The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be launching an all-industry survey of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) in February, to garner comprehensive and empirical data on the sector. Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Harold Davis, told JIS News that the launch coincides with the celebration of Reggae Month, which is a product of the creative industry....

Churches are being encouraged to assist in expanding Jamaica’s Reggae gospel industry. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who made the call, invited churches to, “focus on unearthing and developing gospel bands and vocal talents across the country, and unleashing them on the world in reverence and praise.” She was speaking during the 2023 Reggae Month...

Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps are honing their talents on brand-new musical instruments, which were procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven, officially handed over the pieces of equipment, which include drums and trumpets, during a recent ceremony held...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is once again accepting entries for large groups of more than 10 persons for its performing arts competitions. The programme covers the areas of dance, deaf dance, drama, music, traditional folkforms and speech. Deadline for entries is Friday, January 20, 2023. Acting Executive Director of the JCDC, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, told JIS News that the...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is accepting entries for its 2023 competitions. These are the Jamaica Festival Song, Jamaica Gospel Song, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Jamaica Culinary Arts, Jamaica Creative Writing, Jamaica Visual Arts, and the National Festival of the Performing Arts in the areas of dance, drama and theatre, speech and music, traditional folk forms and deaf dance....

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has embarked on a US$72,000 project to strengthen the cultural and creative industries (CCI) in Jamaica. CCIs can be defined as those industries whose activities are based on cultural values or other artistic individual or collective creative expressions. Titled ‘UNESCO JAM NSS CCI – Economic and Social Impact of Jamaica’s Cultural and Creative Industries’,...

Planning for the highly anticipated Reggae Month is now underway, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. “February is Reggae Month, and we are looking at a series of activities to celebrate the Month. We will update the Council by way of communication of these activities so that, by the time we get to February, we will be far...