Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 10 December 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has urged nations to ensure that school curricula contain information on the various peoples relevant to the development of their nations as part of efforts to address racism and discrimination. That was one…
Kingston, 5 December 2024 – UNESCO has inscribed the Revival ‘Pilgrimage To Watt Town’ on the Global List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and commended Jamaica for proposing the nomination which it said, “highlights the link between living heritage and cultural spaces.” The Inscription was done on Wednesday (yesterday) during the…
Kingston, 14 November 2024 (JIS) - The island’s entertainers and creatives have been given access to life insurance by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. This, following the official launch of the Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Insurance Plan. The contract signing for the new insurance plan was held…
Kingston, 8 November 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated the nominees for the Reggae Grammy. The nominees for Best Reggae Album, announced today (Friday), include: Take It Easy (Collie Buddz)Party With Me (Vybz Kartel)Never Gets Late Here (Shenseea)Bob Marley: One…
Kingston, 25 October 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Kabaka Pyramid and his Bebble Team band will represent Jamaica at the World Music Expo or WOMEX, now underway in Manchester, England. The annual WOMEX, billed as the most internationally…
Kingston, 13 September 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the theme for National Heritage Week 2024, is ‘One Love, One People, One Heritage’. National Heritage Week will be observed from October 14 to 21, National Heroes Day. Minister Grange says, “Under…
Kingston, 6 September 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that she’s deeply saddened by the passing of the musicologist and author, Garth White. Minister Grange said Mr White was “like an encyclopaedia that I could always consult on matters related…
Kingston, 2 September 2024 – The Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, has proclaimed the first day of September each year as the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims and Survivors of the Kendal Rail Disaster. Sir Patrick made the proclamation at the request of the…
Kingston, 21 August 2024 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Ministry of Tourism have proposed the twinning of Montego Bay, Jamaica with the Brazilian city of São Luís. The Minister of Tourism, Edmund Barlett, made the proposal on a visit to the city on Monday where…
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Kingston, 28 June 2024 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is engaging customs officials in the fight against the illegal trafficking of cultural property. Speaking at the close of two training workshops for Customs Officers in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday, the Minister of Culture, Gender,…
Kingston, 26 June 2024 (JIS) - The Government is moving ahead with plans to develop Fort Rocky as a major venue in the Port Royal Entertainment Zone. “In building the Fort Rocky venue, we had to conduct an ecological assessment of the site, which caused the delay, as well as…
Kingston, 25 May 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has welcomed to Jamaica the world renowned Indonesian fashion designer, Indah Darry. Ms Darry who is known for her ability to seamlessly weave cultural heritage with contemporary design elements is in Jamaica to…
Kingston, 24 May 2024 – The government has entered an agreement with Carib Cement for the upgrading and re-opening of the Rockfort Mineral Bath in Kingston. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange announced today (Friday) that her Ministry, through the Jamaica National Heritage Trust,…