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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Group Head of Life, Health and Pensions at Guardian Life Insurance, Eric Hosin, display the signed contract for the Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Insurance Plan (JECIP). They are surrounded by stakeholders, including entertainers and creatives. The signing ceremony took place on Tuesday (November 12) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston.

Gov’t Launches Insurance Plan for Entertainers and Creatives

By: Andrew Laidley, November 13, 2024

More than 4,400 of the island’s entertainers and creatives have been given access to life insurance. This, following the official launch of the Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Insurance Plan (JECIP)....

Ambassador of France to Jamaica, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, addresses the press launch of the biennial French Expo, “A Touch of France 2024”, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (October 29).

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addresses the launch of the Association of Music Teachers of Jamaica on Wednesday (October 30) at The Mico University College Lecture Theatre, 1a Marescaux Road, Kingston 5.

PHOTOS: Launch of the Association of Music Teachers of Jamaica

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