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Creative Sector Generates US$2.2 Billion in Earnings

By: E. Hartman Reckord, February 13, 2023

Jamaica’s creative sector generated approximately US$2.2 billion in earnings during 2022. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement while speaking during the second staging...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange places a candle on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter, and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 112th anniversary of his birth, on Friday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

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The headliner in performance at 'Sanchez Live: One in a Million You', a Reggae Month concert on Thursday, 2 February 2023 at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre.

Grange: Sanchez was wonderful

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), are greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the 2023 Reggae Month Church Service, on Sunday (January 29). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle under the theme ‘We Come to Ketch the Rhythm in Reverence and Praise’.

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Churches Encouraged to Assist in Expanding Jamaica’s Reggae Gospel Industry

Churches are being encouraged to assist in expanding Jamaica’s Reggae gospel industry. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the call, invited churches to, “focus...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 30, 2023

Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps perform during the ceremony for the official handover of musical instruments, procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston recently.

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Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps Gets New Musical Instruments

Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps are honing their talents on brand-new musical instruments, which were procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education...

By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, January 27, 2023

Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton.

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Large Groups Can Enter JCDC Performing Arts Competitions

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is once again accepting entries for large groups of more than 10 persons for its performing arts competitions. The programme covers the areas of...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 18, 2023

Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton. (JIS FIle Photo)

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Entries Open for JCDC 2023 Competitions

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is accepting entries for its 2023 competitions. These are the Jamaica Festival Song, Jamaica Gospel Song, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Jamaica Culinary Arts, Jamaica...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 16, 2023

Director of the Economic Accounting Division at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Paula Jackson and Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, address a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, (January 11).

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JBDC Embarks on US$72,000 Project to Strengthen Cultural and Creative Industries

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has embarked on a US$72,000 project to strengthen the cultural and creative industries (CCI) in Jamaica. CCIs can be defined as those industries whose...

By: Sherika Hall, January 12, 2023

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, presides over the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at the council’s offices in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (January 10).

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Planning Underway for Reggae Month

Planning for the highly anticipated Reggae Month is now underway, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. “February is Reggae Month, and we are looking at a series of...

By: Rochelle Williams, January 11, 2023

Claude “Big Stone” Sinclair (left), places a Jamaican flag on the grave of the late Amy Euphema Jacques Garvey, following a memorial service held at the St. Andrew Parish Church in Half-Way Tree on December 31. Looking on is Rev Fr Bertram Gayle.

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Claude “Big Stone” Sinclair (left), places a Jamaican flag on the grave of the late Amy Euphema Jacques Garvey, following a memorial service held at the St. Andrew Parish Church...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, are in a celebratory mood during the 2022 Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom Ceremony and Celebratory Concert at Tulloch Castle in Kensington, St. James, on Wednesday (December 28).

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Citizens Encouraged to Play Their Part in Positively Transforming Jamaica

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play their part in positively transforming the nation for present and future generations. This urging comes from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon....

By: Okoye Henry, December 30, 2022

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Creative Sector Generates US$2.2 Billion in Earnings

PHOTOS: Tribute To Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds

Grange: Sanchez was wonderful

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Churches Encouraged to Assist in Expanding Jamaica’s Reggae Gospel Industry

Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps Gets New Musical Instruments

Large Groups Can Enter JCDC Performing Arts Competitions

Entries Open for JCDC 2023 Competitions

JBDC Embarks on US$72,000 Project to Strengthen Cultural and Creative Industries

Planning Underway for Reggae Month

PHOTOS: Memorial Service for the late Amy Euphema Jacques Garvey

Citizens Encouraged to Play Their Part in Positively Transforming Jamaica

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