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By: Office of the Prime Minister, September 14, 2020

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...

Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

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Director of Corporate Services, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Elizabeth Smith.

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Outstanding Jamaican vocalist, Ken Boothe (centre), gives thanks after being being presented with a Reggae Icon Award at the 2020 Independence Day celebrations, held inside the National Arena on Thursday (August 6). Sharing the moment are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and President of the Senate, Senator, the Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson.

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Jamaicans Still Celebrate

The usual Independence Day Grand Gala, where thousands of persons would gather at the National Stadium decked out in the colours of the Jamaican flag – black, green and gold...

By: Ainsworth Morris, August 7, 2020

Popular Jamaican singer, Marcia Griffiths, holds her Reggae Icon Award while performing at the televised Independence Day celebrations, held at the National Arena on Thursday (August 6).

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PHOTOS: Performances during the televised 2020 Independence Day celebrations

Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), with the ‘Spirit of Independence’ awardees during Thursday’s (August 6) Independence Day Civic and Awards Ceremony. The event was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre under the theme: ‘Jamaica 58… Resilient and Strong’.

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Sixteen Stakeholders Honoured During Independence Day Ceremony In St. James

Fourteen persons and two entities in St. James were honoured for outstanding contributions and selfless service to the parish’s development, during the St James Municipal Corporation’s Independence Day Civic and...

By: Okoye Henry, August 7, 2020

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with Opposition Leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, during Thursday’s (August 6) flag raising ceremony at Statue Park, just outside the National Stadium in Kingston. The event was among the activities marking the country’s 58th Independence Day Anniversary under the theme: ‘Resilient and Strong. Let’s Celebrate Jamaica’.

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PHOTOS: Most Hon. Andrew Holness attends Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Stadium

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

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‘Emancipendence’ 2020 Message from Minister Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport

Happy Emancipendence Jamaica! Fellow Jamaicans, we celebrate the 58th anniversary of our nation’s Independence and 182nd anniversary of our Emancipation amid the impact of a global pandemic, COVID-19, which has...

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, August 6, 2020

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Fireworks for Jamaica 58 Independence Celebration

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that there will be fireworks over Kingston at the climax of the Independence Spectacular on Thursday...

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, August 6, 2020

Members of the winning teams for the various categories in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) ‘Perform A Yaad’ Social Media Competition, along with their respective teachers pose for a photograph after collecting their prizes at an awards presentation ceremony for the competition, held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (August 4).

The group-based competition, which ran on the JCDC’s Facebook and Instagram pages, saw participating groups submitting a video recording of their best at-home performance. It targeted previous participants of the JCDC’s National Festival of the Performing Arts, covering the five performing arts subject areas of:Dance, Drama, Music, Speech and Traditional Folk Forms, and was hosted in an effort to keep JCDC performing arts junior participants engaged during the stay-at-home orders stipulated by the Government as part of measures to contain the local spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Minister Grange announces Independence honour for Shaggy, Marcia Griffiths and Ken Boothe

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Jamaican music stars, Shaggy, Marcia Griffiths and Ken Boothe will be honoured during the...

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, August 5, 2020

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‘Emancipendence’ 2020 Message from Minister Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport

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