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Students participate in a guided tour at Holywell, Blue and John Crow Mountains, in Kingston

Christmas Breeze in Holywell on December 17

A family fun day entitled, ‘Christmas Breeze’, will be held on Sunday, December 17 at Holywell, the main recreation area in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and World Heritage Site. The event, which begins at 10:00 a.m.,...

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

Jamaica and Argentina Sign Cooperation Agreement in Arts and Culture

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport prepares to poke the puck away from Greame Townsend, National Hockey Coach (2nd left) as it is being released by Donovan Tait, hockey player and coach (left). Looking on in anticipation are: Dorothy McLeod, Director, California Cultural Alliance (3rd left); founding members of the Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation Judith Smith (4th left) and Lester Griffin (right). The Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation and representatives from Tropical Ice Ventures of Canada paid a Courtesy Call on the Minister today (December 1) at her offices in Kingston.

Sport Minister Excited By the Prospect of Ice Hockey in Jamaica

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, looks at the pedestal on which the statue of Usain Bolt will be mounted on Statue Road in Independence Park. Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, will unveil the statue on Sunday, 3 December 2017.

Unveiling of Bolt Statue on Track for December 3

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (JIS File Photo).

Sport Minister Congratulates Jamaica Rugby Teams

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

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Grange Congratulates Miss Jamaica Universe Davina Bennett

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated Miss Jamaica Universe Davina Bennett on her third place finish in the Miss Universe Pageant last evening (Sunday) in Las Vegas. “We’ll take 2nd runnerup but in our hearts you are number one and our queen,” Minister Grange said. The Minister said also that, “she displayed...

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Salute to Westmoreland

Scores of Westmorelanders journeyed to Kingston on Thursday (November 23) to participate in the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) ‘Salute to the Parish of Westmoreland’ cultural event. The IOJ, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has been highlighting places of national significance in each parish, as well as personalities, food, music, dance and fashion. The series...

Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (head of table), leads a meeting involving board commissioners, songwriters and producers at the JCDC’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (November 17). The meeting was held ahead of the launch of the Festival Song Competition 2018 on November 30.

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Festival Song 2018 to Launch November 30

Plans are under way for the 2018 staging of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition, which is scheduled to be launched next Thursday (November 30), at 23 Dominica Drive in New Kingston. Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) board commissioners and senior officers met with songwriters and producers at the agency’s head office at 3-5 Phoenix Avenue on Thursday (November 16) to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), presents a copy of the coffee table book, ‘Jamaica: Heritage in Pictures’, produced by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, to designer and artist, Frantz Christie (left), when he called on the Minister at her office, 4-6 Trafalgar Road in Kingston, on November 13. Mr. Christie leaves the island tomorrow (November 15) for Poland and the Slovak Republic, where he will represent the country in the Mister Supranational 2017 Competition.

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Designer to Represent Country in Poland

Talented designer and artist, Franz Christie, will be the first Jamaican to represent the country in the male pageant, Mister Supranational. He leaves the island on Wednesday (November 15) for Poland, where he will be participating in the first leg of the competition, which starts on November 19. The competition will take place in Poland and the Slovak Republic, while...

Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Youth Organisation for Upliftment, Jamaica, Aubrey Stewart, addresses participants in attendance at the annual staging of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s culture club consultation at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew today (November 9). During the event, a sensitisation session was also held to discuss the pending merger of culture clubs. Mr. Stewart was guest speaker at the function.

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Culture Clubs to Merge

Culture clubs operating out of three agencies under the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport are expected to be merged in a bid to strengthen the movement. These include the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) culture clubs, Jamaica National Heritage Trust heritage clubs and the Jamaica National Council – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (JNC-UNESCO) clubs. Consultations...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote and encourage the involvement of women in entrepreneurship. The signing took place at the Agriculture Ministry’s offices located at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Wednesday, November 1. Others (from left) are Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.

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Ministries Sign MOU to Promote Women in Business

The Ministries of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at developing strategies and collaborative programmes that will promote and encourage the involvement of women in entrepreneurship. The objective is to facilitate more opportunities for women in the micro, small and medium-size enterprise (MSME) sector. “We are pleased...

West Indies and Jamaican cricketer, Stafanie Taylor (left), accepts a plaque from Head Boy at the Eltham High School, Shawn Noble (right), while Head Girl, Jada Davis, looks on. Occasion was Wednesday’s (November1) breaking of ground for the Stafanie Taylor Oval at the Eltham High School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

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Minister Grange Hails Stafanie Taylor as Great Example for Youth

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is calling on the country’s young people to emulate Stafanie Taylor and others who have come from humble beginnings to achieve great success. She noted that Ms. Taylor, who grew up in modest circumstances in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, was able to rise above her challenges to become captain of...