The grounds of the Claude Stewart Park in Port Maria in St. Mary, came alive recently, as hundreds of patrons gathered for the staging of the St. Mary Parish Library Kite Festival, hosted in partnership with the Cawayne Barton Foundation. Now in its fifth year, the event has grown into an Easter tradition, infusing the season with colour, joy, and...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s re-engagement with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket tournament will bolster sports tourism and stimulate economic activity nationwide. Speaking during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, Mr. Bartlett welcomed the development as a significant milestone for cricket in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. He underscored the broader...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Good Friday (April 3), formally handed over land titles to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society (RCGBS), as restitution by the State for the 1963 Coral Gardens incident in St. James involving the Rastafari community. He was joined by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left) shares in conversation with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany (right), during an official dinner held at Jamaica House on April 2. Looking on is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

A declaration of intent for the establishment of a culture and creative industries fund was signed on Thursday (April 2) by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), during a ceremony at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. In his remarks, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Deanroy Bernard, described...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engages in discussion with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Director General, Khaled El-Enany (left) at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday (April 2).

A total of US$1million has been raised through the ‘I Love Jamaica’ concert series, in support of recovery efforts, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The concert series include events held in Jamaica and at venues overseas, supported by international artistes and the country’s reggae and dancehall music fraternity. The initiative was recently bolstered through a US$400,000...