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During the month of February 2009, the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) will once again carry out a number of activities in celebration of Reggae Month. Reggae Month which is in its second year, comes against the background of 2009 marking the 50th anniversary since the birth of the formal Jamaican Music Industry. The Minister, the Honourable...

RBTT Bank donated $100,000 towards the fund established to help the children left behind from the Portland motor vehicle tragedy of December 19. This brings the amount of money donated by individuals, companies and the Government of Jamaica to $2.6M. Assistant General Manager, Marketing and Customer Care at RBTT, Judith Forth Blake said that "As a socially responsible corporate entity,...

President of the Atlanta-based Benevolent Mission of Atlanta (BMA), Gail Dunwell, has said that the new 12-member board, which took office on January 1, will place emphasis on partnering with other Diaspora organisations in the United States, in order to provide a more holistic approach to addressing the plight of Jamaican children. "We will also be concentrating our efforts on...

With less than a week before the start of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Executive Producer of the festival and President of Turnkey Productions, Walter Elmore, said that preparations are on target. "The stage is already up and the roof is going up now. Most of our skyboxes are up, we are putting in the food court, so we...

Children's Advocate Mrs. Mary Clarke, is reminding the nation that the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), is mandated to protect and enforce the rights and best interests of every Jamaican child. "The OCA investigates complaints made by or on behalf of a child whose rights have been infringed upon by any action taken by a relevant authority. The Office...

Late Jamaican and international reggae icon, Bob Marley will be honoured with the first Mayor of London's Heritage Plaque, which will be unveiled on October 26. The plaque will be mounted at 34 Ridgmount Gardens where Bob Marley lived when he fist visited the United Kingdom in 1972. Mayor of London, Ken Livingston and Acting Jamaica High Commissioner, Sharon Saunders...

Alton Ellis, one of Jamaica's pioneering reggae recording artistes, along with Caribbean counterpart Eddie Grant, will be inducted into the International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) Hall of Fame this year. Ellis and Grant, considered icons of the pop music industry, will be honoured during ceremonies for the 25th annual staging of the IRAWMA at the world famous Apollo...

More than 700 students at the Priory Primary School and Infant Department in St. Ann are now better aware of Jamaica's heritage and culture as a result of a 'Jamaica Day' activity, which was recently held at the school. The event saw members of staff and students participating in traditional dances, ring games, story telling, folk songs and jonkonnu parade...

The house in which National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante was born at Blenheim in Hanover, is to be rebuilt. Work should begin next month. This was announced by Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Professor Verene Shepherd, during her keynote address at a civic ceremony to mark the 122nd anniversary of the birth of Sir...

After three weeks of intense competition, the curtains have come down on the Ministry of Finance and Planning's second annual quiz competition, with the Economic Management Division emerging the winning team. At the finals held at the Ministry's National Heroes office yesterday (Feb. 23) the winning team, comprised of Orlin Weise, Nicholas Isaacs, Nadine James, and Ian Scarlett, trounced their...

The Fair Prospect High School is celebrating 35 years of educational service in the parish of Portland, and a number of activities have been planned to mark the milestone. Formerly called the Fair Prospect Secondary School, the institution began operations in September 1970.Principal of the school Sylvia McKenzie said that the celebrations have been extended over the academic year and...

Minister of State for Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill has said that the annual Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival has a tremendous impact on the hospitality industry, as it helps to boost visitor arrivals.He told JIS News, that 22,600 persons attended last year's festival and said he was optimistic that this year's event would be "bigger and better."...