Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging young and aspiring creatives to prioritise the business aspect of the industry and not neglect it. She made the appeal while speaking to hundreds of high-school and tertiary students during the fourth Jamaica Creative Career Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 25)....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, on Monday (February 24), encouraged Jamaicans to draw inspiration from the life and legacy of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, and work together to contribute to building a better future. She was delivering remarks during a floral tribute ceremony commemorating the 141st anniversary of Sir Alexander’s birth,...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport and the Manchester Municipal Corporation on Friday (February 21) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the erection of a monument in honour of the victims of the Kendal train crash of 1957. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange and Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Donovan Mitchell, signed the MoU, during a function held...

Hundreds of high-school and tertiary students and creative practitioners are expected to attend the Jamaica Creative Career Expo, slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 25), beginning 10:00 a.m. The event, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is being held under the theme ‘Exploring the Digital Space’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia...

Phase 11 of the Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Insurance Plan (JECIP), which will offer health coverage for creatives and entertainers is to be launched shortly. The JECIP, an initiative of the Government, was unveiled in November last year. It covers members who are listed on the National Registry of Entertainment and Creative Industries Practitioners (E-Registry). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment...

Inscription of the Watt Town Revival Pilgrimage on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List is a momentous achievement for Jamaica, says Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. The pilgrimage, which takes place annually, is a celebration of Jamaica's spiritual and cultural roots, drawing on the traditions of the island’s revivalist movement. The...

Members of the revivalist church performing the table ritual during a special gathering to commemorate the 114th birth anniversary of the late Zion Revivalist Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds, on Monday (February 10), at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.