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National Museum of Jamaica Gets Grant to Purchase Equipment
By: , October 20, 2020
The National Museum of Jamaica has received a grant of €17,662, 00 (J$2.7 million) to purchase two air conditioning units, a standby generator and a computer. The grant is a...
Jamaicans Encouraged to be Eternally Grateful for Visionary Forefathers’ Sacrifice
By: , October 20, 2020
Former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer’s Birthplace to be Declared a Heritage Site
By: , October 20, 2020
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Grange: Toots to get Heroes Park burial
By: , October 17, 2020
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William Knibb Baptist Church to Host Heritage Week Service
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National Gallery of Jamaica Hosts Virtual Last Sundays
By: , October 16, 2020
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Culture Minister Lauds Work of Poet Laureate
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded the exceptional work of Poet Laureate of Jamaica, 2017-2020, Lorna Goodison, for her contribution to culture and education....
By: , October 12, 2020
State Minister to be Responsible for Poet Laureate Programme
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, will have direct oversight for the Poet Laureate Programme. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...
By: , October 12, 2020
National Gallery of Jamaica Receives 2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Award
The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is the island’s 2020 recipient of the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Award, receiving approximately J$6 million in grant funding. This...
By: , October 5, 2020
National Gallery’s Last Sundays to feature ‘Jamaica, Jamaica’ exhibition
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s (NGJ) virtual ‘Last Sundays’ continues on September 27 with an exhibition, titled ‘Jamaica, Jamaica: How Jamaican Music conquered the World’. The online event will begin...
By: , September 25, 2020
Virtual event to celebrate the 205th Anniversary of ‘The Jamaica Letter’
A virtual function to celebrate the 205th Anniversary of the ‘The Jamaica Letter’, published by Venezuelan liberator, Simón Bolívar, will be held on Wednesday, September 16, beginning at 10:30 a.m....
By: , September 15, 2020
PM mourns the passing of legendary Reggae singer, Toots
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed saddness at the death of Reggae icon Freddrick 'Toots' Hibbert. Freddrick 'Toots' Hibbert died last night (Friday September 11) in hospital. He was 77...
By: , September 14, 2020
CHASE approved funding of $209.6 million for arts and culture
The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, in 2019, approved 65 projects relating to art and culture, totalling $209.6 million. The majority of the support went to Heritage...
By: , September 9, 2020