Calling all members who missed our first #COVID19 digital information session 🗣 On April 7 the @MCGESJamaica @Babsy_grange and her team met with several heads of associations to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the #creativeindustries
There is arguably no industry that remains untouched by the disruption caused by #COVID19 and the #creativeindustries has a unique and powerful role to play in resilience, recover and reimagining what the future will look like.
It is on that basis that @Babsy_grange launched this survey to collect data on the initial impact of #COVID19 on the #creativeindustries docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Please complete it if you haven’t already done so. Mapping impact is an important step.
@MCGESJamaica has announced an available pool of relief funding to the tune of JA$75mil to assist members of the creative industries with a focus on innovation and capacity building. To access assistance, individuals and companies must sign up for e-registry before April 15
@MCGESJamaica is offering the following: *this information is subject to updates or changes by the Ministry 
Our Board unanimously decided to wave all membership fees for 2020 for existing members in good standing. We thank @MCGESJamaica for initiating a productive path to collaboration and for including the book industry, which plays a critical role in national development.
We have reached out to @IntPublishers for any resources and other useful guidance/information which we’ll promptly share with our members. We’ll continue to provide updates in the coming weeks and invite you to let us know what’s happening with you/share feedback.
