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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses a seminar on financing, estate planning and investments for creative practitioners held on Wednesday (February 28), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses a seminar on financing, estate planning and investments for creative practitioners held on Wednesday (February 28), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Gov’t Moving Ahead With Artistes’ Insurance Scheme

The Government is moving ahead with plans to establish an insurance programme for artistes, similar to the national scheme in place for athletes. “We are going to be doing it in association with the various industry organisations,” said Minister of...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), shares a light moment with (from left), President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, and State Minister in the Finance Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was a cultural event on the east lawns of Devon House on Tuesday (February 27). The Ministry of Finance hosted the event for participants in the IDB’s 7th Annual Caribbean Governors Meeting, which was held over two days at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), shares a light moment with (from left), President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, and State Minister in the Finance Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was a cultural event on the east lawns of Devon House on Tuesday (February 27). The Ministry of Finance hosted the event for participants in the IDB’s 7th Annual Caribbean Governors Meeting, which was held over two days at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Cultural Evening for Caribbean Governors
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left), explains aspects of the Culture Passport to students of the Munro College, who visited the Ministry’s booth during Jamaica Day activities at the St. Elizabeth-based institution on Friday (February 23).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left), explains aspects of the Culture Passport to students of the Munro College, who visited the Ministry’s booth during Jamaica Day activities at the St. Elizabeth-based institution on Friday (February 23).

25,000 Culture Passports Being Distributed to Schools
Remarks delivered by the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport at the Floral Tribute in honour of Sir Alexander Bustamante
Remarks delivered by the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport at the Floral Tribute in honour of Sir Alexander Bustamante

Remarks delivered by the Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport at the Floral Tribute in honour of Sir Alexander Bustamante
Sport Minister calls for Domino organisations to Come Together
Sport Minister calls for Domino organisations to Come Together

Sport Minister calls for Domino organisations to Come Together

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), exchanges pleasantries with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); and record producer, Winston ‘Niney’ Holness, during a Reggae Month reception on the lawns of Jamaica House on February 20.
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Framework Being Created for Kingston to Operate as Musical Economic Zone

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is working on building a framework for Kingston to fully operate as a musical economic zone. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a reggae month reception on the lawns of Jamaica House on February 20. “Having received the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) designation, we...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
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Ministries of Education and Culture Collaborate to Stage Jamaica Day 2018

Schools island-wide will be engaged in a number of activities to highlight the theme, share Jamaica’s culture and enhance the experience of students as citizens of Jamaica. The feature school for this year’s observance is Munro College in St. Elizabeth where the Culture Division team from the Ministry of Culture will extensively promote its Culture Passport programme that allow students...
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Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee and Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams, giving an overview of Jamaica Day at the launch recently.
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Thousands of Students to Celebrate Jamaica Day Feb. 23

Thousands of students from educational institutions across Jamaica will celebrate Jamaica Day on Friday, February 23. Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, told JIS News that Jamaica Day 2018 will be observed under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Nurturing our Natural and Cultural Heritage’. “Every year...
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: Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, signs the condolence book for late Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr Donna McFarlane, open since February 13 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.
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Minister Grange Hails Late Liberty Hall Curator, Dr. Donna Mcfarlane

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed late Director/Curator of Liberty Hall, Dr. Donna McFarlane, whose work, she said, contributed significantly to the development of Jamaica’s heritage. Ms. Grange, who signed a condolence book that was opened at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on February 13, noted that Dr. McFarlane, who passed away on January...
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Gov’t Allocates $1.4m to Advance Biodiversity Activities

The Government has allocated $1.4 million for a project to advance Jamaican biodiversity data products and information services. The engagement, which is being implemented by the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) with funding from the European Union (EU), aims to strengthen the capacity of the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) and its local project partners as national biodiversity information facilities....
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The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, Mayor of Kingston (centre) are joined by delegates attending the four-day meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Music Subnetwork taking place at the Jamaica Pegasus.
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Reggae Music Jamaica’s Most Valuable Export – Grange Tells UNESCO Creative Cities of Music Meeting

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has identified Reggae music as Jamaica’s most valuable yet undervalued export. Miss Grange’s comment came as she addressed the Opening Ceremony of a four-day meeting of the UNESCO Creative City of Music Subnetwork being held at the Jamaica Pegasus. The Entertainment Minister said the IMF’s World Economic Outlook GDP...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, provides details about the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica at a recent JIS Think Tank, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation to Recognise Unsung Heroes

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica will recognise unsung heroes, including community workers. “Community work is extremely important, and you have a lot of unsung heroes out there who work in their communities, who serve their communities, who provide the leadership and...
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