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

Entertainment Ministry Engages Stakeholders on Posthumous Royalties for Artistic Works

By: LATONYA LINTON, August 29, 2025
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is in discussions with industry stakeholders regarding the payment of royalties on artistic works following an artiste’s death. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia...
Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, Brithney Clarke, addresses the JLS 2025 National Reading Competition Awards Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (August 28).

Festival Queen 2025 is New Reading Ambassador

By: Judana Murphy, August 29, 2025
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, receives a Certificate of Inscription classifying Port Royal as a World Heritage Site from Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office of the Caribbean, Eric Falt, during the recent handover ceremony held at the Ministry, in Kingston.

Port Royal Classified Officially as World Heritage Site

By: Britney Stevens, August 29, 2025

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left), and Group President of Life, Health and Pension, Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (fourth right), display a contract signed between the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Guardian Life Limited (GLL) on Tuesday (August 19) at the Ministry’s Office in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Supernumerary Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard; Director of Culture at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport, Joanne Archibald; Principal Director of Entertainment Policy Development in the Ministry, Gillian McDaniel; Assistant Vice President, Employee Benefits Sales at Guardian Life Limited (GLL), Nadine Pottinger; Acting Vice President, Employee Benefits Administration, GLL, Anjell Edwards; President at GLL, Meghan Miller- Brown and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe. The contract brings into life the Group Health Insurance for Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Plan.
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Artistes Receive Health Cards

A new chapter of protection and support has opened for Jamaica’s creative community, as the first set of entertainers and creatives have received their health insurance cards under the Jamaica...
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By: BRITNEY STEVENS, August 21, 2025