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Entrepreneur and fashion lecturer at the University of Technology, David Mirander.

Youth Encouraged to get Certified in the Creative Industry

Entrepreneur and fashion lecturer at the University of Technology (UTech), Donald Mirander, is encouraging students interested in the creative industry to get formal training in their respective disciplines. Mr. Mirander, who was speaking at the Jamaica Creative Career Expo on...

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

Young Jamaicans Awarded Creative Industry Internships

Senior Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams. (JIS File Photo)

Ministries And Agencies Encouraged To Take Part In Jamaica Day

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, observe a moment of silence for the late reggae icon, Dennis Brown, at a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the singer’s birth, held on February 1 at National Heroes Park in Kingston. Dubbed the ‘Crown Prince of Reggae’, he recorded more than 75 albums throughout his prolific career and is considered one of the most renowned artistes of the reggae music genre, lovers rock. Dennis Brown was born on February 1, 1957 and died on July1, 1999.

PHOTOS: Ceremony Commemorating Singer Dennis Brown’s Birth

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the 2022 Reggae Month launch, which was held at the Go For God Family Church in Kingston, yesterday (January 30).

Minister Promises Continued Support For Creatives At Reggae Month Launch

Late journalist, author, historian and the voice of the television programme, Hill an

4 years ago Culture

Icon Of Media and Culture Carey Robinson Has Died

Jamaica has lost one of its icons of media and culture, Carey Fitz William Robinson. The journalist, author, playwright, and historian passed away at his St. Andrew home on Thursday (January 27), at the age of 97. Mr. Robinson is well known as the voice of the long-running television programme, Hill an' Gully Ride. The weekly programme took viewers on...

Speech and Literary Arts Specialist of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Damion Radcliffe.

4 years ago Culture

JCDC Hosts Virtual Creative Writing Workshop Jan. 20

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting a virtual workshop on short story writing and exploring genres, on Thursday, January 20. The workshop, organised by the Arts Development and Training Department of the Commission, is part of a series of virtual creative-writing workshops scheduled to take place before the JCDC 2022 Competitions. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...

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Grange: Covid relief programme for entertainment, culture, creative industries practitioners oversubscribed

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Ministry’s ECCI Covid-19 Grants programme has been oversubscribed and has stopped taking new applications. “We anticipated about one thousand applications for the individual grants of $60,000 each to members of the Entertainment, Culture and Creative Industries. We’ve had a very good response in a very short time...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks in a video message at the recent virtual Musgrave Awards ceremony.

4 years ago Culture

10 Jamaicans Awarded Musgrave Medals

Ten Jamaicans were recently awarded Musgrave Medals for work in their respective fields of Literature, Science and the Arts. The Medals are given in the categories of gold, silver and bronze, and there is also a special category for outstanding youth between 18 and 25 years of age. The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) presented the awards at a virtual ceremony...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe (left), applauds Mikayla Brown of Immaculate Conception High School in Kingston (centre), after presenting her the winning trophy for placing 1st in the Grades 7-9 category of the poster competition component of the 2021 JIS Heritage Competition. Also sharing in the moment is Retail Sales Manager, Sangster’s Book Store, Pauline Shuttleworth, who presented Mikayla with a Sangster’s Bookstore voucher valued at $10,000. Mikayla also received $15,000 in cash from JIS and was also awarded the best entry in the Grades 7-9 illustrated category for the poster component of the competition.

4 years ago Culture

Prizes Presented In JIS Heritage Competition

Top performers in the 2021 Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition, not only came away with increased knowledge of the nation’s rich heritage, but also walked away with exciting yet meaningful prizes. The annual competition which is in its 11th year, invited students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels to submit entries in the essay, poster and photography categories,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (JIS File Photo)

5 years ago Culture

Award-Winning Pieces On Display At JCDC Visual Arts Exhibition

Total of 171 award-winning pieces selected from the 2021 Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition are now on display at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The exhibition, spearheaded by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), features paintings, drawings, printmaking, collages, textiles and fibre arts, photography, and sculptures from 75 artists across the island, who received gold, silver, bronze and...

International Storyteller, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks.

5 years ago Culture

National Storytelling Festival In Progress

The Storytelling Foundation of Jamaica, Ntukuma, in association with the Jamaica Library Service, presents National Storytelling Festival and Conference, Ananse Soundsplash 2021, from November 16 to 22, under the theme ‘Visiting With The Elders’. Founder and Festival Director, Amina Blackwood-Meeks, told JIS News that the Storytelling Festival has been going on since 1998; however, in 2012 it was rebranded in...