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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (right), congratulates Samoya Jordon, after the recent sashing ceremony for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St. Andrew. Miss Jordon is the first blind contestant to participate in the JCDC-organised competition. Eight young women will vie for the crown at a coronation show scheduled to take place on May 13, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (right), congratulates Samoya Jordon, after the recent sashing ceremony for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St. Andrew. Miss Jordon is the first blind contestant to participate in the JCDC-organised competition. Eight young women will vie for the crown at a coronation show scheduled to take place on May 13, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre beginning at 8:00 p.m.

First Blind Contestant Vies for Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Crown

By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 10, 2017
Twenty-five-year-old Samoya Jordon will create history when she takes to the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on May 13 to compete for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew...

Eight Vying for Miss JCDC St. Thomas Festival Queen 2017

By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport, May 2, 2017
Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, consoles widow of the late Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a remembrance service held on Sunday (April 30), at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary.

Hundreds Pay Tribute to Late JCDC Head

By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 2, 2017

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, accepted the Anthony Winkler archives from (2nd l-r) Becky, Cathy and Adam Winkler at a ceremony held at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) in Kingston yesterday. The moment was also shared with (r) Yvonne Fraser-Clarke, Head of Department, Special Collections Department, NLJ and (left) Joy Douglas, chairman of the NLJ Board of Directors.
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Grange welcomes Anthony Winkler archives to the National Library

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, yesterday (Thursday) welcomed home the Anthony Winkler archives, which include: correspondences, manuscripts, poems and theatrical scripts. The archives were...
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By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, April 7, 2017
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Curator Hails Mobay Cultural Centre

Curator of the National Museum of Jamaica, David Stimpson, says the Montego Bay Cultural Centre is now the place to have an up-close-and-personal experience with Jamaican culture and artefacts. Speaking...
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By: Garwin Davis, March 30, 2017
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Grange: Walcott’s Passing a Great Loss to the Region

Kingston, March 17, 2017 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has described Derek Walcott, the St Lucian Nobel Laureate who passed away today...
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By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, March 18, 2017