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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.

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,...

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.

Minister Grange Welcomes History-Making, Grammy Winning Koffee

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.

Culture Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Advance The Reggae Industry

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.

JaRIA To Honour Stalwarts Of Reggae Music

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) shares a light moment with Olympic sprinter, Asafa Powell, as they admire the maquette of the monument to be erected at the National Stadium in tribute to the runner.

Unveiling Of Asafa Powell’s Statue In Reggae Month

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Reggae Month Kicks Off With ‘Children Of The Icons’ Concert In Mobay

Reggae Month kicks off on Saturday (February 1), with the first of six free ‘Children of the Icons’ concerts in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The events will feature the offspring of some of Jamaica’s greatest performers as well as emerging artistes. Other events will be staged in Falmouth, Negril, Kingston, Annotto Bay and Ocho Rios...

6 years ago CultureJIS Think Tank

Sound Systems On Show In Reggae Month

An event titled, ‘Echoes of Sound Systems’, will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, on Saturday, February 29. It is one of the many events to celebrate this year’s Reggae Month (February), being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch di Riddim’. During February, there will be 29 days of Reggae day-and-night activities islandwide. Speaking at a...

6 years ago Culture

Grange Congratulates ‘Thoroughly Deserving’ Koffee

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the Jamaican singer, Koffee, on winning the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album this evening in Los Angeles, California. Minister Grange said: “Koffee is an outstanding Ambassador of the Reggae music of Jamaica, despite her young age, and is thoroughly deserving of the Reggae Grammy for...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

6 years ago CultureJIS Think Tank

Reggae Month 2020 Will Be Bigger And Better – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that this year’s Reggae Month will be “bigger and better” with several activities planned to celebrate Jamaica’s music under the theme: ‘Come Ketch di Riddim.’ Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Ms. Grange said that the Ministry and its partners “have been able to put together 29 days...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), interacts with students from Half-Way-Tree Primary School (from left), Head Boy, Lebron Green; Sa-Lé Bingham and Mikayla Carter, after the launch of Jamaica Day 2020 at Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 22).

6 years ago Culture

Jamaica Day To Be Celebrated On February 21

The country will recognise the annual Jamaica Day 2020 celebrations on Friday, February 21. Jamaica Day is a part of the Culture in Education Programme, run by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. It seeks to celebrate the uniqueness of Jamaicans and the country’s contribution to the world, which is represented in its continuous striving for excellence and greatness....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), with General Manager of the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, Clifton Reader, at a media luncheon held at the hotel on January 18.

6 years ago Culture

Culture Minister Says There Is Much Interest In Reggae Month

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says there is so much widespread interest in the upcoming Reggae Month celebration in February that “it should easily be the biggest” since its inception in 2008. Ms. Grange, who spoke with JIS News following a media luncheon at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on...

Members of the Tivoli Dance Troupe perform the dance, ‘Soca Parade’, at the National Finals of the Festival of the Performing Arts.

6 years ago Culture

JCDC Parish Finals Begin In February

The parish finals for the 2020 National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition will begin on Tuesday, February 4 and continue until the end of March. This will follow the islandwide auditions that are currently under way. The competition, managed by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, constitutes five...