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They have received a grant of $250,000 each that will be used to improve the capacity of their businesses and get them on the path to formality during the course of the next fiscal year.

Female Entrepreneurs Benefit from Wes Project

Female entrepreneurs are receiving support to improve their businesses through the Women’s Entrepreneurship Support (WES) Project. The four recipients selected for the first phase of the project are local business owners, Irene Moore from Irene’s Chicken and Eggs; Shernett Mott,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, offers tribute at the celebration for the life of the late comedienne, Elva Ruddock, which was held at Jamaica College on Saturday (November 10).

Late Elva Ruddock Lauded for Contribution to Entertainment Industry

Music Development Specialist of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Avory Crooks-Campbell.

JCDC Working to Get Festival Workshops Accredited

Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan González Mijares (right), points out features of the "altar" display at the ‘Dia de los Muertos’ (Day of the Dead) celebration held on Thursday (November 1) at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, Mona, Kingston. Looking on are Minister Consular, Embassy of the Republic of Chile, Roberto Alvarez (left); and the Ambassador of Chile, His Excellency Francisco Bernales.

Jamaican Foods Included in Mexican ‘Dia De Los Muertos’ Celebration

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (front left); and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (front right), display signed documents signalling both Ministries’ continued support for the Policy for the Reintegration of School-Age Mothers into the Formal School System, during the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) stakeholders’ forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on November 1. Standing (in back from left) are: Consultant, Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministry, Barbara Blake Hannah; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; Executive Director, WCJF, Dr. Zoe Simpson; United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Representative, Mariko Kagoshima; Deputy Chief Education Officer (Acting) Schools Operations, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Mrs. Dasmine Kennedy; and Chairperson, Board of Directors, WCJF, Debby-Ann Brown-Salmon.

Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Ensuring Teen Mothers Continue Education

Deputy Director, Institute of Jamaica, Nicole Patrick Shaw.

7 years ago Culture

Breadfruit Takes Centre Stage at Heritage Fest on October 26

Several varieties of the Jamaican breadfruit plant, and tasty dishes prepared from the popular staple, will be on display at the Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) annual Heritage Fest, scheduled for the IOJ, 10-16 East Street, Kingston, on Friday, October 26, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The one-day event, being held under the theme ‘Celebrating 225 years of the Breadfruit: From Bligh...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is in light conversation with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the launch of 2019 Carnival in Jamaica, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 23.

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UNESCO Examining Jamaica’s Reggae Submission

The Government will know in November whether it has been successful in its efforts to have reggae music inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List. Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, said that UNESCO technical experts are in the process of examining Jamaica’s reggae submission. “We are awaiting...

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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 Bay, St. Ann, on October 17, Mr. Bartlett said the beach upgrade is being done under the TEF’s National Beach...

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Prime Minister Wants Spanish to Be Second Language

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is of strategic importance that the appropriate programmes be put in place, making Spanish a second language in Jamaica. Delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18, Mr. Holness said there are so many Spanish investments in Jamaica, that “bilateral...

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.

7 years ago Culture

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 are situated. “We currently have 250 National Heritage sites. I want to see more designations and greater development in the...

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.

7 years ago Culture

Jamaicans Overseas Urged to Deposit Creative Works at National Library

Cultural artisans in the diaspora are being encouraged to make legal deposit of creative works with the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ). The call comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who said that this is important in preserving and promoting Jamaica’s rich culture. Mr. Terrelonge noted that while such deposit...

Director of Events Management and Production at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Gregory Simms

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Heritage Fest at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre

The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston will come alive with the celebration of Jamaica’s cultural heritage from Saturday (October 13) to Monday (October 15). The three-day event titled ‘Heritage Fest 2018’ is being organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) as part of activities to mark National Heritage Week under the theme: ‘One Love…One Family…One Heritage’. Heritage Fest...