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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), tries his hand at drumming under the instruction of noted drummer, Herman Davis, aka “Bungo Herman” (left). Enjoying the moment is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre). The Secretary-General and members of the UN and Ministry teams conducted a tour of the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, St. Andrew, on May 15.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), tries his hand at drumming under the instruction of noted drummer, Herman Davis, aka “Bungo Herman” (left). Enjoying the moment is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre). The Secretary-General and members of the UN and Ministry teams conducted a tour of the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, St. Andrew, on May 15.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Bob Marley Museum

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) dances alongside performer, Veejai Ramkissoon, during the annual roti festival and Indian Arrival Day celebrations, held at Chedwin Park on Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine on Sunday (May 14).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) dances alongside performer, Veejai Ramkissoon, during the annual roti festival and Indian Arrival Day celebrations, held at Chedwin Park on Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine on Sunday (May 14).

PHOTOS: Indian Arrival Day and Annual Roti Festival
Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres (left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), listen as Tour Guide, Anthony Johnson (right), provides information about Jamaica’s historical heritage during a tour of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Sunday, May 14, shortly after the UN Secretary General’s arrival in the island for a two-day working visit. Members of the Secretary-General’s team look on.
Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres (left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), listen as Tour Guide, Anthony Johnson (right), provides information about Jamaica’s historical heritage during a tour of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Sunday, May 14, shortly after the UN Secretary General’s arrival in the island for a two-day working visit. Members of the Secretary-General’s team look on.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Seville Heritage Park
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.

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President of the Jamaica Red Cross, Allasandra Chung.
CultureEducation

Benefit Performance to Assist Jamaica Red Cross and Immaculate Conception Orchestra

Jamaica Red Cross and the Immaculate Conception High School Symphony Orchestra will benefit from the staging of a concert, dubbed ’Beyond Boundaries’, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chapel, Mona Campus, on Thursday (May 4) beginning at 6:30 p.m. The performers will be the Julliard-trained Renaissance String Quartet of New York (NY), comprising violinists Randall Goosby and Jeremiah...
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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.
CommunityCultureFinance & Public Service

Residents of Sherlock Crescent Get Community Cultural Centre

Residents of Sherlock Crescent in Kingston are already feeling the benefits of the recently established Sherlock Community Cultural Centre, which is serving as a vital resource facility, while promoting closer bonds among the citizens. The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, as part of its mandate to support national cultural and educational initiatives, provided $49 million for the...
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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.
CultureEntertainment

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.
Culture

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.
Culture

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.
Culture

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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