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Grammy Award-winning Reggae artiste and son of music legend Bob Marley, Julian Marley, performing at the Uprising Bob Marley Tribute concert on Thursday, February 6 at Emancipation Park, Kingston.
Grammy Award-winning Reggae artiste and son of music legend Bob Marley, Julian Marley, performing at the Uprising Bob Marley Tribute concert on Thursday, February 6 at Emancipation Park, Kingston.

Bob Marley Tribute Concert (PHOPOS)

 
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) along with Member of Parliament for St Andrew North Western, Duane Smith (centre) and his wife, Kimika Peterkin Smith, participate in the Reggae Month church service held at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston on February 2.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) along with Member of Parliament for St Andrew North Western, Duane Smith (centre) and his wife, Kimika Peterkin Smith, participate in the Reggae Month church service held at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston on February 2.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange at Reggae Month Church Service
axophonist, Oshane Love, delivers a musical item at a gathering held at the National Heroes Park on February 1, to commemorate the 68th birthday anniversary of the crowned prince of reggae, the late Dennis Emmanuel Brown.
axophonist, Oshane Love, delivers a musical item at a gathering held at the National Heroes Park on February 1, to commemorate the 68th birthday anniversary of the crowned prince of reggae, the late Dennis Emmanuel Brown.

PHOTOS: Tribute to Dennis Brown
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
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

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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).
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Several Activities to Be Staged for Reggae Month in Kingston and the West

Reggae Month 2025 will be observed in February under the theme: ‘Come Ketch Di Riddim’. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28). She informed that Reggae Month events will not be only concentrated within the Corporate Area, and that this year, the Ministry...
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More Than 10,000 Entries Registered on JCDC’s Online Platform

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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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Investiture Ceremony to Be Held for New Poet Laureate of Jamaica

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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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