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Grange: Noel Dexter’s Passing Leaves a Void

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, August 19, 2019

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Jamaican musicologist and composer, Noel Dexter. Minister Grange said: “I...

Alpharita Constantia “Rita” Marley, OD (in wheelchair), accepts her Reggae Icon award from President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, during the Jamaica 57 Independence Grand Gala, held at the National Stadium on Tuesday (August 6). Sharing in the moment are: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and relatives of Mrs. Marley.

Rita Marley and Sizzla Honoured

By: Ainsworth Morris, August 7, 2019

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents a trophy to the DYNAMIX Team, which was crowned the winner of the 2019 World Reggae Dance competition held on August 3 at the National Arena in Kingston. Dynamix Team, which hails from St Catherine, also won the sectional prize for Best Local Group.

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By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, August 5, 2019
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The Ministers Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (2nd right), and General Manager of the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose (right), with the proud winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2019 Festival Song Competition, Raldene Dyer, who topped the finalists with his entry - ‘Big Up Jamaica’. He also copped the awards for ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Song Writer’. The presentation of prizes was made during the grand final at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, on Saturday (July 27).

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Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson.

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Jamaica’s Film Industry Scores Big in 2018/19

Jamaica’s Film Commissioner, Renee Robinson, is reporting major success in the Commission’s delivery of signature talent programmes and initiatives during the 2018/19 financial year. These productions resulted in increased demand...

By: Kadian Brown, July 28, 2019

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left) and Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, unveil the board depicting activities for the upcoming Emancipation and Independence celebrations in St. James . Occasion was the St. James Municipal Corporation’s official launch for Emancipation and Independence activities in St. James, which was held at Sam Sharpe Square on Thursday (July 25).

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Western Gala to Be Held on August 4

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says a Western Gala will be held in St. James, as part of the island’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations. The...

By: Serena Grant, July 26, 2019

Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Song Committee, Orville Hill.

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JCDC Festival Song Final on Saturday

Eleven finalists will vie for the coveted title of 2019 Festival Song Winner in the grand final of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Jamaica Festival Song Competition. The event,...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, July 25, 2019

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers her presentation in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on July 23. With the Minister are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.

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Creative Industries Council Up and Running

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the National Cultural and Creative Industries Council is now up and running. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral...

By: Latonya Linton, July 24, 2019

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) interacts with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and businessman and Reggae Sumfest promoter, Joe Bogdanovich, on the final night of Reggae Sumfest at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, on July 20.

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PM Hails Successful Reggae Sumfest

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the successful staging of Reggae Sumfest 2019 is a powerful endorsement of Jamaica’s rich musical history. Speaking to JIS News at the...

By: Garwin Davis, July 23, 2019

(FILE) Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councilor Homer Davis, speaking at a training session and launch of the Corporation’s Local Economic Development (LED) Programme at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James, Thursday (June 27).

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Montego Bay Expected to Generate US$12 Million from Sumfest

Business leaders and tourism stakeholders in Montego Bay are expecting a major financial boost from the staging of the annual Reggae Sumfest. The event is being held over seven days,...

By: Garwin Davis, July 17, 2019

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets reggae singer and songwriter, Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert when he called on him at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on July 2. The singer also presented two of his albums to Mr. Holness.

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PHOTOS: Prime Minister and Toots

By: Chris Patterson, July 3, 2019

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Rita Marley and Sizzla Honoured

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PHOTOS: Minister Grange, et al, at 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Final

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Western Gala to Be Held on August 4

JCDC Festival Song Final on Saturday

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PM Hails Successful Reggae Sumfest

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