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Kingston, 25 October 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that she was left with a feeling of great sadness on receiving the news earlier tonight of the passing of Leonie Forbes, "one of the really great actresses and media personalities…
Kingston, 13 September 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the actress Sheryl Lee Ralph on winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Ralph, who is of Jamaican descent, won the Emmy for her performance in…
Kingston, 29 August 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said she has been deeply saddened by the death of veteran broadcaster, Francois St Juste. Mr St Juste, co-host of the morning show on RJR 94fm, 'Sunnyside Up', died at the University…
Kingston, 29 July 2021 – “It’s the year of the women” said the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, with a broad smile and a grin after she presented the Jamaica Festival Song winning trophy to Sacaj — a 21 year old singer from St…
Kingston, 27 July 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Grand Finale of the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition gets underway at the National Indoor Sports Centre, National Stadium Complex, on Thursday, July 28, starting at 8:30 p.m. Minister…
Kingston, 16 July 2022 – The 2022 Jamaica Festival Song album is now live on global music streaming services across the world including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, and Pandora. The album titled ‘Jamaica Festival 2022 Song Competition’ features the ten finalists in this year’s competition. It’s the…
Kingston, 1 July 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the process for selecting the finalists for the 2022 Jamaica Festival Song Competition is now completed. Minister Grange said the selection panel has decided on the 10 finalists. Minister Grange…
Kingston, 4 April 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated United States-based Reggae band, Soldier of Jah Army (SOJA), on their winning the Grammy Award for ‘Best Reggae Album’. The Award, presented at the 64th Annual Grammy awards in Las Vegas,…
Kingston, 1 April 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said, “It is devastating to lose Fitzroy ‘Bunny’ Simpson, another member of the Mighty Diamonds, in the same week as the leader of group, Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw, who was killed on Monday…
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Kingston, 30 March 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned the killing of Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw of the Mighty Diamonds who was gunned down in McKinley Crescent in the Waterhouse area of St. Andrew last night, March 29. Minister Grange said:…
Kingston, 11 March 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced a covid-19 relief programme for registered small companies and umbrella organisations within the Entertainment, Culture and Creative Industries. The Ministry will be offering grants to entities affected by covid-19. “The grants…
Kingston, 15 February 2022 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has received authorisation to host a limited, fully vaccinated audience for two special Reggae Month concerts. Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Reggae Month activities have been staged ‘virtually’. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment…
Kingston, 8 February 2022 – Reggae Month Echoes of Sound System clash blasts off with a not-to-be-missed Preliminary Round from Wednesday, February 9 to Saturday, February 12. The action starts at 9:00pm each evening on Reggae Month TV which is streamed on various online platforms, including the Jamaica Cultural Development…