Jamaicans are being encouraged to wear the colours of this year’s Festival fashion theme, ‘Bandana Be Bold, with Black, Green and Gold’ to celebrate Emancipation and Independence. The country is celebrating 56 years of Independence under the theme, “Jamaica 56 – One Love, One Family’. Emancipation Day will be observed on August 1, while Independence Day will be celebrated on...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says Jamaica has the capacity to develop a medical cannabis industry that rivals the other sectors. Noting that the health benefits of cannabis are “enormous”, Mr. Terrelonge said Jamaica’s tertiary institutions, particularly the University of Technology (UTech) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), are...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the entertainment sector was robust in 2017, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) reporting that 19,158 events were staged across the island. “These events provided more than 30,000 temporary jobs. The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is very aware of the value of entertainment, since it collected...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has transferred a sum of $12 million to the Administrator General as Trustee to establish a Rastafari Trust Fund. “We are committed to transfer $30 million annually over the next three years to ensure the sustainability of the Fund,” Portfolio Minster, Hon. Olivia Grange, said as she made her contribution to the...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is embarking on a programme of deliberate promotion of the business of culture, the arts and the creative economy. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 3. In this regard, the Ministry staged the National...

Jamaica will again celebrate its rich culture and heritage this year, with the staging of the 56th annual Independence Festival, under the theme ‘One Love... One Family’. Activities include church services; parish vigils; flag-raising ceremonies; a festival bandwagon, which is a mobile showcase of the best talents from the parishes in the performing arts; street dances; independence concerts and stage...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has announced the establishment of the Jamaica Creative 100 programme, with funding of $26 million. She informed that this is to help with the further development of creative people across Jamaica, who have imprinted their unique brand in the global marketplace or have the potential to do so. “Through this...