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Students To Be Taught How To Preserve Endemic Plants And Animals

The National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), has launched a programme to teach students about the preservation of Jamaica’s endemic plants and animals. About 60 students and their teachers from three primary schools, as...

President of the Republic of India, His Excellency the Hon. Ram Nath Kovind, lays a floral tribute at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, at National Heroes Park, Kingston, on Monday ((May 16). Assisting him is First Lady of India, Savita Kovind (centre). Looking on is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. President Kovind arrived in the island on Sunday (May 15) for a four-day State Visit.

PHOTOS: Indian President Kovind Lays Floral Tribute At Garvey’s Shrine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, at the global launch of the Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference at the Ministry’s headquarters located at 2 Port Royal Street in Kingston on Friday, May 6.

Jamaica 60 Diaspora Conference To Focus On Business Opportunities

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, seen here interacting with local chefs at a recent Culinary Arts and Gastronomy Symposium at the Cardiff Hotel & Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Jamaican Cuisine Should Be On Every Hotel Menu – Terrelonge

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

PM Wants Business To Be As Jamaican As Speed And Talent

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre); Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right); and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, are pictured at the official launch of Jamaica 60 celebrations in London on April 25.

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Cultural Celebration Kicks Off Jamaica 60 In UK

Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence activities was officially launched in London on April 25 with an entertainment package highlighting the island’s culture and heritage. Some 200 persons attended the event held at White City Studio, which was addressed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Among the performers were...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially launches the Jamaica 60 celebrations on April 13. The highly anticipated event was held on the lawns of Jamaica House, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). It was also televised and live-streamed. The launch featured cultural presentations and a delegation representing the President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency, Paul Kagame, who is on a State visit from April 13 to 15.

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Legacy Building Will Feature In Jamaica 60 Celebrations

The official launch of the Jamaica 60 Independence celebrations kicks off the season of celebratory activities to commemorate this national milestone. The event was held Wednesday (April 13) on the lawns of Jamaica House, featuring cultural presentations, with special guests from the Republic of Rwanda representing the President, His Excellency Paul Kagame, who is on a State visit. Prime Minister,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

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‘Jamaica 60’ Activities Launched In Canada

Jamaicans in Canada have organised a four-month-long series of activities to mark the island’s 60th anniversary of Independence under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness’. The celebrations will kick off with an Independence Church Service at Faith Sanctuary in Toronto on July 31 and culminate on October 21, with Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation’s ‘Jamrock’ gala. Other activities include a...

Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, try their hand at playing the drums, during a visit to the Trench Town Culture Yard on Tuesday (March 22), shortly after their arrival in the island for a three-day Official Visit. They are joined by Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and artistes from the area.

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PHOTOS: Their Royal Highnesses Visit Trench Town Culture Yard

Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, try their hand at playing the drums, during a visit to the Trench Town Culture Yard on Tuesday (March 22), shortly after their arrival in the island for a three-day Official Visit. They are joined by Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), State Minister, Hon....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, discusses a book of poetry with (from left) National Librarian, National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley; Chair of the Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic; and Advisor, Communication and Information, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Isabel Viera Bermudez. Occasion was the launch of the NLJ’s Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry Competition at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (March 21).

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Submissions Invited For Poet Laureate Of Jamaica Competition

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) is inviting submissions from interested persons for the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry Competition. The official launch was held on Monday (March 21) in a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, and online. It is a commemorative activity for World Poetry Day 2022, observed annually on March 21. State...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, examines a book of poetry at the commemorative ceremony for World Poetry Day 2022 – the launch of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) Jamaica Poetry Archive (JPA) – on Monday (March 21), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston. Pictured (from second left) are National Librarian, NLJ, Beverley Lashley; Chair of the Board of Management, NLJ, Joy Douglas; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic; and Advisor, Communication and Information, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Isabel Viera Bermudez. The event also featured the launch of the NLJ’s Poet Laureate of Jamaica Poetry Competition.

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National Library Of Jamaica Launches JPA

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) is celebrating World Poetry Day 2022 with the official launch of the Jamaica Poetry Archive (JPA), an online repository of distinguished Jamaican poets. The JPA, the NLJ’s 2022 signature project, was launched on Monday (March 21), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, and online. It is collated from a list of nominated Jamaican...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left), participates in breaking ground for a $70-million development project to improve the aesthetics of the Devon House courtyard, during a ceremony on Thursday (March 17). Also participating (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Deputy Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Councillor Winston Ennis; Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North East, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Chairman of the Devon House Development Company, Minion Jean Wright; Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer; and Executive Director of Devon House, Mureen James.

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$70-Million Development Project At Devon House

The courtyard of the historic Devon House in St. Andrew is to be “spruced up” under a $70-million development project. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, broke ground to undertake the beautification project during a ceremony at the courtyard, on Thursday (March 17). He noted that this new development thrust aims to position Kingston, particularly Devon House, “as the gastronomy...