The Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) Grounation series will continue on Sunday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m., with a panel discussion, titled, ‘Fire Burning: Music Governance and Dons’. This event will take place at the Institute of Jamaica’s auditorium, under the theme ‘Sounds and Society: Sixty years of Music, Political Activism and Social Change’. The series will continue every Sunday at...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, delivers remarks during a symposium organised by the Jamaica Council of Churches, entitled ‘Pursing Peace, Affirming Human Dignity’. The forum was held at the United Theological College of the West Indies in Kingston, on Thursday (November 17).

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) recently hosted a networking reception at the Jamaican High Commission in London to introduce four locally based filmmakers to potential British financiers, investors, and distributors. The delegation from Jamaica comprised filmmaker and storyteller, Ina Sotirova; Producer, ‘Have a Bawl Productions’, Analisa Chapman; writer, filmmaker and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayzha Productions, Mezan Ayoka; and CEO,...

Youth across the island will continue to be facilitated by empowerment and personal development programmes and policies by the Ministry of Education and Youth. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the declaration during the launch ceremony for Youth Month (November), held at the HEART College of Construction Services, in Portmore. She lauded students for their resilience against the daily challenges...

The annual stew festival, organised by the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H Club in St. Catherine, makes a grand return on Saturday, November 5, following a two-year COVID-19-induced hiatus. Persons attending the event, which is slated for Brooklyn Park in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, will be treated to the usual culinary favourites such as stewed rabbit, mango, June plum, goat, chicken,...

Jamaican cultural icon, Oliver Samuels, is making a comeback to the stage with his new work, ‘Oliver At Large: Oliver Back a Yaad’. The play is a reboot of his popular ‘Oliver at Large’ series, which catapulted him to international fame as a one-of-a-kind comedic talent. The Actor, Director, Producer and Playwright told JIS News that the series is a...

The media launch for the second annual DC World Reggae Festival will take place on Friday (August 19) and will be addressed by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks. The Festival, which has now been scaled down to a one-day event on Saturday (August 20) at the RFK Festival Grounds, will feature Beres Hammond, Beenie Man, Tina Savage,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) with popular visually impaired musician, Kimiela ‘Candy’ Isaacs during the recent Jamaica Praise Gospel Concert. The event which was held at the National Indoor Sports Centre at the National Arena, was one of several commemorative activities for Jamaica 60.

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), on Thursday (August 11), unveiled two loan facilities valued at $700 million, to benefit entertainment and transport industry stakeholders whose livelihoods have been impacted by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A sum of $500 million is earmarked for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) under the Entertainment Restart Loan Facility, while $200...