Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has called on students to embody the Jamaica Day theme by showing kindness to each other. “Kindness is not weakness and in schools, it means not bullying, respecting each other and supporting classmates who are struggling with a topic,” she said. “Kindness also has to go...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the annual celebration of Jamaica Day is an opportunity to instil patriotism, national pride, and a sense of loyalty for country among the youth. “We have to start at a very young age to instil in our children what it is to be a patriotic Jamaican and what it...

High-school students across St. Mary are being given a formal platform to showcase their creativity and further develop their talents through a new initiative – ‘ReCreate St. Mary’. The project, conceived by Miss St. Mary Festival Queen 2025, Anya Graham, challenges students to apply their technical skills in producing original works of art and innovation. The creations are left entirely...

The fifth staging of the Jamaica Creative Career Expo, held on Wednesday (February 25), strongly emphasised the importance of young creatives prioritising ownership, intellectual property rights, and business literacy in the evolving music industry. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport partnered with the Island Music Conference (IMC) to stage the fifth edition of the Jamaica Creative Career Expo...

Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Leslie Harrow, is urging Jamaicans to honour the legacy of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, by upholding the enduring values of justice, fairness, and national pride for which he fought. He made the call during a commemorative ceremony held on Tuesday (February 24) in Blenheim, Hanover, marking the...

Danash Brown’s winning essay in the 2025 Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition was recognised for its dynamic interpretation of the topic, confident writing style and arguments that were both original and thought-provoking. The 11-year-old student of West Indies College Preparatory School in Manchester was ecstatic during the awards ceremony held on February 17 at the Summit Kingston. “It feels...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, through the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, has announced that Jamaica Day 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, February 27, under the theme ‘Celebrating Jamaica, Championing Kindness, Courage and Community’. This year’s featured institution will be Manchester High School in Mandeville, located in the Ministry’s Region Five, which encompasses the parishes of Manchester...