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Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, speaking at the JBDC’s 'Breakfast with the CEO' at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston earlier this month.

JBDC Mapping Cultural And Creative Industries

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...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), joins in the recent Jamaica Day celebrations at the Denbigh High School in Clarendon.

Minister Grange Hails Music Stalwarts

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).

PHOTOS: Flowers For Sir Alexander Bustamante

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Kathryn Phipps

Embassy In Cuba To Use Social Media To Engage Jamaicans

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 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.

PHOTOS: GG Tours National Gallery Of Jamaica

Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.

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Jamaica Day To Celebrate Icons In Arts, Agriculture And Technology

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...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), at the unveiling of a mural on Temple Lane, in downtown Kingston, on Monday (February 10). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Acting Principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Kerry-Ann Henry; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; international muralist, Irvin Gomez; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares.

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Culture Minister And Mayor Unveil First Mural On Temple Lane

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, unveiled the first mural on Temple Lane in downtown Kingston, under the multidimensional mural project, titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’, on Monday (February 10). Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan...

Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.

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Grounation Focuses On Contribution Of Chinese Jamaicans To Reggae

The Jamaica Music Museum’s annual Grounation series will kick off this Sunday (February 9) at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Lecture Hall, 10 East Street, downtown Kingston. The discussion forum, which is free to the public, will begin at 2:00 p.m. A mini exhibition will be opened to support the series, which will continue on February 16, 23 and March...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange views a mural of Tommy McCook and the Skatalites which is part of the Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition now on show at the National Gallery of Jamaica until the end of June. Minister Grange launched the exhibition as a major activity for Reggae Month.

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Minister Grange Opens Jamaica Jamaica! Exhibition at National Gallery

The Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition — which tells the story of the island’s music; and has been seen by thousands of people in France and Brazil — is finally on show in the birthplace of Reggae music. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, officially opened the exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right), embraces Grammy-winning Reggae artiste, Koffee, at Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. The Minister went to welcome home the singer who won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in January 2020.

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Minister Grange Welcomes History-Making, Grammy Winning Koffee

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed home the Jamaican Grammy-winning artiste, Koffee. Minister Grange met the artiste at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday (today). It was the singer’s first time returning to Jamaica since winning the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in Los Angeles, California on 26...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (right) and Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle, Pastor Al Miller, displaying their dancing skills, at the Reggae Month 2020 Church Service, held on Sunday (February 2), at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. The church service was the second activity for Reggae Month 2020 (February), being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch de Riddim’. Enjoying the moves at centre is Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who represented the Governor-General.

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Culture Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Advance The Reggae Industry

Jamaicans, particularly members of the entertainment industry, have been called on to play their part in advancing the Reggae industry. This call was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at a Reggae Month Church Service held on Sunday (February 2), at the Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. The service was the second activity for Reggae...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Friday (January 24), to discuss Reggae Month activities.

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JaRIA To Honour Stalwarts Of Reggae Music

A number of reggae stalwarts will be recognised at this year’s staging of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on February 25 at the Little Theatre in St. Andrew. The annual Reggae Month event will honour persons who have contributed to the growth and development of reggae music. “Performers, songwriters, administrators and producers...