Government of Jamaica
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…
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,…
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…
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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…