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Murals of musical icons have been painted on walls along Mark Lane, downtown Kingston, and paving stones laid by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).
Murals of musical icons have been painted on walls along Mark Lane, downtown Kingston, and paving stones laid by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC).

Downtown Kingston Cultural District Project to be Expanded

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) project to transform downtown into a cultural district will be expanded during Reggae Month in February. The initiative, which involves infrastructure and beautification works, aims to highlight the country’s iconic musical heritage...
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, provides details about the all-island survey on the cultural and creative industries that will get under way in February.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, provides details about the all-island survey on the cultural and creative industries that will get under way in February.

Cultural and Creative Industries Survey Begins February
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), are greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the 2023 Reggae Month Church Service, on Sunday (January 29). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle under the theme ‘We Come to Ketch the Rhythm in Reverence and Praise’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), are greeted by Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, during the 2023 Reggae Month Church Service, on Sunday (January 29). The service was held at Fellowship Tabernacle under the theme ‘We Come to Ketch the Rhythm in Reverence and Praise’.

Churches Encouraged to Assist in Expanding Jamaica’s Reggae Gospel Industry
Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps perform during the ceremony for the official handover of musical instruments, procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston recently.
Members of the Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps perform during the ceremony for the official handover of musical instruments, procured through a $2-million grant from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Kingston recently.

Tivoli Gardens Drum Corps Gets New Musical Instruments
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton.
Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Kirton.

Large Groups Can Enter JCDC Performing Arts Competitions

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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton. (JIS FIle Photo)
Culture

Entries Open for JCDC 2023 Competitions

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....
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Director of the Economic Accounting Division at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Paula Jackson and Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, address a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Wednesday, (January 11).
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JBDC Embarks on US$72,000 Project to Strengthen Cultural and Creative Industries

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’,...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, presides over the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) at the council’s offices in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (January 10).
Culture

Planning Underway for Reggae Month

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...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, are in a celebratory mood during the 2022 Sam Sharpe Flames of Freedom Ceremony and Celebratory Concert at Tulloch Castle in Kensington, St. James, on Wednesday (December 28).
Culture

Citizens Encouraged to Play Their Part in Positively Transforming Jamaica

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play their part in positively transforming the nation for present and future generations. This urging comes from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who says persons should seek to play a collective role in building Jamaica into a modern paradise by, among other things, looking out for each other. “I am...
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Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Oliver Watt.
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Ministry Of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Launches Podcasts

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has launched two podcasts that highlight activities in Jamaica prior and subsequent to Independence in 1962. The first podcast, titled ‘I Love Jamaica’, presents stories of life on the island and persons’ pre-Independence experiences. It also shares information on Jamaica’s development over the years into one of the most recognisable nation brands...
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Students of Anchovy High School in St. James perform at the inaugural Flames of Freedom Lecture at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, on Thursday, December 22. They are (from left) Kaseem Lawrence (Grade 9), Devron Sanderson (Sixth Form) and Tarick Gaynor (Grade 9).
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Monument Recommended for Slaves Massacred in 1831

A recommendation has been made for the creation of a monument to honour the 200 slaves massacred in Lima, St. James, consequent to the Sam Sharpe Revolt of 1831, by Historiographer and former Mayor of Montego Bay, Shalman Scott. Delivering the inaugural Flames of Freedom Lecture at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Thursday, December 22, Mr. Scott said that...
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