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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

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded the disabled community for its contribution to Jamaica’s rich cultural industry. “People with disabilities are making a significant contribution to the cultural and creative industries. The Jamaica Cultural...

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

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.

Women Encouraged to Emulate Cultural Icons

More Indigenous Communities to Benefit from Economic Opportunities Programme

Late folklorist, author, musician and actress, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley.

Cultural Series to Celebrate Four Jamaican Women

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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Revamped Development and Welfare Fund for Athletes

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the athletes’ development and welfare fund for those in need is to be re-introduced in the upcoming fiscal year. “A fully developed, structured programme will be put in place during the next financial year,” the Minister said, noting that a sum of $27 million has been set aside in...

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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...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her address at the public forum on ‘Back Pay Dispute: Reparation and the outstanding labour struggle with Britain and Spain’, which was held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (February 27).

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Those Who Have Wronged Our Ancestors Must Pay – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to pursue reparations for the injustices of slavery. Ms. Grange said “it is only fair for those who have wronged our ancestors, to pay the debt they owe to the present generation”. “Back pay is based on the very important reality of something owed –...

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.

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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 Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. “Some of them already have insurance programmes, so we can have a...

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.

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Cultural Evening for Caribbean Governors

Live music from a rhythmic mento band, aromatic authentic Jamaican food and a relaxed ambience greeted Caribbean Governors who took part in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) meeting, when they arrived at Devon House for a cultural offering last evening (February 27). The event, which was hosted by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, provided a comfortable setting...

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).

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25,000 Culture Passports Being Distributed to Schools

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is in the process of distributing Culture Passports to schools across the island. A total of 25,000 documents are to be disbursed this year. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, explained that the Culture Passports will enable the students to visit museums, galleries, and theatres and experience special cultural performances free...