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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a Ministerial Briefing, held on Wednesday (March 1) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, 2 Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston.

Government Seeks Special Treatment for Creatives

The Government is seeking special treatment from host countries for creatives and cultural professionals travelling abroad. In an address to diplomats at a ministerial briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on March 1, Minister of Culture,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (second left), stands with (from left) Glenmuir High School teacher, Trishaunna Henry; Managing Director, J Wray and Nephew (JWN), Jean-Phillipe Beyer, and JWN Master Blender, Joy Spence, at the “Lest We Forget’ monument, which was unveiled at the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in St. Elizabeth on Monday (February 27).

Commemorative Monument Unveiled at Appleton Estate

Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road to Mandela Park for performances.

PHOTOS: Jonkunoo Saturday Road March in Half-Way Tree

Speech and Literary Arts Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Damion Radcliffe.

JCDC to Host Creative Writing Workshops

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2023/2024 Throne Speech in Parliament, today (February 14).

Insurance to be Provided for Practitioners in Entertainment, Cultural and Creative Industries

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Creative Sector Generates US$2.2 Billion in Earnings

Jamaica’s creative sector generated approximately US$2.2 billion in earnings during 2022. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement while speaking during the second staging of the Jamaica Creative Career Expo recently. The event was hosted at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. Minister Grange said the sector accounted for 5.2 per cent of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange places a candle on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter, and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 112th anniversary of his birth, on Friday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Tribute To Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange places a candle on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter, and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 112th anniversary of his birth, on Friday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

3 years ago Culture

Grange: Sanchez was wonderful

An excited crowd filled the amphitheatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in St Andrew, to sing along to the songs of Sanchez on Thursday (last night). The entertainer, considered one of the best Reggae singers, performed on the second day of Reggae Month. His show titled ‘Sanchez Live: One in a million you’ was presented by the Ministry of...

Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) in performance at the Redemption Songs pre-tour recital at King’s House on Sunday (Jan. 29).

3 years ago CultureForeign Affairs

Jamaica Youth Chorale Sings Redemption Songs in the United States

The English Gothic-style Washington National Cathedral is among several historic venues in the United States (US) that will be filled with the incomparable sounds of the Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) this week. The highly talented and internationally acclaimed group is in the US on its Redemption Songs tour, which showcases the choral repertoire of Jamaican and African American composers to...

Murals of musical icons have been painted on walls along Mark Lane, downtown Kingston, and paving stones laid by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).

3 years ago CultureLocal Government

Downtown Kingston Cultural District Project to be Expanded

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) project to transform downtown into a cultural district will be expanded during Reggae Month in February. The initiative, which involves infrastructure and beautification works, aims to highlight the country’s iconic musical heritage while creating a space for recreation. It includes the renovation of roadways, sidewalk improvement and drainage works and the mounting...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, provides details about the all-island survey on the cultural and creative industries that will get under way in February.

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Cultural and Creative Industries Survey Begins February

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be launching an all-industry survey of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) in February, to garner comprehensive and empirical data on the sector. Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Harold Davis, told JIS News that the launch coincides with the celebration of Reggae Month, which is a product of the creative industry....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), are greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the 2023 Reggae Month Church Service, on Sunday (January 29). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle under the theme ‘We Come to Ketch the Rhythm in Reverence and Praise’.

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Churches Encouraged to Assist in Expanding Jamaica’s Reggae Gospel Industry

Churches are being encouraged to assist in expanding Jamaica’s Reggae gospel industry. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the call, invited churches to, “focus on unearthing and developing gospel bands and vocal talents across the country, and unleashing them on the world in reverence and praise.” She was speaking during the 2023 Reggae Month...