The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has issued the following statement at the passing of Bert Rose: “I am deeply saddened at the passing of Bert Rose, an outstanding dancer, choreographer and creative, founding member of the NDTC and co-founder of the Jamaica School of Dance. “Bert Rose stands among those creative artists and...

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution proclaiming October 24 to 31 each year as the Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The idea for the declaration of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week within the United Nations system was first proposed by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange. The proposal...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the monument to Violet Moss Brown is set to become the first in a series to mark Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee. Mrs Moss-Brown, who was affectionately called ‘Aunt V’, was record holder for world’s ‘Oldest living person’ and ‘Oldest living woman’. Minister Grange said the monument — a...

Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee, says storytelling remains a part of the Jamaican culture and has broadened beyond the traditional sense. “I think storytelling is still very much a part of our existence. It is not in the public eye as much but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. Anansi stories...

The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), is pleased with the extended reach of its recently concluded lecture series, which was staged virtually this year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Each February, the ACIJ/JMB highlights a particular aspect of Jamaica’s culture and heritage. This year, the institute hosted a four-part lecture series on Afro-Jamaican storytelling, under the theme ‘Jack...

The leadership of the Revival Movement has announced the cancellation of the First Quarter Revival Gathering which is traditionally held on the first Thursday in March each year in Watt Town, St. Ann. Revivalists make spiritual pilgrimages to Watt Town each quarter. The decision to cancel the event, which was scheduled for March 4, is in keeping with measures to...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the death of legendary Reggae singer, songwriter Neville “Bunny Wailer, ”Livingston. Neville Livingston died this morning while in Hospital. He was 73 years old. Affectionately called “Jah B”, he was a founding member of the Wailers which included the Honourable Robert Nesta Marley and Peter Tosh. Considered one of the longtime standard...