Due to the forecast of thunderstorms, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has cancelled the outdoor concert which was scheduled for International Reggae Day on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Port Royal. Instead, the Ministry will host the world premiere of the docufilm ‘Dennis Emmanuel Brown: The Crown Prince of Reggae; the Man and the Music’ indoors at...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the special support package for members of the entertainment, culture and creative industries has now been increased to $50 million. A sum of $40 million had previously been promised, but due to technical issues with the electronic portal for disbursement, members of the sectors were unable to access the...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is now 95 per cent digitised in its processes. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, gave this update during her 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on June 8. “Our efforts at modernising the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission are bearing fruit. For the first time this year,...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has announced that Jamaica was elected to a seat on the Intergovernmental Committee for the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Jamaica’s elevation took place on Friday, June 4, 2021, during the Eight Session of the Conference of Parties to the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC) is in the process of being retooled. “With the support of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, we are now modernising and strengthening the CPTC with new studio and electronic news-gathering (ENG) equipment as well as outside broadcasting (OB)...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been requested to commission a special medal to recognise front-line workers of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure while making her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. “As we continue to show appreciation, I have been asked...

The Government is providing greater safeguards for brand Jamaica on the international marketplace through passage of amendments to the Trade Marks Act in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 1). Amendments to Section 12 of the Act places appropriate restrictions on the use of the country’s Coat of Arms, the Jamaican Flag or any other national emblem or symbol...