The Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) annual Summer Arts Workshop is in full swing, with hundreds of young people expected to benefit from the four-week programme. It is being held from July 3 to 28 at the IOJ’s East Street headquarters and Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre, downtown Kingston; and the Greater Portmore Junior Centre in St. Catherine. The programme caters to...

Visitors to the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) can expect an enhanced cultural experience. Through grant funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) the institute has installed state-of-the art- audio visual equipment, improving the display and dissemination of Jamaica’s science, art, history and cultural material. The support provided for the establishment of a  multimedia production studio and procurement of advanced...

As Jamaica celebrates its 55 th anniversary this year, Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, is urging Jamaicans to become fully immersed in their culture and take pride in the island’s independence and emancipation celebrations. “We need to...stop taking our heritage lightly. There are too many Jamaicans, who treat with indifference emancipation and independence activities and it is worrying,” she said. “We...

The Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force (JDETF) will officially announce its Jamaica 55 project at the staging of the 7th Biennial Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference in July. The ‘Pledge2Build’ campaign, which is valued at US$2 million, targets early-childhood and primary schools. The funds will be used to upgrade schools across the island. Diaspora Board Member for West/Mid-West, United States of...

Members of the public will be able to view the body of late President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, at the National Arena on Tuesday (June 27) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Making the announcement at a press conference at the University of the West Indies (UWI) on Monday (June 26), Minister of Culture, Gender,...

The public may view the body of Captain Horace Burrell, late President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) at the National Arena on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 from 10 in the morning until 2:00 p.m. Captain Burrell died on June 6. The Service of Thanksgiving for his life will be held at the National Arena on Wednesday, 28th June, starting...

Charles Town, Portland, June 23, 2017 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has committed the resources of her Ministry and its Culture Agencies to improve the welfare of heritage communities, including the Maroons. In her address at the Ancestor Quao Day Celebration today (Friday), organised by the Charles Town Maroons as part of...