Performers in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Mello-Go-Roun’ take the stage at the end of the showcase inside the National Stadium Complex in Kingston on August 3. The annual show features the best of performances in poetry, drama, song and dance from the JCDC’s Festival of the Arts.

Players in the local apparel sector are being urged to look towards sustainability as the global fashion industry places increased focus on more environmentally friendly practices. Acting Head of Department for Applied Art, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Laura Lee Jones, said there can be no conversation surrounding the future of fashion without mentioning sustainability. Citing...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has partnered with Red Stripe Jamaica to execute a national initiative involving the beautification of various locations across the island. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the initiative will serve to inspire Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to continue exemplifying the Jamaican spirit. “Jamaica is...

Focused on rallying around “Reigniting a Nation for Greatness,” Jamaicans came together in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) metropolitan region on Sunday (July 31) to mark their island nation’s Diamond Jubilee. With a special church service of thanksgiving which also celebrated 184 years of emancipation from slavery, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said they are “crucial partners and drivers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, attended the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which culminated with the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. The launch brought the curtains down on the three-day agricultural showcase held from July 30 to August 1 at the Denbigh Showground, Clarendon. Prime Minister Holness, who visited...

Cultural Drummers, Jamique Ensemble, deliver an electrifying performance during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann, on July 31.

It was a resplendent display of national pride, jubilation and all things Jamaican, as the Independence Float and Street Parade made its historic return on Monday (August 1), in the streets of Kingston. Last held in 2008, the parade included some 1,000 participants, eight themed floats, a convoy of classic cars transporting a bevy of beauty queens, a Jonkonou band,...

Broadcast journalist, Velonique Bowen, is the newly crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022. Miss Bowen, who represented Kingston and St. Andrew, was among the 13 parish queens in the contest, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Monday (August 1). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, presented the winner’s cheque of $600,000, at the grand...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, celebrates with members of the public as the Emancipation Day float parade travelled along Half-Way-Tree Road in Kingston on Monday (August 1.)