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Kingston, 10 May 2024 – This year’s Labour Day on May 23 will focus on people with disabilities, the elderly and the vulnerable. The announcement was made today by the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, at the launch of Labour Day 2024 at her…
Kingston, 15 April 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed the apology of the United Reformed Church of England, Scotland and Wales for its “role in transatlantic slavery and the scars which continue to blight our society, our church and the…
Kingston, 3 April 2024 (JIS) - The Minister of Culture Gender, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has lauded the 2023 Musgrave Medal recipients as guardians of Jamaica’s heritage. “The contributions of our Musgrave awardees have not only enriched our cultural landscape but have also served as guiding…
Doing right by the ancestors by Olivia Grange This is the second year that we have called the nation to observe March 25 as the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Chattel Enslavement and the Transatlantic Trafficking in Africans. It is part of my mission to do the…
Kingston, 28 March 2024 (JIS) - Kimya Anderson and Raimi Richards are the first Youth Ambassadors of the Institute of Jamaica. They were introduced at the programme launch on Wednesday (March 27) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston, marking a significant milestone in IOJ’s commitment…
Kingston, 21 February 2024 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that Jamaica’s Creative Economy has the potential to exponentially grow the country’s economy and create jobs and is already an addition to traditional sectors which spur the Gross Domestic Product. Minister…
Kingston, 28 November 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica has been elected to three important UNESCO committees, including the powerful World Heritage Committee which has the final say on whether a property is inscribed on the World Heritage…
Kingston, 23 October 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the government is working to ensure that more members of the Rastafari community can benefit from the growing cannabis industry. Addressing the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo in Montego Bay on…
Kingston, 10 October 2023 (JIS) - A proclamation has been issued that beginning this year, October 11 will be observed annually as Paul Bogle Day. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 10) while…
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Kingston, 9 October 2023 (JIS) - Jamaicans who have contributed to their communities through various fields will be honoured on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 16. The recipients will receive plaques at flag-raising and civic ceremonies in various parishes islandwide. The events, organised by parish offices of the Jamaica Cultural…
Kingston, 12 September 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is expressing deep disappointment with the conduct of the Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, who on the weekend paraded a Jamaican man of African descent who was placed in a large chain…
Kingston, 16 August 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has received a copy of a paper that quantifies reparations for transatlantic chattel slavery. The paper, which estimates that the United Kingdom owes Jamaica US$9.5 trillion in reparations, was presented to Minister Grange…
Kingston, 30 July 2023 (JIS) - Jamaicans at home and abroad are being invited to participate in activities to mark the country’s 61st year of Independence, under the theme: ‘Jamaica 61… Proud and Strong’. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange said a range of…