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Grange: 60 million raised by Telethon Jamaica

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Telethon Jamaica has so far raised J$60 million to purchase Personal Protective Equipment for frontline workers. The Minister made the announcement as she accepted a...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), makes remarks before placing a wreath at the Aggie Bernard Monument, Kingston Craft Market, downtown Kingston, on May 19, in recognition of National Workers’ Week/Labour Day. Workers’ Week is being observed under the theme ‘Together we rise, together we build and together we progress’, to pay tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved working conditions for the workers of today. Waiting to place their wreaths (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right); and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.

PHOTOS: Laying Of Wreaths In Recognition of National Workers’ Week/Labour Day

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

Clean Up, Fix Up, This Labour Day … Minister Grange

Labour At Home On May 25

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) does and elbow bump with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League, Mr Robin Levy as he presents her with a symbolic cheque of the JCCUL's J$4M contribution to Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand. The six hour, virtual telethon raised funds to provide Jamaica’s frontline workers with equipment to battle COVID-19.

Credit Union League Gives J$4 Million to COVID-19 Telethon

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Minister Grange Hails Oliver Clarke

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of the media mogul, the Honourable Oliver Clarke. Minister’s Statement: “I knew Oliver well and I’m very sad by his passing. He was an outstanding businessman, an outstanding Jamaican who contributed in many ways to our nation’s development. My relationship with Oliver...

6 years ago CoronavirusCultureYouth

Institute of Jamaica’s HUSH Children’s Symposium on for May 20

The Institute of Jamaica's Programme's Coordination Division will host its annual HUSH Children's Symposium on Wednesday (May 20). The event will be a virtual occasion under the theme, 'Views YOU Choose: Real Talk'. It will be hosted on the Zoom platform and is slated to begin at 10 am and go for two hours. The details for the event are:...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivering a statement to the House of Representatives on April 15.

6 years ago CoronavirusCultureParliament

More Than $50 Million Raised From COVID-19 Telethon

A total of $50,261,320 has been raised, so far, from the ‘Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand’ event held on Easter Sunday (April 12), towards procuring personal protective equipment for front-line workers to fight COVID-19. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on April 15. “I want...

6 years ago Culture

Grange Mourns ‘Outstanding’ Freddie Green

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the late Freddie Green as one of the finest athletes and sports administrators Jamaica has produced. Mr Green, the former General Secretary of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association, died on Sunday. In her tribute, Minister Grange said: “Freddie Green was a kind and afable man. He...

6 years ago Culture

Minister Grange Pays Tribute to Gil Bailey

“His contribution to the popularity of Reggae music in North America has been immense,” says the Minister of Culture, Gender,Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, as she paid tribute to the late broadcaster Gil Bailey. Gil Bailey died in New York on April 13 (Monday). Minister Grange said: “Gil Bailey was personal friend and we worked together for several...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, embraces Edward Fray, a survivor of the 1963 Coral Gardens incident, after the formal establishment of the Trust in December 2019. Also pictured is Isaac Wright, another survivor.

6 years ago Culture

Culture Ministry Adds 78 Million to Coral Gardens Trust Fund

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her Ministry has contributed a further Seventy-eight Million dollars into the Trust Fund for victims of the 1963 Coral Gardens incident. It means that the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has now contributed more than Ninety Million dollars into the Rastafari Coral Gardens Trust, which...

6 years ago CoronavirusCulture

Creative Industry Stakeholders Urged To Streamline Activities To Access COVID-19 Relief Benefits

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging creative industry stakeholders to formalise their businesses in order to benefit from the Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package. She made the call against the background of data indicating that the industry has lost some $100 million, to date, since the COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica. The Minister was speaking...