Government of Jamaica
London, 20 July 2018 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has paid a visit to Jamaican singer and actor Count Prince Miller at hospital in the United Kingdom. Count Prince Miller, who is based in the United Kingdom, is “regarded as one of…
Kingston, 12 July 2018 – “We promised a bigger and better Festival Song competition for 2018 and we are delivering on it,” said the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, as she announced plans for the staging of the first major event of Jamaica Festival…
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has expressed sorrow at the passing of Suzanne Couch, well-known Jamaican singer, pianist, composer and producer, who was equally famous as a speciality caterer. Minister Grange recalled that Mrs Couch joined the band ‘Native’ as a keyboard player…
Kingston, July 12 – The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has said that events such as Gosplash“reinforce the contribution of the cultural and creative sectors to the economy.” According to the Minister several stakeholders, including owners and operators, suppliers of goods and services, hoteliers, taxi…
Kingston, July 9 - The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has expressed shock and deep sorrow at the sudden passing of Dr Janice Lindsay, Principal Director, Culture and Creative Industries Policy Division in the Ministry. Dr Lindsay died at the University Hospital of the West…
The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has underscored the importance of empowering professionals in the creative industries to operate at an optimum level as it is the creative industries that are now driving modern economies.
“Mr Seaga has in many ways taught us how to value and appreciate our history and culture. He brought significance to much of what we would have taken for granted and so our sense of inquiry into our past is what is helping us to better understand who we are…
Jamaica has been successful in securing a place on yet another high-profile UNESCO Committee. The country was elected unopposed to a seat on the Intergovernmental Committee of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), at the General Assembly of the Convention which ended on June 6 in…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Honourable Olivia Grange poses with a replica cheque for JMD $1,000,000 with Mr Zhishuai Yao, Deputy Manager for Investment and Business at China Harbour Engineering Company. The money was donated by CHEC to assist with national Labour Day projects. China Harbour will also…
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The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport celebrates the art of John Dunkley and also this genre that we call the 'Intuitives' in Jamaica.
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport through its agency the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission has signed a multi-million dollar deal with fast food chain Tastee Limited in support of the 2018 Festival Song Competition.
The 2018 edition of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition continues to be one for the history books, from the record number of entries received to a 63-member church choir being named among the finalists. The choir along with the other nine finalists were selected at the competition’s semi-final concert, supported…
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has called for significant changes in the governance structure for sport.