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Public Education Officer, Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Duane Harris.
Public Education Officer, Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Duane Harris.

JNHT to Host Heritage Lectures

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will be hosting a series of heritage lectures on Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, as part of activities to celebrate Heritage Month 2017. Heritage Month is being celebrated in October...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services, Ina Hunter, examine condiments and other baked goods on display that were produced by juvenile offenders at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre. Occasion was a
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre) and Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services, Ina Hunter, examine condiments and other baked goods on display that were produced by juvenile offenders at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre. Occasion was a 'We Transform' Competition and Exposition at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters in Kingston, on September 27.

Sport and National Security Ministries Come Together to Upgrade Facilities in Juvenile Institutions
Archbishop of Kingston, His Grace Kenneth Richards, addresses a tree-planting ceremony in recognition of his elevation at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston on September 21.
Archbishop of Kingston, His Grace Kenneth Richards, addresses a tree-planting ceremony in recognition of his elevation at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston on September 21.

Parents Urged to be More Proactive in Raising Children
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), discusses an aspect of Intellectual Property (IP) outlined in a pamphlet, with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy; Olympian, Veronica Campbell-Brown; and General Manager, Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose. Occasion was the closing session for a two-day regional conference on the strategic use of intellectual property in sport at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 20.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), discusses an aspect of Intellectual Property (IP) outlined in a pamphlet, with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy; Olympian, Veronica Campbell-Brown; and General Manager, Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose. Occasion was the closing session for a two-day regional conference on the strategic use of intellectual property in sport at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 20.

Jamaica to Adopt Madrid Protocol
Members of the LTM Pantomime perform a skit at a concert in honour of the 98th anniversary of the birth of Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in St. Andrew on September 7.
Members of the LTM Pantomime perform a skit at a concert in honour of the 98th anniversary of the birth of Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in St. Andrew on September 7.

Judge Lauds Efforts to Sensitise Young Jamaicans about Miss Lou

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Jamaica Hosts Regional Conference on Intellectual Property in Sports

Jamaica will host a two-day regional conference on the ‘Strategic Use of Intellectual Property in Sports’, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown, Kingston, beginning on September 19. The conference, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is being held in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). Minister...
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The late Earl ‘Wya’ Lindo, who died on September 4.
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Culture Minister Pays Tribute to the Late Earl ‘Wya’ Lindo

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has joined the growing list of persons paying tribute to the late Earl ‘Wya’ Lindo. Mr. Lindo, a keyboard player for Bob Marley and the Wailers, and who was considered one of the more versatile musicians of his generation, died in London on September 4. According to Minister Grange, Lindo...
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Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (sixth right), with special invitees and participants of the Miss Lou Exhibition and Bandana Fashion Show held on Thursday, September 7 at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 5. Also in picture are co-executor of Miss Lou’s estate, Dr. Pamela Appelt (8th right ) and Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen, Daina Dyer (fifth right).
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Miss Lou Exhibition Opens at Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library

The late Louise Bennett Coverley (Miss Lou) has been hailed an important cultural icon, whose work transcended barriers and changed the way the world saw Jamaica. Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, said Miss Lou is a significant contributor “to Jamaica’s valid social documentary reflecting the way Jamaicans think, feel and live”. He noted...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) engages in discussion with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Executive Director for The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, Jerry Butler. Occasion was a gender forum at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on September 6.
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27 MDAs Get Gender Equality Seal

Twenty-seven Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have received the Gender Equality Certification and Seal, having achieved specifi¬c standards in promoting gender equality in the workplace. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the seal means that the entities have created equitable conditions for men and woman, establishing environments where women’s work and contributions are valued....
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (3rd left), affixes his signature to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the growing of medicinal plants on mined-out bauxite lands. The agreement between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Timeless Herbal Care was signed on Tuesday (September 5), at the Transport Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston. Others (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Parris Lyew-Ayee; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Director, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Transport and Mining Ministry, Vando Palmer; Chief Executive of Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty; and Chairman of the JBI, Bindley Sangster.
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Farmers to Grow Medicinal Plants on Mined-out Lands

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has entered into an agreement with Timeless Herbal Care, an international nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, for the growing of medicinal plants on mined-out bauxite lands. Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Tuesday (September 5), the JBI will provide technical training for farmers in the growing of the crops. The farmers will sell the...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), listens to a comment from Executive Vice-President, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Julie Katzman (right), during a gender forum organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters on September 6. At left is General Manager for the Caribbean Country Department, IDB, Therese Turner-Jones.
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Gov’t Taking Action to Address Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is taking strategic action to address gender-based violence, inequality and discrimination in the country. She cited among other things, Cabinet’s approval of the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence, legislative initiatives to deal with sexual harassment, and issuing Gender Equality Certification and Seals to ministries,...
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Late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou).
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Jamaica Pays Tribute to Miss Lou Today

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is planning several activities to honour the life and work of the late cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, affectionately called Miss Lou. The events will take place today (September 7) to mark the 98th anniversary of her birth, and are free and open to the public. JCDC Parish Manager, Kingston and St. Andrew Parish...
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