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

Ministry Closes Cultural, Sport Facilities in Light of COVID-19

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced the closure of cultural and sport facilities, including museums, galleries, and stadia run by the government. Minister Grange says the closures — with effect from Saturday,...

Students from the Montego Bay Caribbean Christian School for the Deaf perform at a previously held Deaf Dance National Finals, a highlight of the annual National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition.

All JCDC Events Postponed Until Further Notice Amid COVID 19

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, speaking at the JBDC’s 'Breakfast with the CEO' at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston earlier this month.

JBDC Mapping Cultural And Creative Industries

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), joins in the recent Jamaica Day celebrations at the Denbigh High School in Clarendon.

Minister Grange Hails Music Stalwarts

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in honour of the 136th anniversary of his birth, during a floral tribute at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on Monday (February 24).

PHOTOS: Flowers For Sir Alexander Bustamante

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Kathryn Phipps

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Embassy In Cuba To Use Social Media To Engage Jamaicans

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba, Her Excellency Kathryn Phipps, has said that social media platforms will be used to better inform and engage with citizens in Cuba. Speaking at a Jamaica Day 2020 event held on February 21 at the Cuban Embassy, 9 Trafalgar Road in Kingston, Ambassador Phipps said that efforts are being made to establish a web page for...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), listens to Chief Curator, National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence (right), as he speaks about the various art pieces now on display during Black History Month at the Gallery, in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (February 19). At left is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), listens to Chief Curator, National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence (right), as he speaks about the various art pieces now on display during Black History Month at the Gallery, in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (February 19). At left is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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PHOTOS: GG Tours National Gallery Of Jamaica

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), listens to Chief Curator, National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence (right), as he speaks about the various art pieces now on display during Black History Month at the Gallery, in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (February 19). At left is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.Governor-General, His...

Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.

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Jamaica Day To Celebrate Icons In Arts, Agriculture And Technology

Schools across the island will celebrate the country’s outstanding achievers in the arts, agriculture and technology on Jamaica Day 2020. The day will be observed on Friday (February 21) under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaica…highlighting our Icons in the Arts, Agriculture and Technological Innovations.’ Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, told JIS News that...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), at the unveiling of a mural on Temple Lane, in downtown Kingston, on Monday (February 10). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Acting Principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Kerry-Ann Henry; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; international muralist, Irvin Gomez; and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares.

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Culture Minister And Mayor Unveil First Mural On Temple Lane

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, unveiled the first mural on Temple Lane in downtown Kingston, under the multidimensional mural project, titled, ‘Paint Up Yu Creative Space’, on Monday (February 10). Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan...

Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.

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Grounation Focuses On Contribution Of Chinese Jamaicans To Reggae

The Jamaica Music Museum’s annual Grounation series will kick off this Sunday (February 9) at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Lecture Hall, 10 East Street, downtown Kingston. The discussion forum, which is free to the public, will begin at 2:00 p.m. A mini exhibition will be opened to support the series, which will continue on February 16, 23 and March...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange views a mural of Tommy McCook and the Skatalites which is part of the Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition now on show at the National Gallery of Jamaica until the end of June. Minister Grange launched the exhibition as a major activity for Reggae Month.

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Minister Grange Opens Jamaica Jamaica! Exhibition at National Gallery

The Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition — which tells the story of the island’s music; and has been seen by thousands of people in France and Brazil — is finally on show in the birthplace of Reggae music. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, officially opened the exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right), embraces Grammy-winning Reggae artiste, Koffee, at Norman Manley International Airport on Monday. The Minister went to welcome home the singer who won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in January 2020.

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Minister Grange Welcomes History-Making, Grammy Winning Koffee

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed home the Jamaican Grammy-winning artiste, Koffee. Minister Grange met the artiste at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday (today). It was the singer’s first time returning to Jamaica since winning the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in Los Angeles, California on 26...