Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 6 March 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says she accepted an award from the Crown Council of Ethiopia on behalf of Jamaica, particularly the Rastafarian community. Minister Grange said, “Today is truly a very special day for me. I've always…
Kingston, 3 March 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is being invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia. The investiture will be made by the Crown Council of Ethiopia at the Command…
Kingston, 21 February 2023 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will launch a social media campaign promoting the Jamaican Language during Lent. The campaign, which begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday, will feature daily readings from the ‘Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment’ popularly called the patois bible. The Minister of…
Kingston, 16 February 2023 – Children of the Icons and Emerging Artistes is more than a Reggae concert but a launching pad and mentorship platform for young artistes. This is how the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, envisioned the concert series she created in…
Kingston, 6 February 2023 – Emancipation Park in New Kingston will come alive this evening at 7 o’clock with the sweet sounds of Reggae in celebration of the birthday of Jamaica's great musical icon, Bob Marley. The free Bob Marley birthday concert is a Reggae Month event. The Minister of…
Kingston, 3 February 2023 – An excited crowd filled the amphitheatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in St Andrew, to sing along to the songs of Sanchez on Thursday (last night). The entertainer, considered one of the best Reggae singers, performed on the second day of Reggae Month. His…
Kingston, 26 January 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says Reggae Month 2023 will have live events across the country for the entire month of February. “It will be one month of entertainment, constantly, every day,” said Minister Grange. Among the activities…
Kingston, 12 January 2023 – “I know the need and I want to ensure that it’s done,” declared the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, as her Ministry took a major step towards establishing an insurance programme for entertainment, culture and creative industries practitioners. The…
Kingston, 29 December 2022 (JIS) - The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has launched two podcasts that highlight activities in Jamaica prior and subsequent to Independence in 1962. The first podcast, titled ‘I Love Jamaica’, presents stories of life on the island and persons’ pre-Independence experiences. It also…
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Kingston, 20 December 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that the way is now clear for the government to move ahead with constructing the living history museum in tribute to the National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey, at his…
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, 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, 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…