Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 1 April 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said, “It is devastating to lose Fitzroy ‘Bunny’ Simpson, another member of the Mighty Diamonds, in the same week as the leader of group, Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw, who was killed on Monday…
Kingston, 30 March 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced a public viewing of the remains of the late Reggae artiste Denroy Morgan on Friday, April 8, 2022 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The…
Kingston, 30 March 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned the killing of Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw of the Mighty Diamonds who was gunned down in McKinley Crescent in the Waterhouse area of St. Andrew last night, March 29. Minister Grange said:…
Kingston, 29 March 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that “the Jamaican colours — black, green and gold — will light up Niagara Falls in Canada on Independence Day. Minister Grange was launching Jamaica 60 in Canada at the Toronto…
Kingston, 25 March 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is on official business in Canada. Minister Grange will on Saturday launch a series of activities in Toronto to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence. The launch will take place at the Toronto…
MESSAGE BY THE HONOURABLE OLIVIA GRANGE, CD, MP MINISTER OF CULTURE, GENDER, ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE 25 March 2022 On this day, March 25, we pause in deep reflection, in memory of our ancestors who…
Kingston, 21 March 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has urged the National Council on Reparation to move quickly to finalise the national policy - the Roadmap to Reparation. Addressing members of the Council at a retreat on Saturday, Minister Grange congratulated…
Kingston, 11 March 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced a covid-19 relief programme for registered small companies and umbrella organisations within the Entertainment, Culture and Creative Industries. The Ministry will be offering grants to entities affected by covid-19. “The grants…
Falmouth, Trelawny, 10 March 2022 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has unveiled a monument in tribute to Violet Moss Brown, the Jamaican woman who during her long life was record holder for world’s Oldest Living Person and Oldest Living Woman. The monument,…
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MESSAGE BY THE HONOURABLE OLIVIA GRANGE, CD, MP MINISTER OF CULTURE, GENDER, ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 21 February 2022 International Mother Language Day affords us an opportunity to focus on Jamaican Language, our ‘Patwa’. Our Mother Language is the product of a complex and even painful…
Kingston, 15 February 2022 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has received authorisation to host a limited, fully vaccinated audience for two special Reggae Month concerts. Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, Reggae Month activities have been staged ‘virtually’. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment…
Kingston, 12 February 2022 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport has said “time come” to exonerate Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The Minister’s Statement follows “This month is Reggae Month, a powerful music of freedom, justice and transformation, heavily inspired by Garvey.…
Kingston, 8 February 2022 – Reggae Month Echoes of Sound System clash blasts off with a not-to-be-missed Preliminary Round from Wednesday, February 9 to Saturday, February 12. The action starts at 9:00pm each evening on Reggae Month TV which is streamed on various online platforms, including the Jamaica Cultural Development…