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Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses stakeholders at the Salem Beach ground-breaking ceremony in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on October 17. The beach will be upgraded.
Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses stakeholders at the Salem Beach ground-breaking ceremony in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on October 17. The beach will be upgraded.

Salem Beach in St. Ann to be upgraded

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that Salem Beach in St. Ann will be upgraded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of $26 million. Speaking at the ceremony to break ground, at the beach in Runaway...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny, on October 18.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny, on October 18.

Prime Minister Wants Spanish to Be Second Language
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), has a word with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), at the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service, held at the Fellowship Apostolic Church, Camp Road in Kingston, on Sunday (October 14). At centre is the Ministry’s State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), has a word with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), at the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Church Service, held at the Fellowship Apostolic Church, Camp Road in Kingston, on Sunday (October 14). At centre is the Ministry’s State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Culture Minister wants More Heritage Sites Recognised
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), exchanges pleasantries with Dub Poet and Martial Artist, ‘Cherry Natural’ (left), during the launch of Legal Deposit Month 2018 on Thursday (October 11) at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), downtown Kingston. Looking on is author, Marguerite Orane.
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), exchanges pleasantries with Dub Poet and Martial Artist, ‘Cherry Natural’ (left), during the launch of Legal Deposit Month 2018 on Thursday (October 11) at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), downtown Kingston. Looking on is author, Marguerite Orane.

Jamaicans Overseas Urged to Deposit Creative Works at National Library
Director of Events Management and Production at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Gregory Simms
Director of Events Management and Production at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Gregory Simms

Heritage Fest at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre

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Director, Community Cultural Development Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon.
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JCDC Stages Activities for National Heritage Week

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is staging a series of activities across the island from October 8 to 15 in celebration of National Heritage Week, under the theme ‘One Love…One Family…One Heritage’. Director for Community and Cultural Development Services at the JCDC, Marjorie Leyden-Vernon, told JIS News that the activities include parish awards ceremonies, church services, heritage festivals and...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), converses with Director General in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. Sharon Crooks, at the start of a three-day Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop, at the Melia Braco Resort on September 18.
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State Minister Highlights Strengths of Women during Disasters

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says women are oftentimes the unsung heroes during and after natural disasters, always ensuring the safety of family, including young children. Addressing a three-day Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop at the Melia Braco Resort on September 18, Mr. Terrelonge added that communities usually...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right) stands next to the statue of Jamaica
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Cheers and Applause Greet Unveiling of Miss Lou Statue

There were loud cheers and spirited applause from the massive crowd, which gathered in Gordon Town Square, St. Andrew on Friday (Sept. 7) to witness the unveiling of a life-size bronze statue in honour of Jamaica’s late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called “Miss Lou.” Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, removed the covering to reveal the statue...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) completes signing major sport cooperation agreement with the General Manager of the state-owned China Sport International Company, Mr Lu Guoguang (left). Under the agreement, more than 400 athletes from Jamaica will receive high level training at specialised centres in China over the next three years.
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Grange signs historic sports cooperation agreement with China

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the sports cooperation agreement which she signed in the Chinese capital today (Friday) as “historic and extremely beneficial”. Minister Grange and the General Manager of China Sport International Company (the state-owned sports cooperation agency) Mr Lu Guoguang officially signed the agreement which will see more than...
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Late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou).
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Miss Lou’s statue will be mounted in Gordon Town

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says all is set for the unveiling of the statue in honour of the Jamaican cultural icon, Miss Lou. Miss Lou’s statue will be mounted in Gordon Town, St Andrew where she lived before moving to Toronto, Canada. Minister Grange says she’s “happy to see this project finally...
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Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, Nicolette Williams (3rd left); President of the Jamaican Association of Maryland (JAM), Rick Nugent (left); and and Maryland State Senator, Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (right), share a moment with JAM awardees at the organisation
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Jamaicans Urged to Count Blessings

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has called on Jamaicans at home and overseas to use the occasion of the country’s Independence to reflect on the many blessings for which the nation should be thankful. The Ambassador, in a message delivered by Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy, Nicolette Williams, at the Jamaican Association of Maryland’s (JAM) annual Independence...
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