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

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

Jamaicans who have contributed to their communities through various fields will be honoured on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 16. The recipients will receive plaques at flag-raising and civic ceremonies in various parishes islandwide. The events, organised by parish offices...

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.

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

Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2021-2024, Olive Senior.

Jamaicans Urged to Explore Poetry Archive

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.

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

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...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, on Thursday (August 17) at National Heroes Park in Kingston, to mark the 136th anniversary of his birth.

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PHOTOS: Floral Tribute to Commemorate the 136th Anniversary of the Birth of National Hero the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, on Thursday (August 17) at National Heroes Park in Kingston, to mark the 136th anniversary of his birth.

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (second left), presents the Keys to the City of Kingston to soca superstar Machel Montano (right), during the Independence Grand Gala on Sunday, August 6 at the National Stadium in St. Andrew. Observing (from left) are Councillor Audrey Smith Facey and Chief Executive Officer, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill.

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Machel Montano Gets Keys to the City of Kingston

Soca superstar Machel Montano has been given the Keys to the City of Kingston in recognition of his sterling iconic music career, which has positively influenced fans across the Caribbean and the world. The presentation was made by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, during the Independence Day Grand Gala celebrations on August 6, in the National Stadium. It...

Members of the Grammy-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage perform at the Independence Grand Gala held on Sunday, August 6 at the National Stadium. They were recognised as the Jamaica Reggae Icon Awardees during this year’s staging of the Independence Day Grand Gala celebrations.

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Morgan Heritage Receives Reggae Icon Award

Legendary Grammy Award-winning group, Morgan Heritage, has been honoured by the Government for outstanding contribution to the evolution and growth of Jamaican music and its worldwide popularity. The group was presented with the Jamaica Reggae Icon Award by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during the staging of...