The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, will launch a fund-raising initiative dubbed ‘Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand’ towards providing much-needed additional resources to our health services in the wake of COVID-19. The initiative is a joint effort of Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is conducting a mapping exercise of cultural and creative industries in Jamaica to determine the value of the sector and develop recommendations on how to grow the creative economy. It is being done in collaboration with the British Council, which is providing funding. The agency’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis, who made the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the nation’s music stalwarts for carving out a space for Jamaica’s indigenous art form on the international stage. Citing several vintage and contemporary artistes, she said that “these icons are ordinary Jamaicans, who have given the world over six genres that comprise Jamaica’s music.” These include mento, ska,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in honour of the 136th anniversary of his birth, during a floral tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Monday (February 24).

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Kathryn Phipps, has said that social media platforms will be used to better inform and engage with citizens in Cuba. Speaking at a Jamaica Day 2020 event held on February 21 at the Cuban Embassy, 9 Trafalgar Road in Kingston, Ambassador Phipps said that efforts are being made to establish a web page for...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), listens to Chief Curator, National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence (right), as he speaks about the various art pieces now on display during Black History Month at the Gallery, in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (February 19). At left is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.Governor-General, His...

Schools across the island will celebrate the country’s outstanding achievers in the arts, agriculture and technology on Jamaica Day 2020. The day will be observed on Friday (February 21) under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaica…highlighting our Icons in the Arts, Agriculture and Technological Innovations.’ Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, told JIS News that...