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...

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...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement at the passing of Bunny Wailer. Minister’s Statement: “At the request of the family, I announce with deepest sadness, the passing of the patriarch, brother, friend and Jamaican music icon, the great Bunny Wailer. Bunny Wailer, whose given name is Neville O’Riley Livingstone,...

Several Afro-Jamaican foods and herbs will be highlighted at the National Museum West (NMW) virtual panel discussion today, Thursday, February 25, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The discussion, under the theme ‘Nourishment and Healing: The Food and Herbs of Afro-Jamaica’, is being held to mark Black History Month, which celebrates the contribution of the Black African community to the world. The...

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 pandemic will see a significant reduction in the number of persons in attendance. However, Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica...

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....

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...