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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.

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...

: 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.

Minister Grange Hails Late Liberty Hall Curator, Dr. Donna Mcfarlane

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.

Reggae Music Jamaica’s Most Valuable Export – Grange Tells UNESCO Creative Cities of Music Meeting

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.

Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation to Recognise Unsung Heroes

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport discusses the upcoming UK/Jamaica Fair with His Excellency Asif Ahmad, British High Commissioner to Jamaica (second left); Leon Mitchell, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Jamaica National Bank and Gary 'Butch' Hendrickson, CEO of the Continental Baking Company (left to right). The fair will take place on March 3 on the lawns of the British High Commission in Kingston.

Grange Sees New businesses with Britain in Cultural and Creative Industries Emerging Through UK-Jamaica Trade Fair

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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....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Minister Grange Urges Increased Partnership with UWI to Facilitate Research

Public- and private-sector entities are being urged to increased partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to facilitate research and innovation for economic and national development. Minister of Culture Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call as she addressed the opening of the UWI’s Research Days 2018 at the institution on February 7. “Universities are...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in discussion with Lecturer in Early Childhood Education and Programme Manager for the ‘Insights in Jamaica’ programme at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Zoyah Kinkead-Clark, during a tour of the UWI Research Days 2018 exhibit on February 7. Research Days will be held from February 7 to 9 under the theme ‘Powering Development through Partnerships in Research and Innovation’.

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Government to Allocate $30 Million for Research

Over the next three years, the Government will be allocating $30 million to fund high-quality research in the areas of indigenous knowledge and water. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement at the launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Research Days at the institution on February 7. “The Government is of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, gives details of the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 7.

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Applications Invited for PM’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal

Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora are being encouraged to submit applications for the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica, for which nominations will close on February 16, 2018. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 7, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, said the...

Permanent Secretary Denzil Thorpe, addressing a gathering at a welcome reception held recently following the arrival of a team of coaches from China who are now in the island conducting the first phase of a three-year Technical Cooperation Project on Sport.

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Denzil Thorpe Appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport

The Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport has announced the assignment of Mr. Denzil Thorpe as Permanent Secretary with effect from January 5, 2018. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, made the announcement recently. Mr. Thorpe is a career public servant, who served for approximately twenty-two (22) years at the Ministry of Labour...

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Emergency Powers Review Tribunal Established

Pursuant to Clause 38 of the Emergency Powers Regulations, 2018, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal has been Gazetted. The Members of the Tribunal are: Attorney at Law Ian Wilkinson QC, Former President of the Jamaica Bar Association Pastor David Henry, Pastor at the Swallowfield Chapel Justice Loyd Hibbert, Retired Supreme Court Judge The Tribunal will function under the auspices of...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, examines sports memorabilia donated for the National Sports Museum. Occasion was the opening of a two-day textile conservation, preservation and exhibition workshop, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 17. Looking on (from left) are Director of Sports Monitoring and Development in the Ministry, Florette Blackwood; Canadian Sports Museum Consultant, Janice Smith; Conservation Officer, National Museum Jamaica, Colleen Nattie; and Director of the National Museum Jamaica, Dr. Jonathan Greenland.

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Preservation of Culture and Heritage Vital – Minister Grange

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says preservation of the nation’s culture and heritage has an important economic dimension that must be acknowledged and given greater focus. “This is a matter of national development and is vital for our cultural tourism product,” she said, noting that it provides the opportunity to showcase the uniqueness of Brand Jamaica....