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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

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, says that winning the prestigious global title has given her a platform to advocate for change while participating in projects that will assist the less fortunate in the society, particularly women and girls. She was...
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
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).
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).

Miss World Celebrated by Jamaicans in London
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.
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.

Deed Signed To Benefit Coral Gardens Victims
reaction of the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019
reaction of the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Reaction to Toni-Ann Singh winning Miss World 2019

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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.
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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).
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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’.
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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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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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Member of the Young Jamaica Ensemble in St. James, Shavonee Williams, performs at the Salute to the Parish of St. James forum, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica, 10-16 East Street, in downtown Kingston.
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Move To Get Revival Music Inscribed On UNESCO Heritage List

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is seeking to have Revival Music inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at an event dubbed: ‘Salute to the Parish of St James’, at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), 10-16 East Street, on...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
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Minister Grange Elected VP of UNESCO General Conference

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has been elected a Vice-President of the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference which is underway in Paris, France. The General Conference, which happens every two years, brings together the 193 members of UNESCO to decide on the policies and work of the organisation. Minister Grange was...
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