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Kingston, 25 November 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that there is no tension between the Government and the Rastafari or Maroon communities in Jamaica. Minister Grange made the statement as she appeared before the United Nations Committee on the…
Kingston, 14 October 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed to Jamaica the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie. Prince Ermias, the grandson of the Emperor Haile Selassie, arrived in Jamaica on Thursday…
Kingston, 13 October 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says a major activity for Heritage Week will be the lighting of the monuments in National Heroes Park this weekend. The event being dubbed ‘Our Heroes: Walking in their Light’ will see the…
Kingston, 7 October 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says members of the Rastafari community will have special access to the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, who will arrive in the island next…
Kingston, 30 September 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, will be the nation’s special guest for Heritage Week. Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, the grandson…
Kingston, 2 August 2022 (JIS) - It was a resplendent display of national pride, jubilation and all things Jamaican, as the Independence Float and Street Parade made its historic return on Monday (August 1), in the streets of Kingston. Last held in 2008, the parade included some 1,000 participants, eight…
Kingston, 28 July 2022 (JIS) - The scheduled activities for the main celebration period of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee will run from Wednesday, July 27 until Sunday, August 7. Speaking in the House of Representatives on July 26, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, said the…
Kingston, 21 July 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has launched the Jamaica 60 commemorative stamp. The stamp, commemorating Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence, is produced by Jamaica Post. Speaking at the unveiling of the Jamaica 60 stamp at her New Kingston…
Kingston, 18 July 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaican music stalwarts Derrick Morgan and Kevin ‘Sanchez' Jackson will be honoured at the Grand Gala on Independence Day, August 6, at the National Stadium. They will be presented with…
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Kingston, 27 June 2022 (JIS) - The Ward Theatre stands as a historic monument at North Parade in the bustling downtown district of Kingston. The 110-year-old building was completed in 1912, after the old structure was destroyed by the Great 1907 Kingston Earthquake. It has deteriorated over the years, and…
Kingston, 14 June 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition will go ahead. During the meeting of the Cabinet on Monday (yesterday) it was decided that the competition should go ahead under amended rules…
Kingston, 24 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has called on members of the public, including government Ministries and Agencies, to celebrate Africa Day tomorrow (May 25) by wearing Africa-themed dress and hairstyles. Minister Grange said “Africa Day is an occasion…
Kingston, 20 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the government will be organising the traditional Labour Day concert on Monday, May 23. The annual concert was not held in 2020 and 2021 because of the ban on large…