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Mikayla 'Koffee' Simpson celebrating her Grammy win for Best Reggae Album at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards held the Staples Centre, Los Angeles

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...
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.
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.

Reggae Month 2020 Will Be Bigger And Better – Minister Grange
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).
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).

Jamaica Day To Be Celebrated On February 21
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.
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.

Culture Minister Says There Is Much Interest In Reggae Month
Members of the Tivoli Dance Troupe perform the dance, ‘Soca Parade’, at the National Finals of the Festival of the Performing Arts.
Members of the Tivoli Dance Troupe perform the dance, ‘Soca Parade’, at the National Finals of the Festival of the Performing Arts.

JCDC Parish Finals Begin In February

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) enjoying a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Carnival Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay (left) at the 2020 Launch of Carnival in Jamaica on Thursday (January 16) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.
CultureTourism

Tourism Ministry To Develop Cultural Events Into Products

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says his Ministry is moving towards developing Jamaica’s unique cultural events into products that can be marketed as part of the country’s tourism offerings. “Events are good but you can’t market and package events in the way you do a product. In tourism, we drive and market products so we can package the product...
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Minister Grange Mourns Outstanding Dancer, Barry Moncrieffe

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of the dancer and choreographer, Barry Moncrieffe. Minister Grange said he was “one of the finest male dancers we’ll ever see.” In a tribute this evening, Minister Grange said: “I am very sad to receive news of Barry Moncrieffe’s passing, only a...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), pays keen attention while Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communication at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Kimberley Stiff (centre), points out features of the new Port Royal cruise port. Occasion was a tour by the Minister today (January 14).
CommunityCulture

Port Royal Residents Lauded For Preserving Image Of Community

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded the residents of Port Royal in Kingston for “preserving” the image of the community and helping to make it a cruise destination. The Minister, who was speaking with JIS News during a tour of the completed Port Royal cruise port, today (January 14), said the area is now...
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Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.
Culture

National Library Of Jamaica Extends Poetry Competition Submissions Deadline To Jan. 3, 2020

Persons interested in participating in the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition are invited to submit entries by January 3, 2020. Submissions are being accepted for any of the following: the Edward Baugh Prize for Poetry, Michael Cooke Prize for Poetry, Louise Bennett-Coverley Prize for Poetry, and the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, as...
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Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Frank Phipps Q.C. (left); Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa (second left); Chairman of the NCR, Laleta Davis-Mattis (third left) and Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-Anne Archibald (right), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth. Occasion was a wreath laying ceremony held on Sunday, December 22, to commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. The event was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with the NCR.
Culture

Enslaved Africans Of The Zong Massacre Remembered

A wreath laying ceremony was held on Sunday (December 22), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth, to remember those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. Earlier, a memorial service was held for the 132 Africans at the St John’s Parish Church, High Street, Black River. Following the service, officials and members of the...
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