Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 3 April 2024 (JIS) - The Minister of Culture Gender, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has lauded the 2023 Musgrave Medal recipients as guardians of Jamaica’s heritage. “The contributions of our Musgrave awardees have not only enriched our cultural landscape but have also served as guiding…
Doing right by the ancestors by Olivia Grange This is the second year that we have called the nation to observe March 25 as the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Chattel Enslavement and the Transatlantic Trafficking in Africans. It is part of my mission to do the…
Kingston, 28 March 2024 (JIS) - Kimya Anderson and Raimi Richards are the first Youth Ambassadors of the Institute of Jamaica. They were introduced at the programme launch on Wednesday (March 27) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston, marking a significant milestone in IOJ’s commitment…
Kingston, 19 March 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, issued the following statement this evening. Minister’s Statement follows: As acting House Leader and the Minister responsible for Gender, I strongly object to the statement in the House of Representatives today by the…
Kingston, 7 March 2024 (JIS) - The Government will commence implementing the Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Practitioners health and personal accident and life insurance programmes in fiscal year 2024/25. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (March 6) meeting of…
Kingston, 28 February 2024 (JIS) - Jamaican artistes and entertainment industry practitioners are being encouraged to utilise the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport’s entertainment registry. This urging came from the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, while speaking during Tuesday’s (February 27) Visa…
Kingston, 22 February 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the public will have an opportunity to pay final respects to the late Jamaican musician, Aston Francis Barrett. Barrett, who was the bass player and musical director for Bob Marley and the…
Kingston, 21 February 2024 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that Jamaica’s Creative Economy has the potential to exponentially grow the country’s economy and create jobs and is already an addition to traditional sectors which spur the Gross Domestic Product. Minister…
Kingston, 2 February 2024 (JIS) - The Jamaica Music Museum heritage series, Grounation, will begin on Sunday (February 4) at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, 10-16 East Street, Kingston at 2:00 p.m. The series, which is in its 12th staging, will be held each Sunday in February, under the…
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Kingston, 27 January 2024 (JIS) - A $90-million partnership agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and J. Wray & Nephew Limited to provide support for Reggae Month celebrations. J. Wray & Nephew, a subsidiary of the Campari Group, will sponsor Reggae Month in…
Kingston, 28 January 2024 (JIS) - Reggae Month 2024 will kick off with a tribute to the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown, at the Vera Moodie Concert Hall, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, on Thursday (February 1). The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment…
Kingston, 28 November 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaica has been elected to three important UNESCO committees, including the powerful World Heritage Committee which has the final say on whether a property is inscribed on the World Heritage…
Kingston, 27 November 2023 (JIS) - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to strengthening Jamaica’s entertainment, culture and creative industries. Noting that the Government is the largest funder of these, with a 2023/24 budgeted allocation of $15.4 billion, Minister…