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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking on the final day of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference about the Jamaica House concept returning to the United Kingdom in August. The conference was held in Kingston from July 23-26.

Jamaica House Returns to the UK

Jamaica House O2 returns to the United Kingdom (UK) in August to celebrate one of the nation’s most accomplished athletes, Usain Bolt, when he runs his final competitive race in August at the World Games. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on July 26.

‘Jamaica 55’ Legacy Projects for National Development

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2 nd right),
receives the trombone played by late Jamaican ska musician Rico Rodriquez from his
widow, Tracey Rodriquez. Sharing in the moment are his son Castor (left), who is
holding Mr. Rodriquez’s signature hat; and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
(UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan. Mrs. Rodriquez handed over memorabilia
of the late renowned musician for display at the Jamaica Music Museum during a
ceremony at the High Commission in London on July 18. — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2 nd right), receives the trombone played by late Jamaican ska musician Rico Rodriquez from his widow, Tracey Rodriquez. Sharing in the moment are his son Castor (left), who is holding Mr. Rodriquez’s signature hat; and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan. Mrs. Rodriquez handed over memorabilia of the late renowned musician for display at the Jamaica Music Museum during a ceremony at the High Commission in London on July 18.

Rico Rodriquez Memorabilia Donated to Jamaica Music Museum

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

No Cost for Patrons to Attend Emancipation Jubilee

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), is presented with artwork depicting local scenery, by Chief organiser of the 2017 MoBay Jerk Fest, John Lindo (left), after she addressed the launch of the event on July 5 at the Royal Decameron Resort in St. James. Sharing the moment is Montego Bay's Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis. The jerk festival is to be held on August 1 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre .

Jamaica Well Poised to Benefit from Food Tourism – Grange

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Use Emancipation to Pay Respect to the African Ancestors – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is appealing for Jamaicans to use the Emancipation period to acknowledge the immense sacrifice and contribution of the African ancestors. “Here we are celebrating a culture that is distinctly ours, Jamaican, (but) was influenced largely by what is distinctly African and that survived the years of enslavement. “Our ancestors, in...

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IOJ Summer Arts Workshop Under Way

The Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) annual Summer Arts Workshop is in full swing, with hundreds of young people expected to benefit from the four-week programme. It is being held from July 3 to 28 at the IOJ’s East Street headquarters and Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, downtown Kingston; and the Greater Portmore Junior Centre in St. Catherine. The programme caters to...

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IOJ Installs State-of-the-Art Audio Visual Equipment

Visitors to the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) can expect an enhanced cultural experience. Through grant funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) the institute has installed state-of-the art- audio visual equipment, improving the display and dissemination of Jamaica’s science, art, history and cultural material. The support provided for the establishment of a multimedia production studio and procurement of advanced...

Personnel from the Institute of Jamaica and Highway 2000 East-West presenting resources to the Freetown Primary School in Clarendon for biodiversity education and garden maintenance.

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Two More Schools Targeted for Biodiversity Programme

Two additional schools in the Highway 2000 corridor are being targeted for the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Biodiversity Awareness programme. The programme is coordinated by the NHMJ, a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), and sponsored by TransJamaican Highway Limited. As part of efforts to expand the programme, the schools – Moore’s Primary and Roosevelt Primary in...

Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Manager, Paulette Sutherland.

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JCDC KSA Talent Search Under Way

The annual Big Stage talent competition put on by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is in full swing in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) JCDC’s KSA Parish Manager, Paulette Sutherland, told JIS News that four auditions have already been held in Olympic Gardens, August Town, McGregor Gully, and Red Hills Square. Others are scheduled for the Trench Town Community...

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Stop Taking Our Heritage Lightly – Senator Morrison

As Jamaica celebrates its 55 th anniversary this year, Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, is urging Jamaicans to become fully immersed in their culture and take pride in the island’s independence and emancipation celebrations. “We need to...stop taking our heritage lightly. There are too many Jamaicans, who treat with indifference emancipation and independence activities and it is worrying,” she said. “We...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange with Captain Horace Burrell in one of their last meetings.

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JFF Technical Centre Renamed in Honour of Captain Burrell

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Technical Centre located at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, has been renamed in honour of the federation’s late President, Captain Horace Burrell. The UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence was unveiled on Monday (June 26). Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said...