Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has announced the staging of an Economic Opportunities workshop, particularly for the residents of St. Thomas. The Minister was speaking at the unveiling ceremony for Jamaica’s third and final gateway sign to the island’s first World Heritage Site, the Blue and John Crow Mountains, on June 8 at Port...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has said that it was fulfilling that in the same breath as the nation on Saturday night saw Usain Bolt run his last professional race in Jamaica, there will be the opportunity to this week to see “some of what is in the cradle and will be coming through...

The third and final gateway sign to the island’s first World Heritage Site, the Blue and John Crow Mountains has been mounted. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, was joined by community stakeholders in unveiling the sign at the access route in Port Morant, St. Thomas on June 8. The other two gateways signs are in...

Inmates and juveniles in correctional institutions across the island will be showcasing their talents as part of the ‘Jamaica 55’ celebrations. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., told JIS News that the inmates will be making their contributions through music, and other skill areas such as visual and culinary arts. He...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says sprint icon Usain Bolt stands as a symbol of hard work and success, which young Jamaicans can emulate. Describing the Olympic champion as a “great role model”, the Minister said, like Bolt, youth should focus on their goals and exercise discipline. “Young people must learn, as he said, to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of Captain Horace Burrell, President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF). Minister Grange conveyed her sympathy to his family, friends and the executive of the JFF. The Minister described the Captain as a patriot who was fully committed to the development of...

A number of legacy projects for the 55th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence will be highlighted during the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, to garner the support of Jamaicans. The Jamaica 55 Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with ministries and private-sector entities, has produced a list of legacy projects, both tangible and intangible, that will...