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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (right), congratulates Samoya Jordon, after the recent sashing ceremony for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St. Andrew. Miss Jordon is the first blind contestant to participate in the JCDC-organised competition. Eight young women will vie for the crown at a coronation show scheduled to take place on May 13, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (right), congratulates Samoya Jordon, after the recent sashing ceremony for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St. Andrew. Miss Jordon is the first blind contestant to participate in the JCDC-organised competition. Eight young women will vie for the crown at a coronation show scheduled to take place on May 13, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre beginning at 8:00 p.m.

First Blind Contestant Vies for Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Crown

Twenty-five-year-old Samoya Jordon will create history when she takes to the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on May 13 to compete for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen title. She will be the first blind contestant...

Eight Vying for Miss JCDC St. Thomas Festival Queen 2017
Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, consoles widow of the late Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a remembrance service held on Sunday (April 30), at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary.
Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Hon. Robert Montague, consoles widow of the late Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Dr. Delroy Gordon, at a remembrance service held on Sunday (April 30), at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Mary.

Hundreds Pay Tribute to Late JCDC Head
Contestants of the Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017 pose for a picture at a Mayoral Reception and Sashing ceremony held on Thursday (April 20) at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, 36 Hope Road, Kingston 10. The eight young women will vie for the title of Miss Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017, at a coronation scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Contestants of the Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017 pose for a picture at a Mayoral Reception and Sashing ceremony held on Thursday (April 20) at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, 36 Hope Road, Kingston 10. The eight young women will vie for the title of Miss Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen 2017, at a coronation scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Eight Young Women to Vie for the Title of Miss Kingston & St Andrew on May 13
Principal Director of Culture, Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay. (FILE))
Principal Director of Culture, Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay. (FILE))

Gateway Sign in St. Thomas for Blue and John Crow Mountains

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Culture

Ward Theatre to be Renovated on Labour Day

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation will be carrying out renovation works at the Ward Theatre, downtown Kingston, on Labour Day, May 23, at a cost of $40 million. Chairman of the Corporation, Mayor Delroy Williams, said part of the funds, provided by the Ward Theatre Foundation, will go towards the acquisition of an air-conditioning system. The remainder will...
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Culture

Saturday Opening for Marcus Garvey Museum

Visitors can now view exhibitions at the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum (MMGMM) at Liberty Hall, downtown Kingston, on the last Saturday of each month. The additional opening day is from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and is free of cost to the public. Parking is available on the grounds of Liberty Hall. Acting Director of Liberty Hall, Dr. Shani...
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Culture

Gateway Sign In St. Thomas for Blue and John Crow Mountains

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be mounting a third gateway sign to the Blue and John Crow Mountains in Port Morant, St. Thomas. Other signs have been installed at access points to the World Heritage Site in Papine, St Andrew and in Port Antonio, Portland. Principal Director, Creative Industries Policy Division, Dr. Janice Lindsay, told JIS...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, accepted the Anthony Winkler archives from (2nd l-r) Becky, Cathy and Adam Winkler at a ceremony held at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) in Kingston yesterday. The moment was also shared with (r) Yvonne Fraser-Clarke, Head of Department, Special Collections Department, NLJ and (left) Joy Douglas, chairman of the NLJ Board of Directors.
Culture

Grange welcomes Anthony Winkler archives to the National Library

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, yesterday (Thursday) welcomed home the Anthony Winkler archives, which include: correspondences, manuscripts, poems and theatrical scripts. The archives were presented to the National Library of Jamaica at a ceremony dubbed, ‘Home at Last’. Minister Grange noted that although Winkler moved to the United States of America to advance his...
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Veteran journalist and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ian Boyne (left), in discussion with Chairperson of the Committee of Management, Excelsior Community College, Patricia Sinclair McCalla (right). At centre is the school’s Assistant Chaplain, Rev. Moses Benguche. Occasion was the institution’s 4th annual Ted Dwyer Lecture which Mr. Boyne delivered at its location in Kingston on March 30.
CommunityCulture

Jamaicans Urged To Embrace Positive Values and Attitudes

Jamaicans are being urged to embrace positive values and attitudes in order to mend the moral fabric of the country and thereby contribute to economic development. The call comes from veteran journalist and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Ian Boyne. “Our values and attitudes are central to any meaningful quest to economic development,” Mr....
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Culture

Curator Hails Mobay Cultural Centre

Curator of the National Museum of Jamaica, David Stimpson, says the Montego Bay Cultural Centre is now the place to have an up-close-and-personal experience with Jamaican culture and artefacts. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Union Street, Montego Bay Regional Office, on March 27, Mr. Stimpson said the museum has two spaces at the...
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Local entrepreneur and artist of Devine Treasures, Cheryl Thomas-Whytehead (left), displays locally made craft items at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, 14 Camp Road, Kingston.
Culture

National Culture Policy to be Unveiled in April

It is expected that the National Culture Policy will be unveiled next month, articulating clearly what is the Jamaican culture. Since June 2016, staff of cultural agencies and community members have been participating in islandwide consultations aimed at revising the Policy. The consultations are being spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Funds for the review of...
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