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Students of St. Christopher’s School for the Deaf, in St. Ann, perform their gold-medal-winning dance piece, ‘Glorifying God’, at a previously held Deaf Dance National Finals, a highlight of the National Festival of the Performing Arts.
Students of St. Christopher’s School for the Deaf, in St. Ann, perform their gold-medal-winning dance piece, ‘Glorifying God’, at a previously held Deaf Dance National Finals, a highlight of the National Festival of the Performing Arts.

JCDC Pleased With Response To ‘Perform A Yaad’ Competition

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is pleased with the response from schools for its first online competition, under the theme ‘Perform a Yaad’. The group-based competition, which was launched on the JCDC’s Facebook and Instagram pages, targets previous participants...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Shape, in National Heroes Park, today (May 23), as part of activities to mark Workers’ Week.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Shape, in National Heroes Park, today (May 23), as part of activities to mark Workers’ Week.

PHOTOS: Tribute to Sam Sharpe

Grange: 60 million raised by Telethon Jamaica
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), makes remarks before placing a wreath at the Aggie Bernard Monument, Kingston Craft Market, downtown Kingston, on May 19, in recognition of National Workers’ Week/Labour Day. Workers’ Week is being observed under the theme ‘Together we rise, together we build and together we progress’, to pay tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved working conditions for the workers of today. Waiting to place their wreaths (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right); and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), makes remarks before placing a wreath at the Aggie Bernard Monument, Kingston Craft Market, downtown Kingston, on May 19, in recognition of National Workers’ Week/Labour Day. Workers’ Week is being observed under the theme ‘Together we rise, together we build and together we progress’, to pay tribute to Jamaican workers who participated in the 1938 Labour Riots, which led to improved working conditions for the workers of today. Waiting to place their wreaths (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right); and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis.

PHOTOS: Laying Of Wreaths In Recognition of National Workers’ Week/Labour Day
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

Clean Up, Fix Up, This Labour Day … Minister Grange

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Minister Grange Mourns Passing of Former Permanent Secretary Alison McLean

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has been plunged into mourning this morning, upon learning of the death overnight of the former Permanent Secretary, Alison McLean. Minister, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said the news came as a shock: "This really breaks my heart. Alison was the consummate professional in a career which spanned academics, administration and regional service....
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Minister Grange Hails Oliver Clarke

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of the media mogul, the Honourable Oliver Clarke. Minister’s Statement: “I knew Oliver well and I’m very sad by his passing. He was an outstanding businessman, an outstanding Jamaican who contributed in many ways to our nation’s development. My relationship with Oliver...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Labour At Home On May 25

Preparations are well advanced for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2020 activities. This year’s Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, under the theme ‘Labour at Home’. Workers’ Week begins on May 17 and culminates on Labour Day. Labour Day is celebrated on May 23 each year. If the date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then it...
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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) does and elbow bump with the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League, Mr Robin Levy as he presents her with a symbolic cheque of the JCCUL
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Credit Union League Gives J$4 Million to COVID-19 Telethon

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has received the symbolic cheque of the generous contribution of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League to Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand. Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League has contributed J$4 million to the telethon which raised funds to provide Jamaica’s frontline workers with equipment to battle COVID-19. Minister...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivering a statement to the House of Representatives on April 15.
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More Than $50 Million Raised From COVID-19 Telethon

A total of $50,261,320 has been raised, so far, from the ‘Telethon Jamaica: Together We Stand’ event held on Easter Sunday (April 12), towards procuring personal protective equipment for front-line workers to fight COVID-19. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on April 15. “I want...
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Grange Mourns ‘Outstanding’ Freddie Green

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the late Freddie Green as one of the finest athletes and sports administrators Jamaica has produced. Mr Green, the former General Secretary of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association, died on Sunday. In her tribute, Minister Grange said: “Freddie Green was a kind and afable man. He...
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