Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 16 July 2022 – The 2022 Jamaica Festival Song album is now live on global music streaming services across the world including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, and Pandora. The album titled ‘Jamaica Festival 2022 Song Competition’ features the ten finalists in this year’s competition. It’s the…
Kingston, 1 July 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the process for selecting the finalists for the 2022 Jamaica Festival Song Competition is now completed. Minister Grange said the selection panel has decided on the 10 finalists. Minister Grange…
Kingston, 27 June 2022 (JIS) - The Ward Theatre stands as a historic monument at North Parade in the bustling downtown district of Kingston. The 110-year-old building was completed in 1912, after the old structure was destroyed by the Great 1907 Kingston Earthquake. It has deteriorated over the years, and…
Kingston, 14 June 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition will go ahead. During the meeting of the Cabinet on Monday (yesterday) it was decided that the competition should go ahead under amended rules…
Kingston, 24 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has called on members of the public, including government Ministries and Agencies, to celebrate Africa Day tomorrow (May 25) by wearing Africa-themed dress and hairstyles. Minister Grange said “Africa Day is an occasion…
Kingston, 20 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the government will be organising the traditional Labour Day concert on Monday, May 23. The annual concert was not held in 2020 and 2021 because of the ban on large…
Kingston, 13 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the National Labour Day project will be the renovation of Mandela Park in Half Way Tree. The Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, will lead the National Project which…
Kingston, 12 May 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has paid tribute to veteran Journalist, playwright and author Barbara who has died at the age of 87. Minister’s Statement “Barbara Gloudon was in a special class, distinguished by the varied contributions she…
Kingston, 5 May 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, The Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that in keeping with Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, “the overarching theme for Labour Day is Re-igniting a Nation for Greatness.” Labour Day will be the climax of Workers’ Week which is…
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London, 28 April 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, and the Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Edmund Bartlett, have together launched the Jamaica 60 programme of activities in the United Kingdom. The launch took place at the White City House in London,…
Kingston, 20 April 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has joined the celebration of Groundation Day on April 21. It commemorates the 1966 visit to Jamaica of Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, when hundreds of Rastafari from all over Jamaica descended…
Kingston, 14 April 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says Jamaica 60 will be used to “engage and motivate our people towards achieving our national objectives". Minister Grange was speaking during the ceremony to officially launch the Jamaica 60 programme of activities…
Kingston, 4 April 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated United States-based Reggae band, Soldier of Jah Army (SOJA), on their winning the Grammy Award for ‘Best Reggae Album’. The Award, presented at the 64th Annual Grammy awards in Las Vegas,…