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The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.
The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson.

Jamaican’s Short Story ‘OCOEE’ under Consideration for the Big Screen

Jamaica’s 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, Kwame McPherson, says his award-winning story, ‘Ocoee’, is under consideration for adaptation into a television series or film. Mr. McPherson made the announcement while speaking yesterday (June 18), on a panel discussing the...
Acting Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (standing left) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (standing right), host contestants in the Miss St. James Festival Queen Competition, during a courtesy call at the office on Wednesday (June 12). The visit was part of the contestants’ grooming and training regime ahead of the coronation show on June 29 at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre starting at 8:00 p.m. The ladies vying for the parish crown are back row (from left) Miss Knutsford Express, Yasheeka Watson; Miss SSMC Xpress, Mikala Brown; Miss Chow
Acting Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (standing left) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (standing right), host contestants in the Miss St. James Festival Queen Competition, during a courtesy call at the office on Wednesday (June 12). The visit was part of the contestants’ grooming and training regime ahead of the coronation show on June 29 at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre starting at 8:00 p.m. The ladies vying for the parish crown are back row (from left) Miss Knutsford Express, Yasheeka Watson; Miss SSMC Xpress, Mikala Brown; Miss Chow's Cash and Carry, Kimberly Simms; and Miss B&S Shuttercare & More, Aneika Ferguson. Seated are (from left): Miss Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Toni-Shea Grey; Miss Camille Rose Naturals, Djaunel Lawrence;  Miss Gateway Co-operative Credit Union, Jada Bullock. The pageant is organised by the St. James office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

PHOTOS: Miss St. James Festival Queen Courtesy Call
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and Managing Director of J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Jean-Phillippe Beyer, sign an agreement for $20 million in sponsorship support for Emancipation/Independence celebrations. The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday, June 12, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Witnessing are (from left) Communications Manager, J. Wray & Nephew, Dominic Bell; Marketing Manager, Stefano Furini; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Deanroy Bernard; and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and Managing Director of J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Jean-Phillippe Beyer, sign an agreement for $20 million in sponsorship support for Emancipation/Independence celebrations. The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday, June 12, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Witnessing are (from left) Communications Manager, J. Wray & Nephew, Dominic Bell; Marketing Manager, Stefano Furini; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Deanroy Bernard; and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon.

Emancipation/Independence Activities from July 31 to August 6
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents a plaque to former Executive Director, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Vivian Crawford, during the IOJ’s 145th anniversary commemorative service at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday (June 2).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), presents a plaque to former Executive Director, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Vivian Crawford, during the IOJ’s 145th anniversary commemorative service at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday (June 2).

Jamaicans Encouraged to Embrace the IOJ’s Rich History
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) receives a plaque from Vice Chairman, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Council, Orville Hill, at the IOJ’s 145th Anniversary Church Service held at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday (June 2).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) receives a plaque from Vice Chairman, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Council, Orville Hill, at the IOJ’s 145th Anniversary Church Service held at the Kingston Parish Church on Sunday (June 2).

PHOTOS: Institute of Jamaica’s 145th Anniversary Church Service

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Newly crowned Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2024, Sornia Samuel, at the parish coronation held at Rusea’s High School in Lucea, Hanover on Saturday (June 1).
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Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2024 Crowned

In a dazzling display of talent and grace, twenty-five-year-old educator Sornia Samuels, was crowned the Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2024 on Saturday (June 1) during a coronation show held at the Rusea’s High School in Lucea. Representing JDA Shipping and Construction, Ms. Samuels was also awarded the sectional prizes for Most Active in the Community, Most Culturally Aware, and Best...
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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars (second left) and Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon (second right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance cultural and tourism training for contestants in the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen competition, at the offices of the TPDCo, on May 30. Witnessing the signing (from left) are Company Secretary, TPDCo, Rosie Carty, and Director, Community Cultural Development Services Division, JCDC, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton.
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JCDC and TPDCo Sign MOU to Facilitate Training for Contestants in Festival Queen Competition

Contestants in the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition are to benefit from training and exposure through a partnership between the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo). Both entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday (May 30), at the offices of the TPDCo, in Kingston. The MOU will last until May 29, 2026,...
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Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.
Labour Day 2024

Volunteers in St. Ann Participated in Several Activities on Labour Day

Residents of St. Ann were out in their numbers as volunteers to undertake projects on Labour Day (May 23), under the theme ‘Ramp up the access… Show that you care’.  With a primary focus on people with disabilities, the elderly and the vulnerable, volunteers engaged in projects at schools, rehabilitation of homes, painting of health facilities and other community-related activities. ...
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Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan on Labour Day (May 23). The members are (from second left) Denzel Thompson; and Ovestra King.
Labour Day 2024

Clarendon Labour Day Project – Photos Only

Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery. Sam Sharpe was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834, the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838, slavery was abolished.
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Floral Tribute – Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which...
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