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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), with General Manager of the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, Clifton Reader, at a media luncheon held at the hotel on January 18.

Culture Minister Says There Is Much Interest In Reggae Month

By: Garwin Davis, January 21, 2020

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says there is so much widespread interest in the upcoming Reggae Month celebration in February that “it should easily be...

Members of the Tivoli Dance Troupe perform the dance, ‘Soca Parade’, at the National Finals of the Festival of the Performing Arts.

JCDC Parish Finals Begin In February

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, January 21, 2020

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) enjoying a light moment with Chairman of the Jamaica Carnival Stakeholders Committee, Kamal Bankay (left) at the 2020 Launch of Carnival in Jamaica on Thursday (January 16) at AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston.

Tourism Ministry To Develop Cultural Events Into Products

By: Tanesha Mundle, January 20, 2020

Culture 6 years ago Minister Grange Mourns Outstanding Dancer, Barry Moncrieffe
By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, January 20, 2020
Community 6 years ago Port Royal Residents Lauded For Preserving Image Of Community
By: Garfield L. Angus, January 15, 2020
Culture 6 years ago National Library Of Jamaica Extends Poetry Competition Submissions Deadline To Jan. 3, 2020
By: Rochelle Williams, December 31, 2019

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Member of the National Council on Reparation (NCR), Frank Phipps Q.C. (left); Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa (second left); Chairman of the NCR, Laleta Davis-Mattis (third left) and Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-Anne Archibald (right), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth. Occasion was a wreath laying ceremony held on Sunday, December 22, to commemorate the memory of those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre of 1781. The event was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with the NCR.

6 years ago Culture

Enslaved Africans Of The Zong Massacre Remembered

A wreath laying ceremony was held on Sunday (December 22), at the Zong Monument in Black River, St Elizabeth, to remember those who lost their lives in the Zong Massacre...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, December 24, 2019

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, in discussion with Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, when she visited him, today (December 23), at his 1 West King’s House Road office in St. Andrew.

6 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Miss World And Dr. Peter Phillips

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, with Miss World, 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (third left) Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare Bent (left) and Miss World 1993, Lisa Hanna Lake at a reception held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, December 22nd

6 years ago CultureOffice of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Miss World 2019 at Reception in Her Honour

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), cradles a baby in the nursery at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in St. Thomas, during a tour of the facility and motivational session with the adolescent mothers on Sunday (Dec. 22). Looking on are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and Centre Manager, Barbara Dunn-Glover. In the background is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.

6 years ago Culture

Gov’t To Name New Nursery For Miss World

The Government will be constructing a new nursery at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in St. Thomas, which will be named in honour of Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann...

By: Ainsworth Morris, December 22, 2019

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre) greets residents outside of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) office in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, during her tour of the parish on Sunday (December 22).

6 years ago Culture

Hundreds Turn Out to Cheer Miss World

Hundreds of residents lined the streets of St. Thomas on Sunday (December 22) to get a glimpse of the reigning Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, on her tour of the...

By: Ainsworth Morris, December 22, 2019

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, performs a song at the cultural tribute in her honour held at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Saturday (Dec. 21). Looking on in the background (from left) are: co-franchise owner, Miss Jamaica World, Weston Haughton; Miss Singh’s parents, Bradshaw Singh and Jahrine Bailey; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley.

6 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Cultural Tribute for Miss World at Emancipation Park

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).

6 years ago CultureGender AffairsYouth

Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, says that winning the prestigious global title has given her a platform to advocate for change while participating in projects that will assist the less...

By: Chris Patterson, December 21, 2019

Toni-Ann Singh, arrived in the island Friday evening (Dec.20) for a four-day visit organised by the Government.

(Rudranath Fraser Photo)

6 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Miss World Toni-Ann Singh Arrives in Jamaica