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Fifteen Persons Cop Top Prizes In JCDC Culinary Arts Competition
Fifteen budding culinary artists across the island copped the top prizes in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2021 Jamaica Culinary Arts Competition. The JCDC hosted a virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday, July 13, to announce the competition finalists who...
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Dennis Brown Docufilm to Highlight International Reggae Day Celebrations
Due to the forecast of thunderstorms, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has cancelled the outdoor concert which was scheduled for International Reggae Day on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Port Royal. Instead, the Ministry will host the world premiere of the docufilm ‘Dennis Emmanuel Brown: The Crown Prince of Reggae; the Man and the Music’ indoors at...
New Performing Arts Centre for St. Catherine High
St. Catherine High School, the alma mater of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to have a new performing arts centre by the end of this year. Ground was officially broken for the centre at a ceremony on Friday (June 18), in which the Prime Minister participated. Supreme Ventures Limited donated the first $5 million towards the...
Minister Grange Sets Policy Framework for new Institute of Jamaica
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that in spite of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which caused closure of the Institute of Jamaica it has allowed the Institute time to assess, re-tool, re-engineer and build back better and stronger to serve its clients at home and in the Diaspora and...
$50 Million For Members Of The Entertainment, Culture And Creative Industries
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the special support package for members of the entertainment, culture and creative industries has now been increased to $50 million. A sum of $40 million had previously been promised, but due to technical issues with the electronic portal for disbursement, members of the sectors were unable to access the...
Digitisation Of JCDC Far Advanced
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is now 95 per cent digitised in its processes. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, gave this update during her 2021/2022 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on June 8. “Our efforts at modernising the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission are bearing fruit. For the first time this year,...
Culture Minister Announces Jamaica’s Election to UNESCO’s 2005 Intergovernmental Committee
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has announced that Jamaica was elected to a seat on the Intergovernmental Committee for the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Jamaica’s elevation took place on Friday, June 4, 2021, during the Eight Session of the Conference of Parties to the...
