Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 2 May 2023 – The planting of ten thousand trees along Highway 2000 will be this year’s National Labour Day project. The announcement was made this afternoon by the Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, at the launch of Labour Day 2023 at the Office of the Prime…
Kingston, 25 April 2023 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has praised the late singer, actor and civil rights activist, Harry Belafonte as a “voice, face and inspiration for black people everywhere.” Minister Grange was responding to news of the passing of Harry…
Kingston, 6 April 2023 – The annual Civic Ceremony marking Takyi Day, April 8, organised and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the St Mary Municipal Corporation, takes place at the Claude Stewart Park in the St Mary capital, Port Maria, on Saturday morning, starting…
Kingston, 5 April 2023 (JIS) - As Easter Sunday approaches, persons can catch up on their bible readings in Patois, the Jamaican language. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has launched its podcasts dubbed, ‘Scriptures in Patois’. The series began on Ash Wednesday, the day after International Mother…
Kingston, 11 February 2023 –The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Ministry will select 60 students to be interns and match them to 60 companies in the creative sector as another of the activities to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence.…
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…
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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…