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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), examines a canister made from calabash at Expo Jamaica 2016 held recently at the National Arena in Kingston. Manager at Things Jamaican, Janine Taylor, points out the features.

Jamaica 55 to Highlight Creative Industries

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the country’s creative industries will be a major part of the ‘Jamaica 55’ Independence celebrations in 2017. Speaking with the JIS News at the recently held Expo Jamaica 2016...

Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia Grange in deep discussion with Sister Katherine Howell, daughter of Hon. Dr. Leonard Percival Howell, founding father of the Rastafarian Movement. The two discussed the development and declaration of Pinnacle as a Rastafari Heritage Site on Friday, April 22, 2016.

Government Committed to the Declaration and Development of Pinnacle

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), is in discussion with Jamaica Labour Party Cartetaker for East Portland, Derron Wood (left) following the unveiling of the Port Antonio gateway sign leading to the Blue and John Crow Mountains World Heritage Site in Portland on Wednesday (April 20). Others (from 2nd left) are: Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Wayne McKenzie; Head of the Moore Town Maroon Council, Colonel Wallace Sterling; and Member of Parliament for East Portland, Dr. Lynvale Bloomfield. In the background is Custos Rotulorum for Portland, Hon. Lincoln Thaxter. The Blue and John Crow Mountains, which was inscribed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) prestigious World Heritage List on July 3, 2015, is Jamaica’s first World Heritage Site and the only mixed site the Caribbean.

Review of National Cultural Policy to Get Underway Shortly

Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange introduces former Prime Minister, Bruce Golding to His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle - Selassie during their visit to Jamaica College on April 21, 2016, exactly 50 years after his grandfather, Emperor of Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie three day state visit to Jamaica on April 21, 1966.

Students Urged to Strive to be Leaders

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as His Imperial Highness (HIH) Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, greets members of the Rastafari community at the Norman Manley International Airport today (April 21). This was shortly after the Prince’s arrival in the island for a nine-day visit in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the State visit of his grandfather, late Emperor of Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Haile Selassie.

Haile Selassie’s Grandson in Jamaica for Nine-Day Visit

10 years ago Culture

Gov’t Committed to Safeguarding Legacies

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, says the Government is committed to safeguarding the legacies of the Rastafarian Movement and others, under the canon of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to which Jamaica is a signatory. “We want to ensure that the Rastafarian community and Jamaicans recognise the tangible and...

10 years ago CultureEducation

Haile Selassie High to Receive a Donation of $600,000

The Haile Selassie High School, in St. Andrew, is to receive a donation of $600,000 from His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, grandson of the late Emperor of Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Haile Selassie. Announcement of the donation was made on Friday (April 22), at the annual Founder’s Day event, which was held on the lawns of the institution. The...

10 years ago Budget 2016/2017Culture

Cultural Heritage Project gets $96 Million

Public access to Jamaica’s cultural heritage will be improved by a $96 million upgrading project to develop advanced audiovisual technology and more frequent outreach activities. The money will be used to complete the second phase of the construction and diorama for the Natural History Museum of Jamaica’s Exhibition Gallery; and complete the preparatory infrastructure works at three areas of the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (third right), along with Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness (second left), engage in conversation with students from Mona Preparatory School (from left): Paris Mullings, Annaleese Dallas and Duncan McKenzie. Occasion was the unveiling of a Gateway sign in Papine Square, St. Andrew, leading to the Blue and John Crow Mountains on April 18.

10 years ago Culture

Communities to Benefit from World Heritage Site

Communities within and around the Blue and John Crow Mountains are set to benefit economically from the only mixed World Heritage site within the Caribbean. “I know there are many residents in the over 30 communities scattered in the Blue and John Crow Mountains who already have businesses and business ideas that reflect the rich culture of the area.... that...

Principal Director of Culture in the Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay.

10 years ago Culture

Jamaica to Commemorate World Heritage Day on April 18

Jamaica and other nations across the globe will join the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in commemorating Monday, April 18 as World Heritage Day. Several activities have been planned by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to mark the day under the theme: ‘The Heritage of Sport’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is slated to unveil...

Young students of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf perform a dance at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2015 deaf dance festival. The annual event, part of the Performing Arts National Championships, will be held on April 27 at the Little Theatre in Kingston.

10 years ago Culture

JCDC Deaf Dance Festival on April 27

Some 80 children and adults across the island will compete for top honours in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) deaf dance festival. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 27 at the Little Theatre in Kingston, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The deaf dance is being executed with assistance from the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) and the...

10 years ago CultureGender AffairsSport

Our Men are True Champions Indeed – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment & Sport Hon. Olivia Grange describes the West Indies men’s team as “true and worthy champions” after they became the first team to win the ICC T20 World Cup twice. The Caribbean men, today, edged a pulsating four-wicket win over England in the grand showdown at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India with Carlos Brathwaite smashing...