Government of Jamaica
Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius November 26, 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has arrived in the Republic of Mauritius for the 13th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage which began today (Monday, 26…
Abu Dhabi, November 24, 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Minister of Culture for the United Arab Emirates, Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi. Minister Grange signed the MOU on the margins of the UAE-Caribbean…
Kingston, November 21, 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says she is pleased that the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission will benefit from the Energy Efficiency Project being implemented across government. The project which is being executed under the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s…
Kingston, November 21, 2018 - The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has said that it is not true that she had acted improperly in her appointment of the new board of directors of the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), as alleged by the Opposition Spokesperson on…
Kingston, November 14 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, and the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Honourable Audley Shaw have launched the Women’s Entrepreneurship Support Project to encourage and assist women to start and run successful businesses. The project is…
Montego Bay,10 November 2018 (JIS) - The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge has officially opened a Community and Sport Centre in Orchard, Hopewell, Hanover, on November 9. The facility was constructed by Hanover Charities at a cost of $64…
Kingston, November 12, 2018 (JIS) - Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has applauded the late comedienne, Elva Ruddock, for her sterling contribution to the development of Jamaica’s entertainment industry. At the celebration for the life of Ms. Ruddock, which was held at the Karl…
Kingston, 1 November 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has paid tribute to Sam Clayton — the Griot or storyteller for the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari group of drummers — who has passed away. "Brother Sam was a personal friend; I had…
Kingston, October 29 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says her Ministry is working with the Commonwealth Secretariat to develop a programme to measure the contribution of sport to Jamaica’s development. According to Minister Grange, “there is enough talk about how important sport…
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Kingston, October 26 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced a new policy to honour former Prime Ministers of Jamaica. According to Minister Grange effective immediately her Ministry will lead floral tributes on the birthdays of deceased former Prime Ministers. Minister Grange…
Kingston, 24 October 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has urged anyone with information about the killing of 14 year old Raven Wilson to come forward. The girl’s body was discovered in bushes days after she was reported missing. Minister Grange has…
STATEMENT TO THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT By the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport The Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP Tuesday, 23 October 2018 Mr Speaker, 153 years ago, on this date — October 23, 1865 — George William Gordon, member of the House of Assembly and the man…
Paris, 11 October 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has accepted the prestigious UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education which has been awarded to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation. The prize is given annually to individuals, institutions non-governmental organisations and…