The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her Ministry is collaborating with the Ministry of Tourism and the St James Municipal Corporation to honour the Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff at a special ceremony on Thursday afternoon in Montego Bay, St James. Minister Grange says the hip strip in the city will be renamed in...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has awarded grants totalling $1.25M to 50 businesses in Accompong as part of her Ministry’s programme to boost economic activity in the culture-rich Maroon community. Minister Grange presented the grants during her Ministry’s Economic Opportunities Workshop in Accompong on Friday (today). The workshops, which began in September 2018,...

“I think it is a fitting and great thing that is being done,” says the Reggae Icon, Jimmy Cliff, about the planned Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony which will take place on Wednesday evening (February 27) at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony, being staged by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is a main...

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts is celebrating its Founders’ Week (February 24 to March 1), under the theme ‘Investing in the Future, Honouring Our Past’. Activities kicked off on Sunday, February 24, with a service at the Church of the Ascension, Mona. “We added a bit of art to the church service. We had performances...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is urging the youth to help highlight and preserve the country’s culture. Addressing students at the Jamaica Day civic ceremony held at the National Arena on Friday (February 22), Mr. Terrelonge noted that it was important for young people to have knowledge of their history. “You...

Fifty Jamaicans, who have played a major role in the development of Reggae music, will be honoured at the Reggae Gold Awards ceremony to be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on February 27, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The function is one of the premier events for Reggae Month, which is being celebrated in February. It is...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Reggae Films In The Park event launched preparations to establish the new digital Reggae Film Archive at the National Library of Jamaica as “a big step towards preserving Jamaica’s cultural heritage and Reggae history on film.” Addressing the Emancipation Park audience at the February...