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Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Montego Bay Regional Office, Tashion Hewitt Stennett (fourth left), with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2019 St. James Festival Queen contestants (from left), Janelle Chambers, Sashagay Silk, Marcellee Kenion, Christene Coote, Chardonnae Parkins, Bianca McLeary and Patrina Vernon, when they visited the JIS Regional Office on Thursday (June 6). The festival queen competition is slated to take place at the Iberostar Hotel, Rose Hall, on Sunday, June 30.
Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Montego Bay Regional Office, Tashion Hewitt Stennett (fourth left), with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2019 St. James Festival Queen contestants (from left), Janelle Chambers, Sashagay Silk, Marcellee Kenion, Christene Coote, Chardonnae Parkins, Bianca McLeary and Patrina Vernon, when they visited the JIS Regional Office on Thursday (June 6). The festival queen competition is slated to take place at the Iberostar Hotel, Rose Hall, on Sunday, June 30.

PHOTOS: JCDC Festival Queen Contestants Visits JIS Regional Office

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Schools to Mark Passing of Former Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga on Wednesday
(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, emphasises a point as she addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 6).
(FILE) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, emphasises a point as she addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 6).

Grange: Traditional Nine Night for Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga
Prime Minister the Most Hon Andrew Holness (left) lays a wreath at the shrine of the Most Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, at a ceremony held at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on May 18, to mark the 96th anniversary of his birth.
Prime Minister the Most Hon Andrew Holness (left) lays a wreath at the shrine of the Most Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer, former Prime Minister of Jamaica, at a ceremony held at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on May 18, to mark the 96th anniversary of his birth.

Floral Tribute for The Most Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left), speaks with artist, Alphanso Blake, about his artwork on display, during the 12th staging of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) small business exposition and conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left), speaks with artist, Alphanso Blake, about his artwork on display, during the 12th staging of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) small business exposition and conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.

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$10 Million Prize Package For 2019 Festival Song Competition

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange has announced a prize package of $10 million for finalists in this year’s Festival Song Competition. She made the disclosure during the launch of the competition at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on May 16. “We are making this investment in our people because we believe that it is important...
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President of the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), Analisa Chapman, at a JIS Think Tank.
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Film Association Reports Increased Demand for Local Content

President of the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), Analisa Chapman, is reporting a steady increase in demand for local content. She has credited the growth to development and capacity-building initiatives that are being implemented for the creative industry. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Ms. Chapman noted that the association, through partnership with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange (left), converses with Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (centre), and National Labour Day Activities Coordinator in the Ministry, Pat Amos, during a Workers
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Labour Day Activities Focusing on Children’s Safety

Children’s safety is the focus of activities being organised by the Government to commemorate Labour Day this year, on Thursday, May 23. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says special emphasis is being placed on instituting safeguards for children on the roads and at schools. “It is timely, and I think we should also address… the safety...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, along with international reggae icon, Dr. the Hon James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers (centre) and family – Aken Chambers (second left) and Lilly Chambers, during a civic ceremony at the Old Hospital Park in Montego Bay on March 28 for the renaming of Gloucester Avenue to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard.
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Culture Minister Open to Monument Honouring Jimmy Cliff

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she would support the mounting of a statue in honour of international Reggae icon, Dr. the Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers. The Government recently honoured the Grammy awardee and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee by renaming Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay, St. James, Jimmy Cliff Boulevard. The...
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THE BIG MOMENT: Patrons who gathered at the Old Hospital Site in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday, March 28 for the Civic Ceremony to mark the renaming of Gloucester Avenue to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard gave a loud cheer as the sign that will stand at the entrance to the thoroughfare was unveiled. From right to left are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, Jimmy Cliff
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Jimmy Cliff Boulevard will Inspire Generations of Cultural Practitioners

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the renaming of Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay will inspire generations of singers, musicians and cultural practitioners. The Minister was speaking at the official renaming ceremony of the popular stretch commonly called the “Hip Strip” on Thursday, March 28. Minister Grange said: “Reggae music was able to...
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