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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, gives high-fives to students at St. Andrew Primary School, during a visit to share in the Heritage Day celebrations at the institution in Kingston on October 12.

PHOTOS: Heritage Day Celebration at St. Andrew Primary

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 10).

October 11 to Be Observed as Paul Bogle Day

Students, teachers and parents participate in activities during the 2019 staging of the Seville Heritage Expo in St. Ann.

Seville Heritage Expo Slated for October 11

Director of Community, Cultural Development Services Division, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Marjorie Leyden Kirton.

Heroes’ Day Flag-Raising and Civic Ceremonies in Parishes Islandwide

Director of the Community Cultural Services Division at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton (left), shares a photo opportunity with the 2023 winner of the Commission’s FiWi Short Film Competition, Joel Miller (right), during Thursday’s (September 28) award ceremony held at the Palace Cineplex at Sovereign Centre in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: JCDC FiWi Short Film Competition Award Ceremony

Jamaicans and Friends of Jamaica are in a celebratory mood at ‘Jamaica Fest’ held at Veterans Plaza downtown Silver Spring, Maryland on September 17.

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Jamaican Embassy Stages Cultural Explosion in the Heart of Washington, DC

The vibrant colors and pulsating rhythms of Jamaica came alive in Washington, DC, on September 17, as the Jamaican Embassy staged ‘Jamaica Fest.’ Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland was transformed into a brilliant display of Jamaican art, music, and culture in celebration of the island's 61st anniversary of Independence. Reggae beats filled the air and the national flags...

Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2021-2024, Olive Senior.

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Jamaicans Urged to Explore Poetry Archive

Persons are being invited to support and explore the Jamaica Poetry Archive for their favourite poet or poem. The electronic Archive, which is the first in the country, was established by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) through its Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme, and serves as an online repository of Jamaican poets and their work. It now features 20...

Kingston Creative Executive Director, Andrea Dempster-Chung (seated left), and Expedia Group Senior Business Development Manager, Warren Ho (seated right), affix their signatures to an agreement that will facilitate Jamaica’s participation in Expedia Group’s Sustainability Giveback programme, on Wednesday (September 13) on Water Lane in Kingston. Observing the signing (from left) are Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Acting Deputy Director of Tourism for the Americas, Philip Rose; Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill; JTB Manager of Tour Operators and Airlines, Francine Carter Henry; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Winston Ennis. Kingston Creative received a donation of US$15,000 from the Expedia Group in association with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Kingston Creative was selected, on the recommendation of the JTB, to be awarded the Expedia Sustainability Grant for 2023 to support its work in community tourism and the wider cultural and creative industries.

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PHOTOS: Kingston Creative Receives US$15,000 from the Expedia Group

Kingston Creative Executive Director, Andrea Dempster-Chung (seated left), and Expedia Group Senior Business Development Manager, Warren Ho (seated right), affix their signatures to an agreement that will facilitate Jamaica’s participation in Expedia Group’s Sustainability Giveback programme, on Wednesday (September 13) on Water Lane in Kingston. Observing the signing (from left) are Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Acting Deputy Director of Tourism...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (eighth right), are surrounded by finalists in the JIS’s 2022 Heritage Competition, at the awards ceremony held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Representative of competition co-sponsor, GK Insurance, Janell Myers (ninth right), also shared in the occasion.

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Entries for 2023 JIS Heritage Competition Open September 18

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) will begin accepting entries for its annual Heritage Competition on Monday, September 18. Primary, secondary and tertiary-level students will again have an opportunity to use essays, posters, or photographs to demonstrate their knowledge on a topical issue permeating the Jamaican society. For this year’s competition, students will be asked to contribute to the discussion surrounding...

Dr. the Honourable Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett Coverley.

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Plans Underway for Second Annual Miss Lou Festival

Plans are in high gear for the staging of the second annual festival in honour of the late Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, who is affectionately known as ‘Miss Lou.’ The festival is being scheduled for December 9 at a venue to be announced shortly. Details were shared by members of the Louise Bennett Coverley Festival Committee at a special...

Celebrated Jamaican poet, performer, writer, educator, folklorist and activist, the late Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverly (left), along with late former University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor, Ralston Milton “Rex” Nettleford.

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Month-Long Celebrations for ‘Miss Lou’

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is commemorating the 104th anniversary of the birth of late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley, with a month-long series of activities across the island. Dr. Bennett, affectionately called ‘Miss Lou’, was born on September 7, 1919, at 40 North Street, Kingston. The celebrations began with a floral tribute at National Heroes...

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KSAMC and Kingston Creative Sign MOU

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kingston Creative to continue the redevelopment of downtown. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, told JIS News that the MOU will further advance the vision to transform and reimagine downtown Kingston. “We are also pursuing the transformation of Kingston into a tourism city. The...