The Minister of Culture, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Kadijah Robinson, Jamaica's representative to the Miss World pageant, for her stellar showing as she finished in the top five of the competition held in Sanya, China. Minister Grange said: “It was an amazing feat securing a top 5 finish and gaining the Miss World Caribbean title,...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated nominees for the Best Reggae Album category for the 61st annual Grammy Awards. The nominees for best Reggae Album are: Reggae Forever - Etana As The World Turns - Black Uhuru Rebellion Rises - Ziggy Marley A Matter Of Time - Protoje 44/876 - Sting & Shaggy...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has called for a cultural shift to eliminate the practice of corporal punishment in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. “Corporal punishment is so entrenched in our culture and interwoven in our society that it has been accepted as a norm for many families and at a point in time...

Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ambassador Janet Olisa, is urging Jamaica to take steps to accelerate the preservation of its cultural heritage and to protect itself from cultural erosion. “It is imperative and absolutely a matter of national necessity for Jamaica to preserve its cultural heritage... through technology and integration, which are fundamental and basic in our present...

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, has announced that the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be repaving roadways in the sections of downtown Kingston where a proposed street art district is to be established by the entity Kingston Creative. Speaking at Tuesday’s (November 27) launch of Kingston Creative’s initiative, dubbed ‘First 50 Impact Investment Campaign’, at F&B Downtown...

Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius November 29, 2018 – Reggae music, the uniquely Jamaican creation, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was made at the 13th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Republic of Mauritius following a strong lobby and...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has committed $1.25 million to Kingston Creative – an organisation that plans to establish an art district in downtown Kingston. State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the announcement at the launch of the entity’s ‘First 50 Impact Investment Campaign’ at F&B Downtown, Harbour Street, downtown Kingston on Tuesday (November 27). The First...