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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) and Principal Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janice Lindsay (second left), examine a document during a workshop on Jamaica’s accession to two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Conventions to prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural property, held at The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston, on March 20. Others (from left) are Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Kingston Office of the Caribbean, Yuri Peshkov; Director and Representative of the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean in Kingston, Katherine Grigsby; and Secretary General for the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Everton Hannam.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) and Principal Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janice Lindsay (second left), examine a document during a workshop on Jamaica’s accession to two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Conventions to prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural property, held at The Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston, on March 20. Others (from left) are Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Kingston Office of the Caribbean, Yuri Peshkov; Director and Representative of the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean in Kingston, Katherine Grigsby; and Secretary General for the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, Everton Hannam.

Jamaica to Prevent Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

The Government is seeking accession to two United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Conventions to prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural property. These are the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), speaks with Chair of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme National Committee, Joy Douglas. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the four-day Caribbean Small Island Developing States – Roadmap to Biosphere Nomination subregional MAB programme workshop, on Monday, March 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), speaks with Chair of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme National Committee, Joy Douglas. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the four-day Caribbean Small Island Developing States – Roadmap to Biosphere Nomination subregional MAB programme workshop, on Monday, March 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Jamaica Looking to Have Four Areas Declared Biosphere Reserves
Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, makes a point while making a presentation on Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) at a ‘Four Women’ cultural series held on Sunday (March 18) at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston.
Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, makes a point while making a presentation on Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) at a ‘Four Women’ cultural series held on Sunday (March 18) at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston.

Poet Laureate Says Miss Lou’s Talents and Gifts Were Purely Jamaican
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), converses with the Director of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS), Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during the UWICDS Regional Disability Studies Conference 2018 held recently at the UWI Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), converses with the Director of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS), Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during the UWICDS Regional Disability Studies Conference 2018 held recently at the UWI Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew.

Disabled Community Making Significant Contribution to Creative Industries – Grange
Senior Communication Specialist with the Jamaica Productivity Centre, Sashelle Gooden, addresses students at the Allman Town Primary School during a session in January.
Senior Communication Specialist with the Jamaica Productivity Centre, Sashelle Gooden, addresses students at the Allman Town Primary School during a session in January.

JPC Takes Campaign to Schools

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Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Vivian Crawford, delivers the message of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Hon. Olivia Grange, at a cultural series titled, ‘Four Women’, held on March 11 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston.
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Women Encouraged to Emulate Cultural Icons

Women are being encouraged to impact society by following in the footsteps of four cultural icons – sculptor, Hon. Edna Manley; folklorist, author, musician and actress, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley; writer and activist, Una Marson; and opera singer, Mercedes Kirkwood. The call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the beginning of a cultural series...
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More Indigenous Communities to Benefit from Economic Opportunities Programme

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be expanding its economic opportunities initiative to other indigenous groups across the island. The programme, which is already benefitting entrepreneurs of communities within the Blue and John Crow Mountains World Heritage Site, will be extended to maroon communities in St. Elizabeth and Trelawny beginning in the 2018/19 financial year. Portfolio Minister,...
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Late folklorist, author, musician and actress, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley.
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Cultural Series to Celebrate Four Jamaican Women

A new cultural series celebrating the legacies of four Jamaican women will be held at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston, on March 11 and 18. The events will begin at 2:00 p.m. both days, and are free of cost. The series, titled ‘Four Women’, reflects on the lives and works of folklorist, author, musician and actress, Hon. Louise...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), admire a portrait of late female political pioneer, Rose Agatha Leon, being shown to them by her daughter, Gloria Millwood. Occasion was the annual Rose Leon Memorial Lecture held recently at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, St. Andrew.
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Minister Grange Hails Progress of Women, Notes that Work Remains

As Jamaica marks International Women’s Day today (March 8), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is hailing the strides made by the country’s women in politics and government, while acknowledging that more work needs to be done. She noted that Jamaica has achieved a remarkable level of female participation in the legislature and senior and...
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Over 1,300 Athletes Registered for Insurance Plan

More than 1,300 athletes from 28 sports associations are now registered with the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP). The disclosure was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament held on Thursday (March 1). The plan, which was implemented in 2016, provides group health, life and...
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