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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...

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.

PHOTOS: GG Tours National Gallery Of Jamaica

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

Jamaica Day To Celebrate Icons In Arts, Agriculture And Technology

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.

Culture Minister And Mayor Unveil First Mural On Temple Lane

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

Grounation Focuses On Contribution Of Chinese Jamaicans To Reggae

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...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (right) and Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle, Pastor Al Miller, displaying their dancing skills, at the Reggae Month 2020 Church Service, held on Sunday (February 2), at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. The church service was the second activity for Reggae Month 2020 (February), being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch de Riddim’. Enjoying the moves at centre is Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who represented the Governor-General.

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Culture Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Advance The Reggae Industry

Jamaicans, particularly members of the entertainment industry, have been called on to play their part in advancing the Reggae industry. This call was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at a Reggae Month Church Service held on Sunday (February 2), at the Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. The service was the second activity for Reggae...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a point during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Friday (January 24), to discuss Reggae Month activities.

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JaRIA To Honour Stalwarts Of Reggae Music

A number of reggae stalwarts will be recognised at this year’s staging of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on February 25 at the Little Theatre in St. Andrew. The annual Reggae Month event will honour persons who have contributed to the growth and development of reggae music. “Performers, songwriters, administrators and producers...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) shares a light moment with Olympic sprinter, Asafa Powell, as they admire the maquette of the monument to be erected at the National Stadium in tribute to the runner.

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Unveiling Of Asafa Powell’s Statue In Reggae Month

The statue of Olympian Asafa Powell will be unveiled on February 9 at the National Stadium Statue Park in Kingston. The unveiling is one of many events scheduled to take place during Reggae Month under the theme ‘Come Ketch de Riddim’. Powell’s statue is the last of four monuments of outstanding Jamaican athletes commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...

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

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Reggae Month Kicks Off With ‘Children Of The Icons’ Concert In Mobay

Reggae Month kicks off on Saturday (February 1), with the first of six free ‘Children of the Icons’ concerts in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The events will feature the offspring of some of Jamaica’s greatest performers as well as emerging artistes. Other events will be staged in Falmouth, Negril, Kingston, Annotto Bay and Ocho Rios...

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Sound Systems On Show In Reggae Month

An event titled, ‘Echoes of Sound Systems’, will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, on Saturday, February 29. It is one of the many events to celebrate this year’s Reggae Month (February), being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch di Riddim’. During February, there will be 29 days of Reggae day-and-night activities islandwide. Speaking at a...