Latest

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

The statue of Olympian Asafa Powell will be unveiled on February 9 at the National Stadium Statue Park in Kingston. The unveiling is one of many events scheduled to take place during Reggae Month under the theme ‘Come Ketch de...

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

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

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.

Sound Systems On Show In Reggae Month

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

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).

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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

6 years ago CultureEntertainment

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...

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).

6 years ago 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...

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison.

6 years ago 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...