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

No Cost for Patrons to Attend Emancipation Jubilee

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport , July 12, 2017
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says entry to this year’s Emancipation Jubilee will be free of cost. The announcement was made at the recent...
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), is presented with artwork depicting local scenery, by Chief organiser of the 2017 MoBay Jerk Fest, John Lindo (left), after she addressed the launch of the event on July 5 at the Royal Decameron Resort in St. James. Sharing the moment is Montego Bay's Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis. The jerk festival is to be held on August 1 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre .

Jamaica Well Poised to Benefit from Food Tourism – Grange

By: Marlon Tingling , July 7, 2017
Personnel from the Institute of Jamaica and Highway 2000 East-West presenting resources to the Freetown Primary School in Clarendon for biodiversity education and garden maintenance.

Two More Schools Targeted for Biodiversity Programme

By: Shanee Grant (Public Relations Intern), July 6, 2017

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Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen, delivering the main address at the JCDC Annual Culture Clubs Conference at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, on June 20.
Culture

Jamaicans Urged to Preserve Culture

Jamaicans are being urged to preserve the country’s culture, and to teach it to others, by Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen. Addressing the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)...
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By: Barbara Ellington , June 22, 2017
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (c) signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Interim Executive Director of the JCDC, Orville Hill (l) to expand the Culture Passport programme. The Passport will enable holders to access heritage sites or cultural events free of charge or at a reduced cost. The signing was witnessed by Her Excellecny the Most Honourable Lady Allen (r); Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Janice Lindsay and Director of Marketing and Public Relations, JCDC, Stephen Davidson. Also photographed are Culture Club members Damion Shields, Bethel College; Trevaugn Francis and Danae Gordon, Denbigh High School (l-r).
Culture

Culture Passport Programme Expanded

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced an expansion of the Culture Passport programme which enables holders to access some of Jamaica’s prominent heritage...
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By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sports , June 21, 2017