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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), are greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the 2023 Reggae Month Church Service, on Sunday (January 29). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle under the theme ‘We Come to Ketch the Rhythm in Reverence and Praise’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), are greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the 2023 Reggae Month Church Service, on Sunday (January 29). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle under the theme ‘We Come to Ketch the Rhythm in Reverence and Praise’.

Churches Encouraged to Assist in Expanding Jamaica’s Reggae Gospel Industry

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 30, 2023
Churches are being encouraged to assist in expanding Jamaica’s Reggae gospel industry. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the call, invited churches to, “focus...
Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps perform during the ceremony for the official handover of musical instruments, procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston recently.

Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps Gets New Musical Instruments

By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, January 27, 2023
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton.

Large Groups Can Enter JCDC Performing Arts Competitions

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 18, 2023

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), enjoys a performance by Jonkonnu characters, Belly Woman (centre) and Horse Head from the Excelsior Performing Arts Society at the Excelsior Community College. Occasion was the media launch of the Jonkonnu Road March and Competition on Tuesday (December 20) at the Courtyard, Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in Kingston.
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The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is committed to reviving Jonkonnu in Jamaica to create avenues for exposure and retention of the art form. Jonkonnu is a Christmas...
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By: E. Hartman Reckord, December 23, 2022