After years of lobbying from numerous entertainers for more to be done for the music, the Jamaican Government has finally decided to invest in reggae.

The revelation was made at a joint Reggae Month launch with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Sunday in Kingston.

Minister Bartlett said the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will provide funding of $25 million to create an international Reggae Music Museum.

According to Bartlett, the funds will be utilized in the scoping, design and development of the museum, after which a location will be found and a budget allocated for its completion.

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has also donated $15 million dollars to Reggae Month celebrations in February.

Reggae films in the Park (Linstead and Ocho Rios), a Gold Reception and Awards Ceremony, and a panel discussion are among the many events scheduled to take place during February, which is observed as Reggae Month.

Other activities will include a street concert, exhibitions and a birthday celebration for the late reggae icon, Bob Marley.

In November last year, Reggae was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 13th session of the UNESCO Inter-Governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.