Activities for Jamaica’s 62nd anniversary of independence will be scaled back this year as the country continues restoration and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. “Recognising the magnitude of Hurricane Beryl’s impact, the decision was taken to modify our plans while keeping the spirit of independence alive,” said Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), looks at the life-size replica of cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley at the grand opening of S Foods Supermarket on Worthington Avenue, St. Andrew on Saturday (July 27). Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of S Foods, Christopher Issa (left); and veteran Reggae artiste, Tony Rebel.

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents the Jamaica Festival Song trophy to 2024 winner, Kimiela ‘Candy’ Isaacs , who walked away with the coveted trophy for her original entry ‘One Jamaica’. The finals of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) competition took place on July 13, at the Jamaica College Auditorium in Kingston.

Ten finalists in the Jamaica Festival Song Competition 2024 will compete at the results show, scheduled to take place at the Jamaica College auditorium, 189 Hope Road, Kingston, on Saturday, July 13, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. The finalists are Auraiya Hope (Proud Jamaican), Sister Novelette (Fi Mi Island Home), TrishMaq (Jamaica...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, shows images of Jamaican artistes to Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Zimbabwe to Jamaica, Paul Chikawa, who called on the Minister at her New Kingston offices on Wednesday (June 26). 

The Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Industries Practitioners Insurance Plan is to be launched within weeks. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 25). “This game-changing plan will address situations where there is no money to bury a practitioner...

Jamaica’s 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson, says his award-winning story, ‘Ocoee’, is under consideration for adaptation into a television series or film. Mr. McPherson made the announcement while speaking yesterday (June 18), on a panel discussing the topic, ‘Harnessing the Power of Jamaica’s Creative Industries and Sport for National Development’, at the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference,...