Minister Grange committed to positioning Jamaica as a global player

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange
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“We are protecting the Blue and John Crow Mountains World Heritage site not only for ourselves, but for the people of the world,” declared Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, as she unveiled the gateway signs, introducing the people of Papine and its surrounding communities to the fact that the university town is a major gateway to Jamaica’s first World Heritage Site. Minister Grange also expressed her commitment to positioning Jamaica as a major global player in the creative economy. This, she says, will be done through maximising the benefits associated with the Blue and John Crow Mountains, the Caribbean’s first mixed World Heritage site.
As Jamaica joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Heritage Day, under the theme, ‘Heritage of Sports,’ Minister Grange told her audience that “the sign we are unveiling this morning, symbolises what happens when a country, particularly a Small Island Developing State, positions itself within the global sphere. It has long been established that we must be able to compete competitively in the international marketplace if we are to make significant and sustainable strides in culture, and the creative industries.”