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Organisers of festivals have benefited from a training seminar aimed at strengthening their capacity to stage such events. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) partnered with the British Council to host … Continued
Press Release – Jamaica has been successful in securing a place on yet another high-profile UNESCO Committee. The country was elected unopposed to a seat on the Intergovernmental Committee of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), at … Continued
“Yasheka, you can consider your balance paid,” said the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, after listening to the story of the young mother who is struggling with the cost of her nursing programme at … Continued
After receiving the highest mark of 90.08 per cent in the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigators’ Training Course, Detective Constable Sharline Griffiths has pledged to use the lessons learnt to help victims of such crimes. “For me, I will … Continued
Declaring that “no one must be left behind” the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, launched a new initiative to help adolescent mothers to complete their high school education. Minister Grange launched the programme during … Continued
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has developed a Gender Policy to formalise its commitment to gender justice and establish a framework for its implementation. The policy was launched on Tuesday (May 22) at the UWI Regional Headquarters in … Continued
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is praising the various individuals and organisations that have come forward to lend their support to this year’s Workers’ Week and Labour Day activities. Labour Day is being observed on … Continued
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaicans should pay homage to the Jamaican martyrs who advocated for the rights of workers. She was speaking at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Church Service, … Continued
Students from some primary, secondary and special needs schools across the island participated in the eighth annual HUSH Children’s Symposium, held at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) headquarters in downtown Kingston, on Thursday (May 17). The aim was to encourage … Continued
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging citizens to register their projects for Labour Day, which will be observed on May 23 under the theme ‘Ramp it up… Fix it up’. Minister Grange, who chairs … Continued
With the utmost poise and graciousness, honed from decades of experience as well as extensive training, sisters Andrea and Colette Francis, have been steadfastly serving the nation as members of the customer service protocol team at the Norman Manley International … Continued
Girls are being encouraged to consider careers in information and communications technology (ICT), by the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Opening the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) ‘Girls in ICT Day’ event on April 26, Mrs. Holness implored the girls in attendance … Continued
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the programme of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is a story of “triumph”, enabling girls who drop out of school on account of pregnancy to continue their … Continued
A charity ball is one of several year-long activities to be undertaken by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2018. Established in 1978, the Centre motivates young mothers to choose education instead of … Continued
Jamaica today (April 26) joined 166 other countries in celebrating International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day. The initiative, spearheaded by the International Telecommunications Union, aims to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young … Continued
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned the deadly attack on a pregnant woman and two children in Hanover yesterday ( April 25). It’s reported that 38-year-old Abanique Cunningham and her two children … Continued
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Fi Wi Jamaica Project, being executed through the University of Technology (UTech), recently hosted the second in a series of conversations called ‘Big ‘Ooman Chat’. Several successful professional and entrepreneurial women were … Continued
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says nomination dossiers are being prepared for two more of the country’s heritage sites to be inscribed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. … Continued
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is appealing for student athletes to sign up for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP). JAIP provides basic group health insurance, group life and personal accident insurance coverage. Director of Sport Policy … Continued
More than 100 male student athletes from several high schools across the island attended the inaugural ‘More Than an Athlete: Not Just a Player’ symposium held today (April 12) at Jamaica College in Kingston. The forum sought to equip the … Continued