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Contestants in the 2025 Miss St. James Festival Queen Competition paid a courtesy call on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office on Wednesday (June 18) as part of their grooming and training activities ahead of the coronation show on Sunday, June 29, at the Iberostar Resort in St. James. They are joined by JIS Acting Regional Manager, Nickieta Sterling (standing centre). The contestants are (from left, standing) Miss Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Gavandra Gray; Miss United Finance Sales and Services, Chaniece South; Miss Knutsford Express, Renica Deans; and Miss Eskimo Auto Care Centre, Odeicia Lawrence. Seated (from left) are Miss B&S Shutter Care and More, Kadé-jah Baker; Miss Rosevale Jerk Centre, Kalisia Francis; Miss Tony Ward’s Auto & Service Centre, Isheika Richards; and Miss Escape to Exhale Day Spa, Annecia Gordon. Absent was Miss Chow’s Cash and Carry, Triciana Williams.
Contestants in the 2025 Miss St. James Festival Queen Competition paid a courtesy call on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office on Wednesday (June 18) as part of their grooming and training activities ahead of the coronation show on Sunday, June 29, at the Iberostar Resort in St. James. They are joined by JIS Acting Regional Manager, Nickieta Sterling (standing centre). The contestants are (from left, standing) Miss Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Gavandra Gray; Miss United Finance Sales and Services, Chaniece South; Miss Knutsford Express, Renica Deans; and Miss Eskimo Auto Care Centre, Odeicia Lawrence. Seated (from left) are Miss B&S Shutter Care and More, Kadé-jah Baker; Miss Rosevale Jerk Centre, Kalisia Francis; Miss Tony Ward’s Auto & Service Centre, Isheika Richards; and Miss Escape to Exhale Day Spa, Annecia Gordon. Absent was Miss Chow’s Cash and Carry, Triciana Williams.

St. James Festival Queen Finalists Visit JIS Montego Bay Regional Office (PHOTOS)

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), flanked by first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Daindra Harrison, during the 2024 national coronation.
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), flanked by first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Daindra Harrison, during the 2024 national coronation.

Festival Queen Parish Coronations Continue This Weekend
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Michele Creed-Nelson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (second right), look on as Director of Endangered Species Intervention at Bat Conservation International, Jon Flanders (right), highlights features of a bat exhibit titled ‘Guardians of the Night: Celebrating Jamaica’s Remarkable Bats’ during the launch on Wednesday (June 18), at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in downtown Kingston. Also observing are Chief of Conservation and Global Strategy, BCI, Kevin Pierson (left), and Director of the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), Tracy Commock. The exhibition, mounted by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), highlights the island’s diverse bat population, including two critically endangered species that inhabit only a few cave locations across the country.
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Michele Creed-Nelson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (second right), look on as Director of Endangered Species Intervention at Bat Conservation International, Jon Flanders (right), highlights features of a bat exhibit titled ‘Guardians of the Night: Celebrating Jamaica’s Remarkable Bats’ during the launch on Wednesday (June 18), at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in downtown Kingston. Also observing are Chief of Conservation and Global Strategy, BCI, Kevin Pierson (left), and Director of the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), Tracy Commock. The exhibition, mounted by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), highlights the island’s diverse bat population, including two critically endangered species that inhabit only a few cave locations across the country.

Jamaicans Urged to Preserve Vital Bat Population
Yoga instructors, participants, including members of the Indian community, pose after a yoga session held on the lawns of India House, East King’s House Road, Kingston, in 2023.
Yoga instructors, participants, including members of the Indian community, pose after a yoga session held on the lawns of India House, East King’s House Road, Kingston, in 2023.

High Commission of India Hosts Activity in Observance of International Yoga Day
Photo of a bat flying during the night
Photo of a bat flying during the night

Bats to Feature at New Exhibition by Natural History Museum of Jamaica

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