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Political Scientist and Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Rupert Lewis says Jamaica's stellar achievements in sports and culture continue to serve as notable examples of the country's success since its Independence from Britain in 1962. Professor Rupert Lewis Jamaica, on August 6, will celebrate its 48th year of Independence,...

Former Prime Minister, Hon. Edward Seaga will be the guest speaker at a Dinner/Dance, commemorating Jamaica's anniversary of Independence, to be held on Friday, August 6, at the Fort Lauderdale Hilton Hotel. Hosted by members of Jamaica United Relief Association (JURA), a South Florida non-profit community association, the event will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a Cultural Extravaganza and reception....

Hundreds of citizens from St. James came out to embrace and participate in the Emancipation celebrations at Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay on Saturday night (July 31). The celebrations were organised and produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), in association with the St. James Parish Council. It included demonstrations by marching bands, renditions from a number of gospel...

On Friday (August 6), at dusk, the Miami Tower, formerly the Bank of America Tower, at International Place, downtown in Miami, will illuminate in the black, green and gold colours of the Jamaican flag, in celebration of Jamaica's 48th anniversary of Independence. The Miami landmark will remain lit into Monday morning (August 9), as a tribute to the positive impact...

Hundreds of Jamaican nationals and friends united in worship at the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale on August 1 to celebrate Jamaica's anniversary of Emancipation and Independence, at the Ecumenical service of thanksgiving. The service was organised by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami. Guest preacher, Dr. Samuel Vassel, Pastor of the Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene...

Sunday, August 1 was declared 'Jamaica Day' in the United States capital, by the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Adrian Fenty. Mayor Fenty read the proclamation at a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate Jamaica's 176th year of Emancipation as well the country's 48th year of Independence, at Dumbarton Chapel, Howard University, in Washington, D.C., on August 1. Security Attach

Overcast conditions and a light drizzle did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of the island, who turned out for today's (July 31) service of Praise and Thanksgiving in London, to mark Jamaica's 48th anniversary of Independence. Among the special guests at the Parish Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, were the Deputy Lord Mayor of...

The Emancipation "Road to Freedom" exhibition, depicting the journey of Africans through enslavement to full freedom, is now opened to the public at the St. James Parish Library in Montego Bay. Established and mounted by the St. James office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), the exhibition was officially opened Thursday (July 29), at a ceremony attended by persons...

Tickets for the much anticipated Jamaica Independence Festival Grand Gala, scheduled for Friday (August 6) at the National Stadium, will be available as of Tuesday (August 3). Patrons interested in attending the Grand Gala can collect the tickets, which are free of cost, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) parish offices, the Inland Revenue Department, the Registrar General Department's...

Sisters to Sisters, a charitable organization made up of women in the various areas of public life, including Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon Olivia "Babsy" Grange, has donated approximately $8 million to the Women's Centre Foundation and the Bureau of Women's Affairs. The presentation took place Friday (July 30) at the Women's Centre, Trafalgar Road, Kingston. The...

The 2010 Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show promises to be bigger and better with a slew of activities and attractions over the three-day staging. The show is slated for Saturday, July 31 to Monday, August 2 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, under the theme: 'Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow.' Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' on...

With 176 years since slavery was officially abolished in Jamaica, the celebratory atmosphere that existed, in the hours leading up to Emancipation Day (August 1) is still kept alive through the yearly staging of Emancipation anniversary vigils island-wide. Normally held on the 31st of July, starting at approximately 9:00 p.m. in major town capitals throughout the island, these all-night vigils,...