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Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), cradles a baby in the nursery at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in St. Thomas, during a tour of the facility and motivational session with the adolescent mothers on Sunday (Dec. 22). Looking on are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and Centre Manager, Barbara Dunn-Glover. In the background is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), cradles a baby in the nursery at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in St. Thomas, during a tour of the facility and motivational session with the adolescent mothers on Sunday (Dec. 22). Looking on are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and Centre Manager, Barbara Dunn-Glover. In the background is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.

Gov’t To Name New Nursery For Miss World

The Government will be constructing a new nursery at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in St. Thomas, which will be named in honour of Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia...
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre) greets residents outside of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) office in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, during her tour of the parish on Sunday (December 22).
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre) greets residents outside of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) office in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, during her tour of the parish on Sunday (December 22).

Hundreds Turn Out to Cheer Miss World
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, performs a song at the cultural tribute in her honour held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Saturday (Dec. 21). Looking on in the background (from left) are: co-franchise owner, Miss Jamaica World, Weston Haughton; Miss Singh’s parents, Bradshaw Singh and Jahrine Bailey; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, performs a song at the cultural tribute in her honour held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Saturday (Dec. 21). Looking on in the background (from left) are: co-franchise owner, Miss Jamaica World, Weston Haughton; Miss Singh’s parents, Bradshaw Singh and Jahrine Bailey; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.

PHOTOS: Cultural Tribute for Miss World at Emancipation Park
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).

Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls
Toni-Ann Singh, arrived in the island Friday evening (Dec.20) for a four-day visit organised by the Government. (Rudranath Fraser Photo)
Toni-Ann Singh, arrived in the island Friday evening (Dec.20) for a four-day visit organised by the Government. (Rudranath Fraser Photo)

PHOTOS: Miss World Toni-Ann Singh Arrives in Jamaica

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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan and Dr. Lola Ramocan (right), share a moment with Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, at a special reception held at the High Commission in London on Thursday (December 19).
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Miss World Celebrated by Jamaicans in London

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, was honoured by Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) at a special reception held at the High Commission in London on Thursday (December 19). High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, who hosted the event, said that Miss Singh’s coronation had capped off a year of accomplishments for the island. He said that 2019 was...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (seated, centre), signs Deed for the Coral Gardens Trust Fund, at the Ministry, in Kingston, on Thursday (December 19). Witnessing the moment are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (standing, left); Legal Executive, Administrator-General’s Department, Kedia DaLattayae (seated, left); pastor Winston Malcolm; victims of the Coral Gardens incident and executives of the Rastafarian Coral Gardens Benevolent Society.
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Deed Signed To Benefit Coral Gardens Victims

Fifty six years after the Coral Gardens incident in St. James, where the police and soldiers detained Rastafarians, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has signed a Deed that will establish a Trust Fund for the benefit of victims. The Deed was signed at the Ministry’s offices located on Trafalgar Road, in Kingston, on Thursday (December 19). In...
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reaction of the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Reaction to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019

https://youtu.be/YBpmBHRQWUk Toni-Ann won the title in London today. Minister Grange said Toni-Ann is a most deserving winner. Minister Grange: “I am so happy for Toni-Ann. She is an outstanding young woman with a wonderful personality, a beautiful soul, and extraordinary talent. She represented Jamaica so well during this competition and now we all have an amazing new Miss World. Toni-Ann...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), addresses a sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) council meeting, at its Church Street offices in downtown Kingston, on December 10. With the Minister is Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams.
CommunityCultureLocal Government

Culture Ministry And KSAMC Partner To Do Murals In Kingston

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) have partnered on a multidimensional mural project titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’. The project, which will be undertaken in three phases, aims to promote the international designations Kingston has received and highlight opportunities for Kingston to showcase, in creative ways, the essence...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with local and international stakeholders at Tuesday’s (December 3) media launch of Reggae Month 2020, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The events will be held throughout February under the theme ‘Come ketch de Riddim’. From left are Entertainment Advisory Board Chairman, Howard McIntosh; Councillor for the Havendale Division of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Dwayne Smith, who represented Kingston Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Vice Mayor of the city of Miramar in Florida, Alexandra Davis; Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Chairman, Ewan Simpson; and Frankie Campbell of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA).
Culture

Jamaica Partners With City Of Miramar For Reggae Month

The Government will be collaborating with authorities in Miramar, Florida, to stage activities marking Reggae Month 2020 next February. The month-long engagement, being spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, was formally launched at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 3). It will feature 29 days of live reggae music events on the...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), demonstrates his dancing skills at the invitation of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during Tuesday’s (December 3) media launch of activities to mark Reggae Month 2020, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The events are slated for February 2020 under the theme ‘Come ketch de Riddim’.
CultureEntertainment

Grange Announces Plans To Establish Insurance Fund For Artistes And Musicians

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has announced plans by the Ministry to establish an insurance fund for performing artistes and musicians. Speaking at the media launch for Reggae Month 2020 at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 3), the Minister said it is being proposed that provisions under the facility, being...
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Culture

Grange Leads Jamaica’s Proposal for media and Information Literacy Week

UNESCO has accepted Jamaica’s proposal for the declaration of a Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The proposal, presented by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has been accepted by UNESCO’s Executive Board and by its Commission on Communication and Information. Minister Grange said a global declaration and celebration of Media and Information Literacy...
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