Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 14 November 2025 (OPM) - As part of the Government of Jamaica’s ongoing series of Post Hurricane Melissa relief operations, several Ministers of State travelled across communities in Western Westmoreland, Central Westmoreland, and North West St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, to distribute urgent relief supplies and assess…
Kingston, 11 November 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed great sorrow at the tragic air accident which claimed lives of Christian missionaries who were transporting humanitarian aid to Jamaica. Evangelist Alexander Wurm and his daughter Serena perished shortly after their…
Kingston, 10 November 2025 – Jamaica has been elected to the Unesco Executive Board which is responsible for the management of the global organisation. The elections took place at the Unesco General Conference now underway in Samarkand in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Jamaica will serve the Executive Board for the…
Kingston, 8 November 2025 (JIS) - The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be coordinating fundraising initiatives such as the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Concert series, to support Jamaica’s recovery efforts, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The ‘I Love Jamaica Telethon’, presented by Red Stripe…
Kingston, 4 November 2025 (JIS) - Donations in support of Hurricane Melissa relief and recovery will be collected at the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualification match between the Reggae Boyz and Curaçao on November 18 at the National Stadium in Kingston. Jamaica Red Cross is partnering with the Jamaica Football…
KINGSTON, 28 October 2025 (JIS) - The Government has launched a website to mobilise support, channel relief and coordinate recovery efforts in the aftermath of Category Five Hurricane Melissa. The Support Jamaica website, can be accessed at supportjamaica.gov.jm and is developed by the Government of Jamaica. Minister of Education, Skills,…
Kingston, 7 October 2025 (JIS) - The Green Paper on the National Policy for Culture, Entertainment and the Creative Economy was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 7). The policy, which was tabled by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, will be…
Kingston, 12 September 2025 – The Kendal Rail Disaster site is to become a national heritage site. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, made the announcement at the unveiling yesterday of a monument erected in the memory of those who perished in the train…
Kingston, 1 September 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has broken ground for the construction of a new purpose-built Jamaica Music Museum. The Minister broke ground on Sunday (yesterday) at the future home of the Museum at the corner of East Street…
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Kingston, 21 August 2025 – “We have delivered,” said the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, as she officially re-opened the Rockfort Mineral Bath facility in Kingston on Thursday (this afternoon). Minister Grange said the reopening of the Rockfort Mineral Bath, which is set for…
Kingston, 4 August 2025 – The Government has transferred land to members of the Rastafari as part of its internal reparations programme, according to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange. Addressing the land transfer ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday…
Kingston, 12 July 2025 – Port Royal has just been inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List. The decision to inscribe ‘The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal’ was made at the meeting of the World Heritage Committee now underway in Paris, France. In her video statement following the…
Montego Bay, 10 July 2025 (JIS) - There is strong regional backing for Jamaica’s move to submit a formal petition to King Charles III seeking a landmark ruling from the Privy Council on the legality of slavery and Britain’s obligation to provide reparations. Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chair of…