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Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), is flanked by first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Daindra Harrison (right), during the August 3, 2024 coronation held at Independence Village in Kingston. (FILE)
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), is flanked by first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Daindra Harrison (right), during the August 3, 2024 coronation held at Independence Village in Kingston. (FILE)

New Age Limit for Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition

The criteria for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition have been updated to make the annual pageant, a key part of the Emancipation and Independence celebrations, more inclusive. These changes will provide more young women with the opportunity to represent...
Ten young artists contributed to the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston, painted in recognition of World Children’s Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The art enthusiasts transformed their understanding of child rights into vibrant works of art and highlighted the right to religion, rest and play as well as culture, arts and language among others. The completed mural was a collaborative effort involving UNICEF, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Kingston Creative.
Ten young artists contributed to the child rights mural on Water Lane, downtown Kingston, painted in recognition of World Children’s Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The art enthusiasts transformed their understanding of child rights into vibrant works of art and highlighted the right to religion, rest and play as well as culture, arts and language among others. The completed mural was a collaborative effort involving UNICEF, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Kingston Creative.

Child Rights Come Alive Through Art
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, presents Kamili Forrester of Goshen Primary in St. Elizabeth with a gift basket and backpack with stationery for first place in the essay category of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition, during the awards ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on December 10.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, presents Kamili Forrester of Goshen Primary in St. Elizabeth with a gift basket and backpack with stationery for first place in the essay category of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Competition, during the awards ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on December 10.

Kamili Forrester Proud to be a JIS Heritage Competition Winner
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (right), converses with Founder/Artistic Director, Ntukuma, The Storytelling Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks, who delivered the keynote address at the JIS Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony, held on Tuesday (December 10) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (right), converses with Founder/Artistic Director, Ntukuma, The Storytelling Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks, who delivered the keynote address at the JIS Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony, held on Tuesday (December 10) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston.

Students Urged to Embrace Their Jamaican Heritage
This training sled, on loan from the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, will be included in the design for Jamaica’s Pavilion during Expo 2025 in Japan, celebrating the nation’s iconic bobsleigh legacy and cultural pride.
This training sled, on loan from the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, will be included in the design for Jamaica’s Pavilion during Expo 2025 in Japan, celebrating the nation’s iconic bobsleigh legacy and cultural pride.

Jamaica to Showcase Iconic Bobsleigh Legacy During Expo 2025 in Japan

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Director of Community Cultural Development Services Division, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Marjorie Leyden Kirton, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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JCDC Hosts National Cultural Club Conference on November 27

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will host the 2024 National Cultural Club Conference on Wednesday, November 27. Under the theme, ‘One Love…Out of Many One People’, the conference will take place at the Rex Nettleford Auditorium, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is expected...
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Director of the Community Cultural Development Services Division, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden Kirton, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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JCDC to Increase Entries for Festival of the Performing Arts Competitions

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is to increase the number of entries for the 2025 Festival of the Performing Arts Competitions. Deadline for the submission of entries is December 13, 2024. Persons can enter the competitions by logging on to the JCDC’s new digital platform - www.jcdc.awardsplatform.com. Director of the JCDC’s Community Cultural Development Services Division, Marjorie Leyden Kirton,...
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Director of Arts, Development and Training, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Andrew Brodber, speaks during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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JCDC Hosting Islandwide Workshops

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is hosting a series of islandwide workshops for individuals and groups entering the 2025 performing arts competitions. The workshops are being held from November 14 to December 6, beginning 9:00 a.m. Persons interested in attending should visit the JCDC’s website at www.jcdc.gov.jm or contact any of the Commission’s parish offices for further information. Speaking...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Group Head of Life, Health and Pensions at Guardian Life Insurance, Eric Hosin, display the signed contract for the Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Insurance Plan (JECIP). They are surrounded by stakeholders, including entertainers and creatives. The signing ceremony took place on Tuesday (November 12) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston.
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Gov’t Launches Insurance Plan for Entertainers and Creatives

More than 4,400 of the island’s entertainers and creatives have been given access to life insurance. This, following the official launch of the Jamaica Entertainers and Creatives Insurance Plan (JECIP). The contract signing for the new insurance plan was held on Tuesday (November 12) at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston. The initiative, which was spearheaded...
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Watt Town Revival Pilgrimage to Get UNESCO Inscription

Watt Town Revival Pilgrimage in St. Ann is to be inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription will take place during the 19th Session of UNESCO’s Inter-Governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, slated for Asunción in the Republic of Paraguay from...
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Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon (centre), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston. He is flanked by JCDC Director of Arts Development and Training, Andrew Brodber, and Director of the Community Cultural Development Division, Marjorie Leyden Kirton.
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Submit Creative Pieces Early for Performing Arts Competitions – JCDC

Persons should submit their creative pieces early for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2025 Festival of the Performing Arts Competitions, even if they are not quite ready. “There is a kind of mistaken belief that the piece you are entering must be state ready, and we want to debunk that,” said the agency’s Executive Director, Lenford Salmon. “Once you...
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