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The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) executive management team, led by Acting Chief Executive Officer, Celia Lindsay (centre); Director of Corporate Services, Errol Gardner (left); Director, Research, Print and Production, Andrine Davidson (second left), and Director, Human Resource Management and Development, Dr. David Knight (right), share a photo opportunity with winners of the JIS 2025 Heritage Competition, during the awards ceremony on Tuesday (February 17) at Summit Kingston. The winners are (from second left) Shante Sinclair; Danash Brown; Alayna Elliott; Brian Levy and Bryce Wilson.
The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) executive management team, led by Acting Chief Executive Officer, Celia Lindsay (centre); Director of Corporate Services, Errol Gardner (left); Director, Research, Print and Production, Andrine Davidson (second left), and Director, Human Resource Management and Development, Dr. David Knight (right), share a photo opportunity with winners of the JIS 2025 Heritage Competition, during the awards ceremony on Tuesday (February 17) at Summit Kingston. The winners are (from second left) Shante Sinclair; Danash Brown; Alayna Elliott; Brian Levy and Bryce Wilson.

Seven Students Honoured at JIS 2025 Heritage Awards Ceremony

Seven students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels were recognised for outstanding essays, posters and photographs during the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 2025 Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony on Tuesday (February 17). This year’s competition was staged under the theme...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

Gender-Based Violence App to Be Launched This Year
Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM), Herbie Miller, speaks at a Grounation lecture at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in downtown Kingston.
Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM), Herbie Miller, speaks at a Grounation lecture at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in downtown Kingston.

JaMM Hosting 14th Staging of Grounation Series
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), receives a vinyl token titled
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), receives a vinyl token titled 'Jamaica-Argentina: A Tango-Reggae SoundClash' from Argentina’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Marcelo Balbi Calvo, during the Bob Marley tribute concert at Emancipation Park in Kingston on Friday (February 6).

Minister Grange Receives Jamaica-Argentina Cultural Token
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Member of Parliament for St. James Southern and Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Creative Industries and Information, Nekeisha Burchell, lays a wreath on the grave of late reggae icon Dennis Brown. The wreath-laying ceremony was held at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on February 1, to commemorate the 69th birthday anniversary of the ‘crown prince of reggae’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Member of Parliament for St. James Southern and Opposition Spokesperson on Culture, Creative Industries and Information, Nekeisha Burchell, lays a wreath on the grave of late reggae icon Dennis Brown. The wreath-laying ceremony was held at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on February 1, to commemorate the 69th birthday anniversary of the ‘crown prince of reggae’.

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Miss St. Catherine Festival Queen 2025, Afiya Birch-Gentles
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Festival Queen Initiates Project to Empower Young Girls in St. Catherine

Miss St. Catherine Festival Queen 2025, Afiya Birch-Gentles, is set to launch a new youth empowerment initiative aimed at building self-confidence, character, and cultural pride among young girls. Dubbed ‘Beauty Beyond Brushes: Building Confidence and Character’, the project encourages girls to embrace their natural beauty, develop self-confidence and cultivate leadership skills. Speaking with JIS News about the initiative, Ms. Birch-Gentles...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 27).
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Next Phase of Jamaica Music Museum Development to Be Announced in Reggae Month

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, will make an announcement during Reggae Month outlining the next steps in the development of the Jamaica Music Museum. “We are in the final stages of a discussion with… the largest Reggae record company in the world to collaborate with us in developing the Jamaica Music Museum. We broke ground,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents a gift to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Occasion was a welcome reception and tour at the Seville Great House in St. Ann, on Sunday (January 25). The event formed part a of visit to the island by a Ghanaian delegation headed by Mr. Ablakwa.
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Minister Highlights Deep Cultural and Ancestral Connections Between Jamaica and Ghana

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has highlighted the deep cultural and ancestral connections between Jamaica and the Republic of Ghana, describing the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann as sacred ground where history, memory and identity converge. She was speaking during a welcome reception and tour of the heritage site on Sunday (January 25), which...
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The Tivoli Dance Troupe performs at the presentation ceremony for the 2025 Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts, held at the Little Theatre in Kingston.
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JCDC Extends Deadline for National Festival of the Performing Arts Entries to January 30

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has announced an extension of the entry deadline for the 2026 National Festival of the Performing Arts to Friday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. The revised schedule also provides an additional two‑week window, up to February 13, for participants to upload their audition videos. The extension comes in response to the widespread devastation caused...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is joined by inaugural Reggae Month Ambassador and Recording Artiste, Etana (centre),and Managing Director of J. Wray and Nephew Limited, Daniel Caron, at the official launch for Reggae Month 2026, at the J. Wray and Nephew corporate office in New Kingston, on January 21.
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2026 Reggae Month Activities Launched

Activities for Reggae Month were officially launched at J. Wray and Nephew Limited head office in New Kingston, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, on Wednesday (January 21). This year is the 17th anniversary of the official declaration of February as Reggae Month by the Governor General. More than 60 events have been registered with the...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), interacts with participants in the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, during a graduation ceremony on June 13 last year, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
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Training Commences for 2025/26 Cohort of RYEEP Builder

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs officially commenced training for the 2025/2026 cohort of the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, on (January 20). This marks a significant milestone in the organisation’s recovery efforts, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in October last year. Training was originally scheduled to begin in November but the organisation was forced to delay operations...
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Executive Director at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon.
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Reggae Month 2026 Launch Set for January 21

The calendar of events in observance of Reggae Month 2026 will be unveiled at a media launch on Wednesday (Jan. 21). The function will take place at the New Kingston headquarters of title sponsors, J. Wray and Nephew Limited, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Reggae Month will be observed from February 1 to 28 under the slogan: ‘Come Ketch Di Riddim'....
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