The Government spent $19 million over the last four years to fund music education and other related activities. This was revealed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the Jamaica Red Cross’ 75th anniversary benefit concert, dubbed ‘Beyond Boundaries’, held on May 4 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chapel, Mona Campus, Kingston....

Drama pieces performed by talented Jamaicans will be presented from April 25 to 27 at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. It is part of the Festival of the Performing Arts National Finals, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, which...

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston.

Student participation in the annual Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) festival of the performing arts remains high. Acting JCDC Executive Director, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, told JIS News that student involvement is back to pre-pandemic levels, as schools are eager to return to the national stage. She said there have been close to 7,000 entries for the various competitions this year. “My...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is now accepting entries for the Festival Song Competition. Deadline for entries is Friday, March 31. The entry fee for this competition is $1,000. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, today (March 10), at the agency’s head office in Kingston, Acting Executive Director of the JCDC, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, appealed to Jamaicans...

Persons planning to attend the sixth annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Saturday, March 25 in Newcastle, St. Andrew, are being encouraged to purchase their tickets early. Speaking during a recent JIS ‘Studio 58A’ interview, Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, said the event requires everyone attending to have a ticket for entry. “Please do not wait until...

Individuals, particularly those in the music industry, are being encouraged to manage and monetise their intellectual property to secure their future. The call was made by Minister of State at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, at the ‘Sounds of Success’ seminar, hosted by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) at the Edna...

The Government is committed to establishing a state-of-the-art Reggae Hall of Fame Museum and Performance Arts Centre in Kingston. This undertaking was given by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. “I have heard the calls for a world-class reggae hall of fame and performance arts centre, and I assure you that the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...

The Government has engaged an actuarial consulting firm to assist with the tender process to provide group, health and life insurance for registered practitioners in the entertainment, cultural and creative industries. Making the disclosure while delivering the 2023/2024 Throne Speech in Parliament, today (February 14), Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said as a nation of innovative...