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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks at a cactus on display during the official launch of the Health, Home and Garden exposition at the National Arena in Kingston on October 26. Looking on is Event Coordinator, Fay Wint. The Health, Home and Garden Expo 2017 will run from October 27 to October 29 at the National Arena
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks at a cactus on display during the official launch of the Health, Home and Garden exposition at the National Arena in Kingston on October 26. Looking on is Event Coordinator, Fay Wint. The Health, Home and Garden Expo 2017 will run from October 27 to October 29 at the National Arena

Heritage Sites Being Upgraded

More of the island’s heritage sites are being upgraded in a bid to showcase the country’s rich history. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the work includes infrastructural improvements and erection of storyboards and general...
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Race Director, Reggae Marathon, Mr. Alfred ‘Frano’ Francis (left), at the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K events at Alhambra Inn on October 24. At right is Chairman, Reggae Marathon, Mr. Richard Lake.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Race Director, Reggae Marathon, Mr. Alfred ‘Frano’ Francis (left), at the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K events at Alhambra Inn on October 24. At right is Chairman, Reggae Marathon, Mr. Richard Lake.

Ministries Endorse Reggae Marathon
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), shares in conversation with (from left) Chairman of the National Carnival in Jamaica Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Acting Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donnie Dawson. They were at the launch of Carnival in Jamaica 2018 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on October 19.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), shares in conversation with (from left) Chairman of the National Carnival in Jamaica Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Acting Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donnie Dawson. They were at the launch of Carnival in Jamaica 2018 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on October 19.

Entertainment a Major Source of Growth – Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), converses with Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Extension Officer, Tadj Barclay (centre), while RADA Livestock Officer, Peta-Gaye Watson, looks on. The occasion was an economic opportunities workshop held on October 18 at Morant Villas in St. Thomas.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), converses with Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Extension Officer, Tadj Barclay (centre), while RADA Livestock Officer, Peta-Gaye Watson, looks on. The occasion was an economic opportunities workshop held on October 18 at Morant Villas in St. Thomas.

Grant Funding for Youth to Establish Small Businesses in Blue and John Crow Mountains
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left), assists in displaying the CARICOM Reparations Youth Relays Baton at the launch of the Jamaican leg of the project on Wednesday (October 18) at the Morant Villas in St. Thomas. Others (from left) are member of the National Council on Reparations (NCR), Steven Golding; Head Boy at Paul Bogle High School, Daniel Reid; Head Girl at the school, Renae Robinson; and teacher at the institution, Lorraine Williams.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left), assists in displaying the CARICOM Reparations Youth Relays Baton at the launch of the Jamaican leg of the project on Wednesday (October 18) at the Morant Villas in St. Thomas. Others (from left) are member of the National Council on Reparations (NCR), Steven Golding; Head Boy at Paul Bogle High School, Daniel Reid; Head Girl at the school, Renae Robinson; and teacher at the institution, Lorraine Williams.

Jamaican Leg of CARICOM Reparations Youth Baton Relays Launched

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (at podium), closes the debate on the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 17). At left is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry.
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House Passes Bill to Clear Heroes of Criminal Charges

Jamaica is a step closer to absolving several of the country’s National Heroes of criminal liability for the role they played in various uprisings in the quest for freedom and justice. This follows passage of the National Heroes and Other Freedom Fighters (Absolution from Criminal Liability in Respect of Specified Events) Act, 2017 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday...
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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill.
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JCDC Launches Citizen’s Charter

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has launched its Citizen’s Charter, which outlines the strategies to improve customer service at the entity. This is in keeping with the requirements under the Public Sector Modernisation Programme, which is aimed at strengthening service delivery across Government. Ministries, agencies and departments are being encouraged to establish citizen’s charters and customer service improvement plans...
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Members of the Spot Valley High School Marching Band from St. James, leading a procession around the town of Falmouth in Trelawny, during the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Falmouth Invasion’ sensitization exposition and concert in February.
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Falmouth Heritage Expo to Be Held On October 18

The ‘Preservation of the Built Heritage’ will be the focus of the inaugural staging of the Falmouth Heritage Expo slated for October 18 at Water Square, in Trelawny. The heritage expo aims to boost civic pride in Falmouth, by highlighting its rich historical heritage and the noted Georgian architecture. The event is also intended to foster a civic-minded community that...
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Grange Endorses Jamaican Art Exhibition in London

A rare exhibition of unique Jamaican contemporary art opens on Sunday, 15 October 2017 at the Highgate Gallery in London, England. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says that the exhibition, dubbed ‘Jamaican Intuitives’, has been endorsed as a Jamaica 55 celebratory event. Minister Grange says it’s important to “highlight the importance of the...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (centre) shares a light moment with well-known music producer Tommy Cowan (left); and gospel singer, Carlene Davis, during the launch of Legal Deposit Month and the Poet Laureate of Jamaica and Helen Zell Young Writers’ Prize for Poetry on October 11 at the National Library of Jamaica in downtown Kingston.
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Entries Invited for Poet Laureate of Jamaica/Helen Zell Young Writer’s Prize

The country’s young poets are being invited to submit entries for the newly established Poet Laureate of Jamaica and Helen Zell Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The programme, which is a collaborative initiative of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) through the office of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica and the United States- based University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers’...
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Fi Wi Jamaica Project Cultural Director, Michael “Mikie” Bennett, emphasises a point as he speaks about the use of music under the project to promote positive behaviour change. He was addressing a Think Tank held recently at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) headquarters in Kingston.
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Fi Wi Jamaica Using Music to Promote Positive Behaviour

The Fi Wi Jamaica project is employing one of the most popular and influential elements of Jamaica’s culture – music – to promote positive behaviour among citizens while creating streams of revenue. “The project has identified music as a key tool, which can be utilised to create somewhat of a paradigm shift as it relates to general conduct,” said Cultural...
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