Calendar of Activities – 2017

Click Link for PDF file: Calendar of events2017 January 6           Celebration of the Signing of the Treaty with the British and the Birthday of Captain Kojo           Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth February 24       Sir Alexander Bustamante Birthday Celebration National Heroes Park & Blemheim, Hanover March 22 GSAT Spring Break               April 18             International [...]

September 29th, 2017|

September 1 Commemoration Day for Kendal Train Crash

Ministry of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports 4-6 Trafalgar Road Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies Tel: 876-978-7654 Fax: 876-978-7072 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– NEWS RELEASE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– [REPLY OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE QUOTED: MYC.955]   Kingston, August 31 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment [...]

August 31st, 2017|

Floral Tribute to National Hero Marcus Garvey

Ministry of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports 4-6 Trafalgar Road Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies Tel: 876-978-7654 Fax: 876-978-7072 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– NEWS RELEASE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– [REPLY OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE QUOTED: MYC.955]   The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable [...]

August 21st, 2017|

No cost for patrons to attend Emancipation Jubilee

Ministry of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports 4-6 Trafalgar Road Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies Tel: 876-978-7654 Fax: 876-978-7072 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– NEWS RELEASE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– [REPLY OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE QUOTED: MYC.955]   Kingston, July 11, 2017 – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment [...]

July 11th, 2017|

Jamaica National Heritage Trust Celebrates 20 Years of Emancipation Jubilee

Kingston, Jamaica, (July 7, 2017) - On Monday July 31, 2017, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will host its annual Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann under the theme, “Jamaica 55, Mek Wi Keep Jubilee Alive!”. The event which is in its twentieth year is slated to begin at 7:00pm [...]

July 10th, 2017|

Jamaica to remain strong voice in World Heritage

Kingston, July 3, 2017- Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says although Jamaica’s term on the World Heritage Committee is coming to an end, “Jamaica will continue to lobby for Small Island Developing States on matters relating to World Heritage.” Click for full story: OG_201700703_World Heritage Committee   Contact: Shanna K. [...]

July 4th, 2017|

Culture passport programme expanded

Kingston, June 21, 2017 - Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced an expansion of the Culture Passport programme which enables holders to access some of Jamaica’s prominent heritage sites and cultural events free of charge or at a reduced cost. The Minister was speaking at the Jamaica Cultural [...]

June 21st, 2017|