketts (left), is presented with a $200,000 sponsorship cheque to undertake her national outreach project, titled: ‘eMOTION Move Good, Feel Good Tour’, by Lasco Financial Services Marketing Manager, Nicolene Worthy-Donaldson (right), during Tuesday’s (March 8) launch at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Hope Road, in St. Andrew. At centre is the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Stephen Davidson.

Festival Queen to Embark on National Outreach Project
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith (third left), examines some of the products on sale at the ‘Valley Shopping Centre’, housed within the makeshift ‘Richmond Valley Resort and Spa’, on the compound of the St. Mary Technical High School. Other Ministry officials pictured (from left) are: Senior Education Officer, Marlon Williams; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. The school, located in Richmond, St. Mary, was home to the temporary ‘hotel’ on Friday (March 4), as students and teachers celebrated Jamaica Day, 2016, in fine style. The Day’s official ceremony was hosted at the school.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith (third left), examines some of the products on sale at the ‘Valley Shopping Centre’, housed within the makeshift ‘Richmond Valley Resort and Spa’, on the compound of the St. Mary Technical High School. Other Ministry officials pictured (from left) are: Senior Education Officer, Marlon Williams; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean. The school, located in Richmond, St. Mary, was home to the temporary ‘hotel’ on Friday (March 4), as students and teachers celebrated Jamaica Day, 2016, in fine style. The Day’s official ceremony was hosted at the school.

Students and Teachers Celebrate Jamaica Day in Style
Director of Community Services at the National Youth Service (NYS), Nickeasha Lindsay.
Director of Community Services at the National Youth Service (NYS), Nickeasha Lindsay.

NYS Offers To Fund Projects To Empower Young People

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Change of Name for Bureau of Women’s Affairs

To refocus the work of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs (BWA), the Government will be changing its name to the Bureau of Gender Affairs. Making the announcement on March 16 at a business forum, in support of International Women’s Day, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said a Cabinet submission has been prepared for the change,...
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Over 7000 Performers Competing At JCDC’s Parish Finals

The exciting parish finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Festival of the Performing Arts is now underway, with more than 7000 performers in the areas of dance, drama, music, speech and traditional folk forms. JCDC Director of Community Cultural Development Services, Marjorie Vernon, told JIS News that participants from schools, community groups, youth clubs, social clubs, performing arts...
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Jamaica A Global Cultural Power – Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says Jamaica’s hosting of some very prominent world leaders last year is a growing testament to the island’s cultural strength and global appeal. Speaking to JIS News following the official opening of the Rio Hoe Community Cultural Centre in Moneague, St. Ann, on February 18, the Minister said the island did very...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; and Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts and Education Fund (CHASE), W. Billy Heaven, enjoy a light moment at the official opening of the rehabilitated Rio Hoe Community Cultural Centre in Moneague, St. Ann on Thursday (Feb.18).
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Make Good Use of CHASE-Funded Projects – Heaven

Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, is urging citizens to take advantage of the various projects that have been implemented by the Fund in various communities across the island. These include construction, repair and upgrading of early childhood education institutions, community centres, sports and recreation facilities, health centres, libraries, among...
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Youth Minister Highlights Importance Of New Highway

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says the new highway traversing through sections of South East St. Ann will be instrumental in increasing productivity and enhancing tourism. Addressing community members and stakeholders at the official opening of the Rio Hoe Community Cultural Centre,  in Moneague, St. Ann, on February 18, Ms. Hanna said the highway, which will bring...
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Research Fellow of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Kesia Weise (left), and a member of the Nonsuch Primary Heritage Club, Hugh Wilson (second left), look at items in an exhibition on the Blue and John Crow Mountains (BJCM), which opened on February 16 at the library of the ACIJ/JMB, 12 Ocean Boulevard in the Kingston Mall, downtown, Kingston. The exhibition, titled: ‘Celebrating the BJCM – Jamaica’s First World Heritage Site’ is opened to the public until the end of March 2016. At rights is President of the Nonsuch Primary Heritage Club, Daynia Deans.
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Exhibition Opens On Blue and John Crow Mountains

An exhibition on the Blue and John Crow Mountains (BJCM) opened on February 16, at the library of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), 12 Ocean Boulevard, in the Kingston Mall, downtown Kingston. The exhibition titled: ‘Celebrating the BJCM – Jamaica’s First World Heritage Site’, is opened to the public until the end of March 2016. Director of...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left), break ground for the Liberty Hill Infant School, in Discovery Bay, St. St. Ann, recently. Others (from left) are: People
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CHASE Continues to Support Critical Areas of National Development

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education  Fund (CHASE), W. Billy Heaven, says the organization continues to be a leader in the critical areas of national development, particularly sports and early childhood education. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Heaven said as it relates to sports development, CHASE gives 40 per cent of...
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