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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

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she is seeking to have more of the nation’s heritage sites become recognised locally and internationally, as this will accrue to the benefit of the communities in which they...
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
Director, Community Cultural Development Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon.
Director, Community Cultural Development Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon.

JCDC Stages Activities for National Heritage Week
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.
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.

State Minister Highlights Strengths of Women during Disasters

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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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Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2018, Ackera Gowie (centre), waves to the audience inside the National Arena after she was crowned the winner. At left is first runner-up, Shantae Grant, and at right is second runner-up, Chris Ann Douglas.
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Festival Queen Wants to Recycle Plastic Bottles

Within a week of being crowned Jamaica’s Festival Queen for 2018, Ms. Ackera Gowie is optimistic about launching her national project – recycling plastic bottles. According to the 23-year-old young woman from St. Mary, it has been heartbreaking for her to see drains clogged, and rivers, sea and shorelines polluted with plastic and other wastes. In keeping with this, she...
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Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (sixth right, front row), joined the large gathering in song at the Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Jamaica’s 56th anniversary of Independence, at the Howard University Law School, Dumbarton Chapel in Washington DC on Sunday, August 5.
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Jamaicans Celebrate in Washington

It was standing room only as Jamaicans and friends poured into Dumbarton Chapel at Howard University School of Law in Washington DC on Sunday, August 5 for the Service of Thanksgiving for their country’s 56th anniversary of independence. Organised by the Embassy of Jamaica, the annual church service was attended by members of the Jamaican communities in Washington DC, Maryland,...
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