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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Personal Drones and Vuvuzela Horns Prohibited at Grand Gala

Jamaicans are being urged not to take personal drones or vuvuzela horns to the Jamaica 63 Independence Grand Gala, set for the National Stadium in Kingston on Wednesday, August 6. The appeal came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (standing, centre) and Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James North West, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (standing, right) share in the signing of documents for the transfer of lands in Albion, St. James to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS) during a ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Monday (Aug. 4). Signing the documents are Commissioner of Lands, Cheriese Walcott (seated second left); and RCGBS Treasurer, Lewis Brown (seated second right). Waiting to affix their signatures are Legal Officer, Janet Blackwood (seated left); and RCGBS Chair, Gregory Taylor (seated right). Observing (standing from left) are the Culture Ministry’s liaison officer for Rastafari affairs, Barbara Blake-Hannah; RCGBS Secretary, Pamela Williams; and RCGBS Public Relations Officer, Donovan Murdoch.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (standing, centre) and Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James North West, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (standing, right) share in the signing of documents for the transfer of lands in Albion, St. James to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS) during a ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Monday (Aug. 4). Signing the documents are Commissioner of Lands, Cheriese Walcott (seated second left); and RCGBS Treasurer, Lewis Brown (seated second right). Waiting to affix their signatures are Legal Officer, Janet Blackwood (seated left); and RCGBS Chair, Gregory Taylor (seated right). Observing (standing from left) are the Culture Ministry’s liaison officer for Rastafari affairs, Barbara Blake-Hannah; RCGBS Secretary, Pamela Williams; and RCGBS Public Relations Officer, Donovan Murdoch.

Gov`t Transfers Lands to Rastafari Community
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents 2025 Gospel Star winner, Raheim Betty, with his $1 million cheque and trophy at the Jamaica Gospel Star Competition, held on Sunday (August 3), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, in St. Andrew.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents 2025 Gospel Star winner, Raheim Betty, with his $1 million cheque and trophy at the Jamaica Gospel Star Competition, held on Sunday (August 3), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, in St. Andrew.

Jamaica Gospel Star Crowned
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, Brithney Clarke (right), with her trophy during the Festival Queen Coronation Show, held on Saturday night (Aug. 2) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Miss Clarke, representing Kingston & St. Andrew, also won several sectional prizes, including Most Congenial, Most Poised, and Most Popular on Social Media.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, Brithney Clarke (right), with her trophy during the Festival Queen Coronation Show, held on Saturday night (Aug. 2) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Miss Clarke, representing Kingston & St. Andrew, also won several sectional prizes, including Most Congenial, Most Poised, and Most Popular on Social Media.

Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Crowned Festival Queen 2025
Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Brithney Clarke, takes her walk as Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, at the Coronation show held on Saturday night (Aug.2) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Miss Clarke won several sectional prizes, including Most Congenial, Most Poised, and Most Popular on Social Media
Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Brithney Clarke, takes her walk as Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, at the Coronation show held on Saturday night (Aug.2) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Miss Clarke won several sectional prizes, including Most Congenial, Most Poised, and Most Popular on Social Media

PHOTOS: Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Brithney Clarke is Jamaica Festival Queen 2025

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A vibrant section of the mural inside the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
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Jamaica to Celebrate National Day at Expo 2025 in Japan With Vibrant Cultural Showcase

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda, participate in the traditional floral tribute at the grave of four African ancestors during the 29th Seville Emancipation Jubilee on Thursday (July 31), and continuing into the early hours of Emancipation Day (August 1) at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann.
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Jamaica Will Not Relent in Pursuit of Reparations – Minister Grange

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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, delivers remarks during Thursday’s (July 31) Emancipation Vigil in St. James. The event was held in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay.
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Emancipation Vigil a Powerful Reminder of Ancestors’ Struggles and Triumphs

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Flyer for the 2025 Seville Emancipation Jubilee.
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All Roads Lead to Seville Heritage Park for Emancipation Vigil

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St. James Parish Manager for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Collel Blake, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.
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Take Children to Emancipendence Activities – JCDC

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