Manager of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, Tashion Stennett (fourth left) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (sixth left), share a photo opportunity with contestants in the Miss St. James Festival Queen 2023, during a courtesy call on Wednesday (June 14). They are joined by Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student intern, Natalia Dixon...

First runner-up, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2022, Sheri-Gaye Johnson, has embarked on her community project dubbed, ‘Operation Safe Space’, dealing with the mental health and physical well-being of children, while connecting them with support services. The undertaking is in keeping with one stipulation of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), organiser of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition, that contestants...

The parishes of Hanover, St. Thomas and Manchester will select their parish queens this weekend to participate in the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition 2023. Festival Queen Parish coronations are scheduled to take place at the Jockey Factory in Hanover, and Colonel’s Cove in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11, respectively. Both events will...

Persons are being encouraged to come out and support the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) St Mary Festival Queen Coronation on Saturday (June 3).The event is slated for the St Mary Anglican Church Hall in Port Maria, St Mary, beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is free. However, persons attending are required to have tickets to enter the venue. These are...

Preparations are in high gear for the Miss Clarendon Festival Queen Coronation 2023, on Saturday, June 3. The contestants are Shamoya Smith, Sharnakaye Wright, Gabriella Matthews, Britnie Edwards, Shanecia Daley, Tamone McLeod, Briantae Bell and Abigail Madden. The show, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) parish office, will be held at Hotel Versalles in May Pen, Clarendon, beginning...

Donned in the colours and styles of several nations of the African continent, students and staff at Buff Bay Primary School in Portland celebrated Africa Day on Thursday (May 25) with grandeur. From as early as 9:00 a.m., colourful exhibitions were mounted on the school grounds depicting various African nations, among these Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa. There were...

Jamaica cultural heritage and the positive impact on the rest of the world was among areas highlighted by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres, during his recent working visit to the island. Former Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who accompanied Mr. Guterres on visits to various cultural and...