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All In Place To Mark Birthday Of Bustamante On February 24

All is in place for the ceremony marking the 137th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir William Alexander Bustamante, on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover. Restrictions due to the COVID-19...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, lays flowers on the tomb of religious revivalist, painter, sculptor and cultural force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds, in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of his birth on February 10, at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest artists in Jamaica’s ‘Intuitives’ artistic movement. He was born in the Byndloss district of St. Catherine and died in 1989 at age 78 years.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, lays flowers on the tomb of religious revivalist, painter, sculptor and cultural force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds, in commemoration of the 110th anniversary of his birth on February 10, at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest artists in Jamaica’s ‘Intuitives’ artistic movement. He was born in the Byndloss district of St. Catherine and died in 1989 at age 78 years.

PHOTOS: Tribute To Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), participates in a church service to observe Reggae Month 2021 (February), held on Sunday (January 31), at the Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. Also participating are Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Director of Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), participates in a church service to observe Reggae Month 2021 (February), held on Sunday (January 31), at the Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. Also participating are Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Director of Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.

Minister Grange Commends Industry Stakeholders For Dedication To Reggae Music
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (left), takes part in a Church Service to observe Reggae Month (February), Sunday (January 31), at the Fellowship Tabernacle, in Kingston. Also participating are Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Director of Tourism Linkages Network, Mrs. Carolyn Riley.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (left), takes part in a Church Service to observe Reggae Month (February), Sunday (January 31), at the Fellowship Tabernacle, in Kingston. Also participating are Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Director of Tourism Linkages Network, Mrs. Carolyn Riley.

PHOTOS: Reggae Month Church Service
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), participates in the breaking of ground for the Red Stripe Experience at Rick’s Café in Negril, Westmoreland, on Wednesday (January 27). Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of Rick’s Café, Steve Ellman; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), participates in the breaking of ground for the Red Stripe Experience at Rick’s Café in Negril, Westmoreland, on Wednesday (January 27). Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of Rick’s Café, Steve Ellman; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Luis Prata.

Red Stripe Experience Will Add To Cultural Assets – PM

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Minister Grange welcomes Chinese New Year

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed the beginning of Chinese New Year and welcomed the Year of the Ox. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, begins today and includes two weeks of celebration. Minister Grange, while congratulating Chinese Jamaicans on carrying on the tradition, has urged them to ensure...
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Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport Minister, the Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Minister Grange Calls For Urgent Reparations For Africans And Persons Of African Descent Impacted By Racial Injustice

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is calling for the urgent implementation of reparations for Africans and persons of African descent impacted by racial injustice. She said that reparations should address the moral, economic, political and legal obligations of States in relation to past and present atrocities rooted in slavery and colonialism, such as racial discrimination, xenophobia...
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Grange Wants More Support from UNESCO and UN for Activities Seeking Reparatory Justice

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has called for support from UNESCO and the United Nations for activities that seek “Reparatory Justice for Afro-descendants of Jamaica and the Caribbean.” This request will be highlighted at a Webinar being held to commemorate the World Day for African and Afro-Descendant Culture on January 24, 2021. Minister...
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Grange pays tribute to Nasralla

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the death of the Jamaican music entrepreneur and impresario, Ronnie Nasralla. Nasralla was an important figure in the export of Jamaican music in the 1960s as a key player in the country’s participation in the World’s Fair. Minister Grange said: “Ronnie played a great...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Virtual Celebrations For Reggae Month

Reggae Month 2021 activities, to be observed in February, have been moved to the virtual space. The month-long celebration, being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch Di Riddim Virtually’, is expected to draws thousands of patrons globally to Jamaica, from locations as far as Europe and Asia. Speaking during a virtual launch on Sunday (January 10), Minister of Culture, Gender,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange .
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Maroon Festival Held in Accompong Town

The 283rd Accompong Maroon Festival was held on Wednesday (January 6) at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth. The festival was staged without the usual large crowd, due to the necessary restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and was streamed live on the social media pages of the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...
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