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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in St. Catherine on Thursday (January 30). Five students each from Ensom City Primary and Eltham Park Primary School, also in St. Catherine, were provided with tablet computers under the Government’s
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in St. Catherine on Thursday (January 30). Five students each from Ensom City Primary and Eltham Park Primary School, also in St. Catherine, were provided with tablet computers under the Government’s 'Connect a Child' Programme.

Ten Students At Ensom City And Eltham Primary Schools Gifted Tablet Computers

Ten students at Ensom City and Eltham Park Primary Schools in St. Catherine have been gifted tablet computers under the Government’s ‘Connect a Child’ Programme. This initiative aims to support academically gifted students experiencing financial challenges by providing them with...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) interacts with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in the parish on Thursday (January 30). The tablets were distributed under the Universal Service Fund (USF) ‘Connect a Child’ programme, which provides deserving students with access to the digital tools necessary for their academic success.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) interacts with students during a tablet computer presentation ceremony at Ensom City Primary School in the parish on Thursday (January 30). The tablets were distributed under the Universal Service Fund (USF) ‘Connect a Child’ programme, which provides deserving students with access to the digital tools necessary for their academic success.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Hands Over Tablets To Students
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

Several Activities to Be Staged for Reggae Month in Kingston and the West
Director of Arts, Development and Training, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrew Brodber
Director of Arts, Development and Training, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Andrew Brodber

More Than 10,000 Entries Registered on JCDC’s Online Platform
St Catherine Festival Queen contestants 2023
St Catherine Festival Queen contestants 2023

Businesses Encouraged To Sponsor Contestants In The Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, displays the transcript of National Hero, Right Excellent Marcus Garvey’s trial in the United States of America, during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 21).
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Marcus Garvey’s Pardon Must Pave the Way for His Exoneration – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the decision to posthumously pardon National Hero, Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was convicted for mail fraud in the United States (US), represents a most significant step in a process that must continue until he is exonerated. She made the remarks during a statement to the House of...
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Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller (centre), shares a photo opportunity with Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028, Professor Kwame Dawes (second left), and members of his family during Wednesday’s (January 22) ceremony of investiture, held at King’s House. Pictured (from left) are his niece, Janel Polson; sister, Adjoa Dawes; and niece, Abigail Dawes.
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Professor Kwame Dawes Appointed Fourth Poet Laureate of Jamaica

Widely acclaimed poet, Professor Kwame Dawes, has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of investiture, held at King’s House on Wednesday (January 22), he was bestowed with the insignia by Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller. Professor Dawes is the fourth Poet Laureate in post-Independent Jamaica, succeeding prolific poet, Olive Senior; accomplished author, Lorna...
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Incoming Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Kwame Dawes.
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Investiture Ceremony to Be Held for New Poet Laureate of Jamaica

An investiture ceremony will be held for Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, at King’s House on Wednesday (January 22), beginning 10:00 a.m. The ceremony is being organised by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), a division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, Deputy Governor-General, Hon. Steadman Fuller, and Professor...
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The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica`s First National Hero
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Grange Welcomes Garvey Pardon, Continues Push for Exoneration

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has said that the US President, Joe Biden, did “the right and honourable thing” when he used his clemency power to pardon, posthumously, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey. Minister Grange says President Biden’s “historic pardon is a most significant step in a process which must continue until the National Hero...
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Production Manager at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Coordinator of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition, Andrea McCurdy.
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Deadline for Miss Festival Queen Competition is March 14

The deadline for the submission of applications for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition is midnight on March 14, 2025. Applications for the competition can be submitted online at https://jcdc.awardsplatform.com/. The Festival Queen Competition, which forms part of the Emancipation and Independence celebrations, is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). The competition begins with eliminations at the parish...
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Students from the Clan Carthy Primary School doing a speech titled “Laughing Ago Spoil” at the 2024 staging of Mello-Go-Roun held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston.
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Final Call for National Festival of the Performing Arts Entries: Deadline January 10

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is reminding prospective performers for the 2025 National Performing Arts Festival that the deadline for entries is this Friday, January 10 at midnight. The JCDC had originally set the deadline for Friday, December 13, 2024, but extended it to give participants more time to navigate the Commission’s new automated application platform, JCDC Awards Force....
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Acting Director of Product Development and Community Tourism at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Kerry- Ann Lowe Mullings, presents Pastor of the Catadupa Christian Fellowship Church, in St. James, for his contributions to the Catadupa community. Occasion was the Sam Sharpe Day Celebrations, held in the community, on December 27.
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Sam Sharpe Honoured On December 27

A ceremony to honour the life and legacy of National Hero the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe for his role in the historic Emancipation War of 1831-1832 was held in Catadupa, St. James, the parish of his birth, on December 27. The event was designated Sam Sharpe Day Celebrations, held in collaboration with the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and the...
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