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Festival Queen Initiates Project to Empower Young Girls in St. Catherine

Miss St. Catherine Festival Queen 2025, Afiya Birch-Gentles, is set to launch a new youth empowerment initiative aimed at building self-confidence, character, and cultural pride among young girls. Dubbed ‘Beauty Beyond Brushes: Building Confidence and Character’, the project encourages girls...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 27).

Next Phase of Jamaica Music Museum Development to Be Announced in Reggae Month

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents a gift to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Occasion was a welcome reception and tour at the Seville Great House in St. Ann, on Sunday (January 25). The event formed part a of visit to the island by a Ghanaian delegation headed by Mr. Ablakwa.

Minister Highlights Deep Cultural and Ancestral Connections Between Jamaica and Ghana

The Tivoli Dance Troupe performs at the presentation ceremony for the 2025 Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts, held at the Little Theatre in Kingston.

JCDC Extends Deadline for National Festival of the Performing Arts Entries to January 30

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is joined by inaugural Reggae Month Ambassador and Recording Artiste, Etana (centre),and Managing Director of J. Wray and Nephew Limited, Daniel Caron, at the official launch for Reggae Month 2026, at the J. Wray and Nephew corporate office in New Kingston, on January 21.

2026 Reggae Month Activities Launched

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), interacts with participants in the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, during a graduation ceremony on June 13 last year, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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Training Commences for 2025/26 Cohort of RYEEP Builder

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs officially commenced training for the 2025/2026 cohort of the Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) Builder, on (January 20). This marks a significant milestone in the organisation’s recovery efforts, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in October last year. Training was originally scheduled to begin in November but the organisation was forced to delay operations...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, tries her hand at sidewalk paving along Cumberland Road during a tour of roads being upgraded under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme on Friday (January 9).

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PHOTOS: Minister Grange Tours Roadworks Under SPARK

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, tries her hand at sidewalk paving along Cumberland Road during a tour of roads being upgraded under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme on Friday (January 9).

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), dances with the Charles Town Maroons during the ceremony for the 288th anniversary of the 1738 Treaty between the Leeward Maroons and the British, as well as the birthday of Chief Kojo, in Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (January 6).

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PM Reaffirms State Support for Maroon Communities

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed Government’s support for the Maroon communities. “You are part of Jamaica and you are entitled to the protection [and] resources of the State of Jamaica,” the Prime Minister emphasised. He was addressing the 288th commemoration of the 1738 Treaty between the Leeward Maroons and the British, as well as the...

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More Linesmen, Equipment to Arrive Friday to Boost Electricity Restoration

Additional equipment and linesmen are scheduled to arrive in the island on Friday (Jan. 2) to accelerate electricity restoration in areas currently without service. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the hundreds of residents who turned out for the inaugural Black River Fireworks Festival in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (Dec. 31). He assured...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and his wife and Speaker of the House, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), take part in the service of celebration for the life of the late Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers, OM, inside the National Indoor Sports Centre in Independence Park, on Wednesday (December 17). Also participating are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding.

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PM Says Jimmy Cliff Was a Cultural Giant and a Pioneer

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the late Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers, OM, was a cultural giant, a pioneer and one of the most important builders of Jamaica’s global identity. “Jimmy Cliff was more than a singer. He was more than a songwriter. He was more than an actor. He was more than a performer. Jimmy...

Late Reggae singer and global superstar, James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers.

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Gov’t Senator Proposes Museum and Statue to Honour Jimmy Cliff’s Legacy

Government Senator, Charles Sinclair, has proposed that the former home of late musical icon, James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers, be transformed into a museum to honour the reggae legend’s life and global contributions. Paying tribute to the icon in the Senate recently, Senator Sinclair further proposed that a statue be erected at the entrance of Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay,...

Chairman of the National Prayer Vigil of Jamaica Prayer and Promotions Committee, Dr. Patricia Holness (right), and Chairman of the National Prayer Vigil, the Reverend Errol Rattray, are in discussion at a press conference on December 9, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

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Nation to Participate in Two Days of Prayer and Repentance

The nation is being called on to participate in two days of repentance, healing and reconciliation with God at the National Prayer Vigil on December 13 and 14 at the Olson Memorial Church of God in Kingston. Under the theme ‘Justice, Unity, Peace and Healing’, the event will commence on Saturday at 7:00 a.m., and culminate with a church service...