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The people of Portland paid tribute to the country's National Heroes during the annual Heroes Day Salute held yesterday (October 18) at the Port Antonio square. The function, held under the national theme: "I believe in Jamaica.. Our People, Our Land, Our Heritage', was organised by the Portland Office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). It was a festive...

To commemorate the life and work of the seven National Heroes, a church service was held at the Port Antonio Baptist Church in Portland, on October 17. The event was organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Portland Office, as part of activities to celebrate Heritage Week, which was observed from October 10 to 18, under the theme: 'I...

In its continued effort to promote the observance of October as National Heritage Month, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), through its Montego Bay Regional Office staged the third of five heritage exhibition and book sales, at the Mount Salem Primary and Junior High School, St. James, Wednesday (October 13). Special packages containing posters of the national heroes and the national...

The threat of rainfall could not keep away the huge crowd, which descended on the Seville Heritage Park grounds in St. Ann on Wednesday (Oct.13) for Heritage Expo 2010. Thousands of students and teachers from various schools across the island turned out to support the event, where they enjoyed cultural performances from Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) award-winning groups, while...

The threat of rainfall could not keep away the huge crowd, which descended on the Seville Heritage Park grounds in St. Ann on Wednesday (Oct.13) for Heritage Expo 2010. Thousands of students and teachers from various schools across the island turned out to support the event, where they enjoyed cultural performances from Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) award-winning groups, while...

The Stepney Primary and Junior High School in St. Ann is the latest institution to benefit from the donation of publications on the country's heritage from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). On Wednesday (October 13), the agency's Acting Special Projects Manager, Latoya Crossman, travelled to the school, where she handed over posters of the national heroes and heroine, and the...

As the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) continues its involvement in Heritage Week activities, a team from the agency visited the St. Margaret's Bay All Age School in Portland on October 12, to promote heritage awareness and to participate in that institution's events. During the visit, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe, presented a heritage gift package consisting...

Thousands of students and teachers from various schools across the island are expected to converge at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay today (October 13), for Heritage Expo 2010. The expo, which is an annual event hosted by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), will be held under the Heritage Week theme: 'I believe in Jamaica... Our Land......

Jamaican born poet and musician, Linton Kwesi Johnson, delivered the inaugural October Lecture on October 4, to officially mark the start of activities for the 'Across the Street, Around the World Festival', staged by the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in London. The Festival, now in its fourth year, is a three-week celebration of arts and culture timed to coincide...

In 1978, a young lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, armed with nothing but a little faith, a whole lot of courage, a desire to positively impact the lives of the poor and oppressed, and a strong belief that "faith can move mountains," decided to start a ministry in a low income community in St. Andrew....

A new album featuring some of Jamaica's finest artistes, including Toots Hibbert, Anthony B and CeCile doing covers and interpretations of some great British Indie, Punk and Britpop songs, had its official launch on October 6, at the Jamaican High Commission, in London . The album, 'Kingston Calling', is produced by Paul Hussey, who told JIS News that the album...

The Port Antonio regional office of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) opened its Heritage activities, with a visit to Martins Primary School, St. Mary, on Thursday (October 7). Students participated in an audio visual presentation and an interactive question and answer session. The school was also presented with JIS publications for its library. The visit forms part of the Agency's...