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Hundreds of residents turned up yesterday (July 26), to support the second staging of the Clarendon Crab and Seafood Festival, held at Vere Technical High School, in Hayes. The event was organised by the Lionel Town Zone Committee, in collaboration with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). It is part of the Independence celebrations being observed under the theme: 'I...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, on Saturday (July 25) presented a copy of the Condolence Book, opened at the Institute of Jamaica in tribute to the late acclaimed King of Pop Music, Michael Jackson, to his brother, Tito, who received it on behalf of the Jackson family. The presentation was made during the final night (International...

Winston Hussey, a veteran singer/songwriter from Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, won the Jamaica Festival Song 2009 competition on Sunday (July 26) at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre with his entry, 'Take Back Jamaica'. Hussey, whose real name is Winston Bell, was a clear favourite with the large crowd. He beat nine other contestants in the finals, to take home...

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With the promoters of Reggae Sumfest 2009 declaring a record attendance this year, one of the festival's main sponsors, The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), says it is satisfied with the returns from the part it has played in sponsoring the event. Addressing a Reggae Sumfest Press Conference, at the Iberostar Hotel in Lilliput, St. James, on Friday (July 24), Deputy...

Lady Gladys Bustamante, widow of National Hero, The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, and a prominent member of the Jamaican trade union movement, died in the Tony Thwaites Wing of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) this afternoon. Lady Bustamante, as she was well known, had been confined to home for the past two years and, although she...

More than $1 million in cash and prizes will be won by the 10 finalists in the Jamaica Festival Song Competition 2009, at the finals on Sunday (July 26), at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, on Hope Road, in Kingston, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The winner will collect $1 million, courtesy of Digicel Jamaica, while the Best Performer will take...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen is encouraging senior citizens to let their lives be an inspiration to the young people of the nation. "Our young people need to be motivated to take education more seriously and I believe that you are suitably placed to mentor them on these issues. You can serve as an inspiration to...

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM and the European Union must address problems being faced by cultural practitioners in the region, who are seeking to export their services to Europe. Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the request at a two-day forum on culture and civil society, as they relate to the EPA, which opened...

Festival activities to be staged in western Jamaica by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), were launched today (July 21), at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James. The events, which will take place in St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland, from July 25 to August 6, include Emancipation vigils, Independence thanksgiving church services, street gala and dance, civic...

Twenty three year-old teacher, Kamesha Turner, from St. Ann, is the 2009 Miss Jamaica Festival Queen. Miss Turner, who is also a CARICOM Youth Ambassador, was crowned at the national coronation show, held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, on Hope Road, in Kingston, on July 18. Tamara Dickens, a 25 year-old attorney-at-law, who represented Kingston and St. Andrew, was...

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Ian Neita, has given the assurance that the Fund will continue to lend its support to the Rio Nuevo Battle Site Museum to ensure its viability. Mr. Neita was speaking on behalf of the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett at the official opening of the museum on yesterday (July 18). "It...