Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson, has launched the Signed Sealed Jamaica project, which is aimed at teaching aspects of Jamaica’s culture through sign language. The programme will be implemented in school clubs as an extracurricular activity and in churches in New Market, St. Elizabeth, from which Ms. Wilson hails. Signed Sealed Jamaica, which is the Miss Jamaica Festival...

The legacy and heroics of Chief Takyi (also Tacky) will be celebrated with a civic ceremony in Port Maria, St. Mary, on National Chief Takyi Day, April 8. The event has been held annually since the proclamation of the national observance by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, in 2022 and will take place at the Claude...

The 2025 staging of the annual Festival of the National Performing Arts Finals will begin on Thursday, April 3, with an opening ceremony at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 5, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Performers from across the island will display their talents as they vie for top honours in various categories, such as Traditional Folk Forms,...

Managing Editor, Editorial and Photography Department at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Tracey Chin Loy (centre) presents a colourful poster of the national symbols to Director General at the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Maureen Thompson (right). Looking on is Senior Photo Librarian, JIS, Maxine Shrouder. Occasion was the handover of a range of JIS heritage publications by the Editorial and...

Hundreds of Indian nationals and friends of the Indian community gathered at the Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew on Sunday (March 23) to celebrate the annual Holi Hindu festival. Also known as the ‘Festival of Colours’, Holi was held at the India-Jamaica Friendship Garden at the Bandstand Lawns. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring,...

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre) and Lady Allen (right); and President of Barbados, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Dame Sandra Prunella Mason (left), descend the staircase of King's House to join guests at the annual Diplomatic Corps dinner on Thursday (March 13). The dinner was part of activities in observance of Diplomatic Week 2025 from...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and McMaster University Professor, Dr. Juliet Daniel (left), peruse a publication on Jamaica, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Tuesday (March 11). Sharing in the moment is Permanent Secretary, Denzil Thorpe.