Jamaica is gearing up to celebrate its highly anticipated National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, with a dynamic showcase of events highlighting the island’s rich cultural heritage. The National Day celebration is among the most prominent occasions in any nation’s programme of activities during the six-month-long Expo. Jamaica’s National Day falls on Wednesday, August 6, but the festivities...

Jamaica will not relent in its pursuit of reparations for the injustices of slavery, says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. “We must repair the damage. That is why we will be petitioning the King [of England], as we call for reparations for the damage to be repaired that they did to our ancestors,” the Minister...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, says the Emancipation Vigil in St. James stands as a powerful reminder of the struggles and triumphs of Jamaica’s ancestors, and the enduring significance of freedom. Addressing the large crowd gathered in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, for this year’s staging on Thursday (July 31), Councillorr Vernon said the vigil remains an important...

My fellow Jamaicans, Today, we join together in solemn reflection and in powerful celebration as we observe Emancipation Day, 2025 - a sacred day in our nation’s history when we honour the courage, resistance and unyielding spirit of those who came before us and fought for the freedoms that we now enjoy. Our freedom was not handed down by decree....

Jamaica will head to the Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday (July 31) for the annual Emancipation Vigil. This year marks the 29th staging of the event, organised by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), which celebrates Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage by recognising the enduring contributions of African ancestors during and following...