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More than 100 schools have so far confirmed their participation in the country's golden Jubilee Celebrations on August 6, Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has informed. "We have had good responses to the request to have school children gather with their teachers at their schools on Independence Day," he noted. The Minister was addressing journalists on July 23,...

Come August 1, Jamaicans from all across the island will be celebrating Emancipation Day. Some activities begin on the evening of July 31, as the nation pause to honour those ancestors who fought for freedom from enslavement, and reflect on the nation's journey from Emancipation to Independence. One of the biggest celebrations will be the national event at Seville Heritage...

Reverend Dr. Joel Edwards of the World Evangelical Alliance says at 50, the country has important choices to make that will have implications for the future, and will have an "impact on our children and our children’s children." "Our choices must touch the issue of private and public lives or probity and politics. In the brave new world of the...

LONDON — More than 2,000 Jamaicans and  friends of the country from across the United Kingdom (UK), packed the historic Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London, on July 21, for the official service of Praise and Thanksgiving, to mark Jamaica's 50th anniversary as an independent nation. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, told JIS News that she...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council will outline activities to be hosted in the parish to celebrate the country's 50th Anniversary of Independence, at a press conference tomorrow (Monday, July 23). Mayor of Black River, His Worship Councillor Everton Fisher, who will chair the proceedings, told JIS News that he will give details of the type and number of activities to...

Members of the public are invited to come out and enjoy the Best of Festival concert series, being held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, as part of the national events to celebrate Jamaica's 50th Anniversary of Independence. There are daytime sessions from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and evening shows from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 pm. All...

A one-day exhibition highlighting aspects of Jamaica's rich cultural history as well as the country's technological achievements, was staged by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining. Dubbed 'Festoramma', the event, which opened on Friday July 20 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in New Kingston showcases the work of a number of agencies under the Ministry’s...

Director for Field Services at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon, has said the celebration of 'Jamaica 50' will provide a platform to positively chart a course for the future. Mrs. Leyden-Vernon, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on (July 17) at the Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, stated that the events,...

The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, will be a guest of Jamaica during a State Visit to mark Jamaica’s Golden Jubilee from Saturday, August 4 to Tuesday, August 7, 2012. On arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport, President Zuma will be accorded a Guard of Honour furnished by the Jamaica Defence Force. President...

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Some 1,750 medium small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) are to benefit from approximately 70 business development workshops to be staged by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) during this financial year. This was revealed by State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, during her contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July...

Against a backdrop of black, green and gold, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on Wednesday July 18, launched a captivating photo album highlighting important milestones of Jamaica’s journey since Independence. 'Our Golden Jubilee, Snapshots of Post-Independent Jamaica 1962-2012' was unveiled in a colourful ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston to rave reviews from a large audience. [Online Form:...