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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), with the 13 finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival Queen Competition. Occasion was the annual Festival Queen Breakfast, which was hosted at Jamaica House on Tuesday (July 31) by Mrs. Holness, who is the competition’s Patron.
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), with the 13 finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival Queen Competition. Occasion was the annual Festival Queen Breakfast, which was hosted at Jamaica House on Tuesday (July 31) by Mrs. Holness, who is the competition’s Patron.

Festival Queen Finalists Will Be Among Future Leaders – Holness

Patron of the National Festival Queen Competition, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, says she is confident that the 13 finalists in this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) contest will be among the country’s future leaders. Addressing the contestants during...
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fourth left), joins the large congregation at the Jamaica 55 independence service held last year at Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University School of Law in Washington DC. (Photo Derrick Scott)
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fourth left), joins the large congregation at the Jamaica 55 independence service held last year at Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University School of Law in Washington DC. (Photo Derrick Scott)

Jamaica 56 Celebrations in the United States
Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Dorrick Gray. (File)
Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Dorrick Gray. (File)

Emancipation Jubilee to Celebrate Rich Culture and Heritage
Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, July 20.
Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, July 20.

JCDC Hosts Culinary Arts Expo August 2
Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held on Friday (July 20) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, makes a point at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ held on Friday (July 20) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Wear Colours of Festival Fashion Theme

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State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the opening ceremony for the University of Technology’s (UTech’s) third annual Jamaican Medical Cannabis Integration Symposium (JAMECANN) on Thursday (July 5). The two-day event is being held under the theme ‘Merging Science, Spirit and Business’ at the College of Health Sciences at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.
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State Minister Says Medical Cannabis Industry Can Rival Other Sectors

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...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 3.
Culture

Entertainment Minister Says Sector Doing Well

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...
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$12 Million to Establish Rastafari Trust Fund

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...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 3.
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Ministry Promotes Culture as a Business

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...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), speaks with Jamaica Festival Song finalist, Victor Richards (right), at the launch of the Jamaica 56 Independence Festival on July 3 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. The Festival will be celebrated from August 1 to 6, under the theme ‘One Love... One Family’. At left is Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill.
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Several activities for Independence Festival

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...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, on her arrival at the House of Representatives on July 3 to make her Sectoral Presentation.
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$26 Million to Assist Creative Persons

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...
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Women’s health 1: Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd right), looks through a copy of the Jamaica Women’s Health Survey Report following the launch at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel on June 21. Others from left are: Senior Director for the Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Easton Williams; Regional Director, Americas and the Caribbean, United Nations Women, Luiza Carvalho; and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.
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Gov’t Secures Property for Women’s Shelter

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government has acquired a property outside of Kingston, which will be used as a shelter for women fleeing domestic abuse. The facility, which will be funded and run by the State, will house the women and their children and provide counselling and other services. “We feel that Government...
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