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Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, is in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Occasion was a dinner hosted in his honour at the Grog Shoppe at Devon House, St. Andrew on Sunday (May 14). The UN Secretary-General is on a two-day working visit to the island.
Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, is in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Occasion was a dinner hosted in his honour at the Grog Shoppe at Devon House, St. Andrew on Sunday (May 14). The UN Secretary-General is on a two-day working visit to the island.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary General Hosted at Devon House

 
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (May 11) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Thursday (May 11) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Volunteers Invited for National Labour Day Project
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Velonique Bowen, during the launch of her national project at the Chinese Garden, Hope Gardens, in Kingston on May 6.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (right), speaks with Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Velonique Bowen, during the launch of her national project at the Chinese Garden, Hope Gardens, in Kingston on May 6.

PHOTO: Miss Jamaica Festival Queen’s National Project Launch
President of the Jamaica Red Cross, Allasandra Chung.
President of the Jamaica Red Cross, Allasandra Chung.

Benefit Performance to Assist Jamaica Red Cross and Immaculate Conception Orchestra
Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Sherlock Community Cultural Centre in Kingston, on Thursday (April 20). Other participants are Councillor, Chancery Division, Duane Smith; Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, and President, Sherlock Citizens Association, Toushane Green.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Sherlock Community Cultural Centre in Kingston, on Thursday (April 20). Other participants are Councillor, Chancery Division, Duane Smith; Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven, and President, Sherlock Citizens Association, Toushane Green.

Residents of Sherlock Crescent Get Community Cultural Centre

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Students of St. Catherine High School perform their entry, ‘Revival’, in the Traditional Folk Form category of the 2023 Performing Arts National Finals, held at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston, from April 3 to 4.
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Talented Jamaicans to Perform at Little Theatre April 25-27

Drama pieces performed by talented Jamaicans will be presented from April 25 to 27 at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. It is part of the Festival of the Performing Arts National Finals, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, which...
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Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Harold Davis.
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JBDC Encourages Creatives to Participate in Survey

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is urging Creatives to participate in its Creative Voices Survey. The survey, which was launched on March 20, is being done in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for a project to do an economic impact assessment of the creative and cultural industries. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief...
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Cultural Liaison, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Barbara Blake Hannah.
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Jamaica to Commemorate National Chief Takyi Day on April 8

A civic ceremony to commemorate National Chief Takyi Day, will be held in the Port Maria town square in St Mary on Saturday, April 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event is being staged to celebrate the heroics of Chief Takyi (also Tacky), who was the leader of the 1760 slave rebellion in Jamaica. This will be the Day’s second...
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Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Oliver Watt.
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Bible Verses to be Read in Patois on Easter Sunday

As Easter Sunday approaches, persons can catch up on their bible readings in Patois, the Jamaican language. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has launched its podcasts dubbed, ‘Scriptures in Patois’. The series began on Ash Wednesday, the day after International Mother Language Day, which is observed globally to promote the awareness and importance of linguistic and cultural...
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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), makes a point at the first Indian Diaspora Conference, held on Sunday (March 26) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Listening are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grang, and Dean of the Faculty of Sport at the University of the West Indies, Mona and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Akshai Mansingh.
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Jamaica to Maintain Best of Its Heritage and Culture

As Jamaica begins its transition to a Republic, the country intends to maintain the best of its heritage and culture, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. The Minister was speaking at the first Indian Diaspora Conference, held on March 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. “We intend to preserve the best of...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture and roots. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
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PHOTOS: Sen. Aubyn Hill Speaks at Indian Diaspora Conference

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left) attends the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston. She is joined by (from left) Advisor, Communications and Information, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Caribbean Office, Dr. Paul Hector; National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley; Organization of American States (OAS) Representative to Jamaica, Jeanelle Van Glaanen Weygel; Chairman, Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; and Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Leslie Harrow.
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National Library to be Renovated

The Government will be undertaking the renovation of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) as a Jamaica 60 legacy project. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in making the disclosure, said that the aim is to stablish a “purpose-built” facility. “The building will be retrofitted with multiple research/writing rooms, a business hub, a community theatre and...
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