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Ocho Rios Touted As Prime Entertainment Destination

Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis, says Ocho Rios is poised to become the number-one destination for entertainment in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Mayor Belnavis said that the resort town, which boasts upgraded infrastructure and...

President of the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), Analisa Chapman, at a JIS Think Tank.

Film Association Reports Increased Demand for Local Content

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), introduces Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), to Christopher Blackwell, Businessman (left), during a meeting at GoldenEye in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on April 25. At second left is Strategic Adviser in the tourism Ministry, Delano Seiveright.

PM Says Government Will Facilitate Production of Blockbuster Films in Jamaica

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange discusses the significance of a heritage site featured in the publication 'Jamaica: Heritage in Pictures' by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust with Jamaica's High Commissioner-designate to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency Arthur Williams. Mr Williams paid a courtesy call on the Minister at her offices in New Kingston on Wednesday, 10 April 2019.

PHOTOS: Grange Meets High Commissioner-Designate

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

Grange Hails Reggae Racers

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, along with international reggae icon, Dr. the Hon James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers (centre) and family – Aken Chambers (second left) and Lilly Chambers, during a civic ceremony at the Old Hospital Park in Montego Bay on March 28 for the renaming of Gloucester Avenue to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard.

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Culture Minister Open to Monument Honouring Jimmy Cliff

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she would support the mounting of a statue in honour of international Reggae icon, Dr. the Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers. The Government recently honoured the Grammy awardee and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee by renaming Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay, St. James, Jimmy Cliff Boulevard. The...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (left), listens attentively to Aspire Funds Management Company Limited Managing Director, Kerwyn Valley (centre), at the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music (FAM) Investor Forum, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 29. Sharing in the discussion is Film Commissioner, Renée Robinson.

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JAMPRO Working to Establish National Film Fund

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards, says her agency is working to establish a national film fund that will cover the cost of filming in Jamaica. She said that the agency “is half-way down the road” with the establishment of the fund, noting that it will take approximately six to nine months to iron out certain details. “We have...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (right), present International Reggae Icon, Dr. the Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers, with a citation during the official renaming ceremony of Gloucester Avenue (Montego Bay’s Hip Strip) to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, at the Old Hospital Park on Thursday, March 28.

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Government to Spend $1.2 Billion on Entertainment Zone in Mobay

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government will be spending $1.2 billion to create a public attraction and entertainment zone in the tourist resort city of Montego Bay, St. James. “We have completed the work for the preparation to create the design, and I am waiting on the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to deliver that design. Hopefully, I will get...

THE BIG MOMENT: Patrons who gathered at the Old Hospital Site in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday, March 28 for the Civic Ceremony to mark the renaming of Gloucester Avenue to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard gave a loud cheer as the sign that will stand at the entrance to the thoroughfare was unveiled. From right to left are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, Jimmy Cliff

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Jimmy Cliff Boulevard will Inspire Generations of Cultural Practitioners

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the renaming of Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay will inspire generations of singers, musicians and cultural practitioners. The Minister was speaking at the official renaming ceremony of the popular stretch commonly called the “Hip Strip” on Thursday, March 28. Minister Grange said: “Reggae music was able to...

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, gives details about the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 27.

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Film And Animation Sector Reaping Benefits – Film Commissioner

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the film, animation and music sector is reaping significant benefits from the investment, export and trade initiatives that the entity has been facilitating. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 27, she pointed out that JAMPRO manages several talent programmes by identifying, discovering and providing opportunities for individuals who...

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Grange Sad at Passing of Guitarist “Bo Pee” Bowen

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed deep sadness at the sudden passing of famous guitarist Winston “Bo Pee” Bowen who passed away on Tuesday. Bowen, 62, was a sought-after touring and session guitarist. Minister Grange described Bowen as a one-of-a-kind personality and a special musician. Minister Grange said: “Winston emerged out of...

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JAMPRO Hosts Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum

Owners of creative projects and the local investor community will network and discuss business deals at the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29. The Forum will include networking opportunities, meetings, discussions on marketing creative projects for investment, a presentation on ‘Distributing Caribbean Films’, and a panel discussion dubbed – ‘Finding...