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CARIBBEAN | CARIFESTA opens to calls for greater unity among the people of the region

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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque’s address at the Opening Ceremony of CARIFESTA XIII, Kensington Oval, Barbados, Sunday 20 August 2017.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 21, CMC – The 13th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA X111) opened here on Sunday with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque, saying the region’s premier arts and cultural festival is a binding a force for the region.

BELIZE | Police on high alert as Belizeans celebrate Carnival

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BELIZE | Police on high alert as Belizeans celebrate Carnival
BELMOPAN, Belize, Sept 10, CMC – Police remained on high alert as the extended Carnival celebrations were winding down this weekend, amid security concerns following the discovery of at least two explosive devices here over the past few days.

JAMAICA | Clyde Mckenzie – Music Is In My Blood

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Clyde McKenzie will be conferred with the Order of Distinction (Officer Class) for service to the creative industry, media and broadcasting on National Heroes Day, October 16.
Clyde McKenzie has always been passionate about music. In fact, he will tell you that “music is in my blood.”

JAMAICA | Ja’s first entertainment zone named

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Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender and Entertainment, Olivia “Babsy” Grange
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 23, CMC – Jamaica’s Entertainment Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange has named Fort Rocky in Port Royal – to the east of here , as the island’s first entertainment zone.

JAMAICA | Accompong Town to benefit from Economic Opportunities Programme –Grange

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange joins the Charles Town Maroon Council on stage as they perform at the celebration of the 280th Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty with the British and the birthday of Captain Kojo.
Kingston, January 8, 2017 – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange says her Ministry will be expanding its Economic Opportunities Workshop programme to include the Maroon community of Accompong.

JAMAICA | Culture Ministry Pledges Full Support for Significant Milestones

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, enjoys a performance at the official ceremony to mark the 280th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty between the Accompong Town Maroons and the British, in Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth, on January 6.
JAMAICA, January 9, 2018- Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says in addition to the Maroon Peace Treaty celebration on January 6, the Ministry will provide maximum support to two other significant milestones this year.

TRINIDAD | Calypsonian tells radio stations: Don’t ban my song

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Calypsonian Steve 'Ras Kommanda' Pascall
Calypsonian Ras Kommanda (Steve Pascall), is calling on radio stations not to ban his 2018 offering, 'War of Words," because of its hook line, which is viewed as being borderline offensive and suggestive.

TRINIDAD | You could get charged for 'Thiefing a wine' !

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Singer Machel Montano performing and dancing with a member of the crowd at Red Ants' Stumped cooler fete at the Queen's Park Oval | PHOTO BY XAVIER SYLVESTER.
Carnival is usually wining season, but police are warning men they may be charged for wining on people without consent. The actual penalty for “thiefing a wine”, however, would be at the discretion of the court, said acting ASP Michael Jackman at the weekly police press briefing.

Bunji Garlin remixes ‘Big Bad Soca’ with Shenseea

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Bunji Garlin remixes ‘Big Bad Soca’ with Shenseea
Port of Spain, Trinidad - Campari Brand Influencers Bunji Garlin and Shenseea, have collaborated right in time for the peak period of Trinidad & Tobago’s 2018 Carnival Season with a remix to her 2017 hit single Big Bad Soca.

Cosby to perform for first time since assault charge

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Cosby to perform for first time since assault charge
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Disgraced American entertainer Bill Cosby is to return to the stage for the first time in nearly three years Monday, just months before his scheduled retrial for alleged sexual assault.

JAMAICA | Reggae month activities launched

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe second right), shares a light moment with (from left): Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; Chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association, Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper; and member of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association, Kamal Bankay. Occasion was the launch of Reggae Month at Ribbiz Ultra Lounge in Kingston on Monday (January 22). Mr. Thorpe delivered Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange’s message.
KINGSTON, January 23, 2018 Activities for Reggae Month were officially launched during a function held at Ribbiz Ultra Lounge in Kingston on Monday .

South African music legend and anti-apartheid hero Hugh Masekela dies

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South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela
Legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid hero Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer.

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Wins 2018 Grammy For Best Reggae Album

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Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Wins 2018 Grammy For Best Reggae Album
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 29, 2018 - Damian Marley has won the Award for the Best Reggae Album category of the 60th annual Grammy Awards.

JAMAICA | Etana receives tour support from Entertainment Ministry

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The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, presents Recording Artiste Etana (second right), with a cheque valued at USD 5000 on Thursday (February 8). The funds were provided, to support Etana’s 32-city United States tour, through the Ministry’s Artiste Ambassador and Tour Support Programme. Also photographed are: Nathan Cowan, CEO, Talent Entertainment Booking Agency (right); Denzil Thorpe, Permanent Secretary (third right) and Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel, Senior Director, Entertainment in the Ministry (second left).
Kingston, February 9, 2017 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia 'Babsy" Grange, has announced Recording Artiste Etana as the first female recipient of financial support from the Ministry’s Artiste Ambassador and Tour Support Programme.

Jamaica | UNESCO Creative Cities of Music Meeting in Jamaica

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addressing the opening of the annual United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities of Music subnetwork meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on February 15.
Delegates from eight countries are in the island for the annual United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities of Music Subnetwork Meeting being held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston .

'Black Panther' pounces to box office glory over US holiday weekend

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In this file photo taken on January 29, 2018 Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the world premiere of Marvel Studios' “Black Panther,” on January 29, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Photo: AFP)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — As the US kicked back for a long weekend, Disney's "Black Panther" got off to a superhero start in the North American box office, rocketing to the top spot with estimated earnings of $218 million, data showed Sunday.

TT Film Festival issues call for Caribbean films

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TT Film Festival issues call for Caribbean films
PORT-OF-SPAIN– Feb. 23, 2018 - The Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (ttff) has issued a call for films from or about the Caribbean and its diaspora. Filmmakers wishing to have their film screened at the thirteenth edition of the Festival, should make their submission no later than the 14 May.
  • Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival

    JAMAICA | Marcus Garvey video launched

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    Students and other specially invited guests watching the video titled 'National Heroes of Jamaica – Marcus Garvey' at Palace Cineplex, Sovereign Centre, St Andrew, yesterday following its launch.
    KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and National Integrity Action (NIA) have launched a video titled 'National Heroes of Jamaica.
    • Marcus Garvey Video
    • Jamaica
    • National Hero
    • Sharon Hay Webster
    • Ministry of Education
    • National Integrity Action
    • Trevor Munroe

      Helping musicians in Caribbean cash in on global multi-billion dollar industry

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      Regional music industry stakeholders at the CDB-funded Digitalisation of Caribbean Music Workshop hope to gain a competitive edge (Photo via CDB)
      BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,March 1, 2018, – Streaming services, some with up to 140 million users worldwide, have revolutionised the business of music. Yet despite the earning potential these services present for industry practitioners – writers, publishers, performers and producers—the Caribbean Region has been slow to cash in.
      • Digitalisation of Caribbean Music Workshop
      • Caribbean development bank
      • Caribbean’s music industry
      • Phonofile
      • Lisa Harding
      • Erica Smith
      • Erik Brataas
      • Alison Wenham
      • Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF)

        JAMAICA | Gov’t Moving Ahead With Artistes’ Insurance Scheme

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        Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses a seminar on financing, estate planning and investments for creative practitioners
        KINGSTON, March 3, 2018 - The Government is moving ahead with plans to establish an insurance programme for artistes, similar to the national scheme in place for athletes.
        • Artistes’ Insurance Scheme
        • Olivia Grange
        • Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
        • Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)
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