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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

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has announced an extension of the entry deadline for the 2026 National Festival of the Performing Arts to Friday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. The revised schedule also provides an additional two‑week window, up...

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.

Training Commences for 2025/26 Cohort of RYEEP Builder

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).

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Tours Roadworks Under SPARK

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).

PM Reaffirms State Support for Maroon Communities

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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.

1 month ago CultureEntertainment

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.

1 month ago Culture

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.

1 month ago Culture

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...

Floral tributes were laid at the shrine of the late former Prime Minister, Most Hon. Michael Manley, to mark the 101st anniversary of his birth, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Wednesday (December 10).

1 month ago CultureTribute

PHOTOS: Floral Tribute for Michael Manley

2 months ago CultureHurricane Relief & RecoveryPress Release

Government Receives Ethiopian Delegation on Hurricane Recovery Assistance Mission

The Government of Jamaica on Thursday received a high-level delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, which was dispatched to the island to explore areas where Ethiopia may assist Jamaica's recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The Ethiopian delegation was led by State Minister His Excellency Ambassador Berhanu Tsegaye. The delegation was received at Jamaica...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

2 months ago CultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica Receives Donation from Royal Ethiopian Trust

The Royal Ethiopian Trust has made a US$5,000 donation to support Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery efforts. The disclosure was made by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, at Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Ms. Grange read a letter from Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, grandson of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassi, addressed to Prime...