Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is calling on Jamaicans to use the Emancipation period to reflect on the African ancestors and their struggles, pain, resilience and sense of community in the face of adversity. She was speaking at the launch of Emancipation Jubilee on July 7 at Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort and Spa in...

More than 100,000 patrons are expected to attend the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show to be held from July 30 to August 1 in May Pen, Clarendon. JAS President, Norman Grant, informed that some 250 exhibitors will showcase their produce over the three-day event. Mr. Grant, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank, said that this year’s show will...

By the end of December this year, Jamaica’s male and female bobsleigh teams will have in their possession three new sleds which Japanese manufacturers have donated. The equipment is expected to greatly boost the teams’ chances of qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. A formal agreement for the provision of the sleds was signed between the...

Winners of past Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival of the Performing Arts competitions will have the opportunity to showcase their talent at upcoming local and national events. Director of Arts Development, Training and Acting at the JCDC, Andrew Brodber, told JIS News that artistes will be drawn from an “ongoing recording system” managed by the JCDC. He said...

Public- and private-sector companies are being encouraged to participate in the Best Decorated Business/Office Competition, as part of activities for the 2016 Emancipation and Independence celebrations. The competition, dubbed ‘Spirit of Independence’, is a major highlight of this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations under the theme ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’. To participate in the competition, organisations, including Ministries,...

Winners of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen parish pageants are in training to compete for the national crown on August 1, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, at 36 Hope Road, Kingston 10. This is part of several activities to celebrate Jamaica’s 54th anniversary of Independence, under the theme ‘Let’s get together and feel alright’. Events Coordinator at the Jamaica...

The Government is implementing measures to improve the security and cultural experience of visitors and boost the country’s ranking in world travel indices. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett during a meeting of the expanded Tourism Linkages Council at the Ministry of Tourism offices in New Kingston on June 23. He informed that Jamaica was ranked 76...