The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) is inviting submissions for the 2024 Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry competition, for which the deadline is March 1. The winners will receive cash prizes of US$1,000 in several categories. These are the Edward Baugh Prize for adult writers from Portland, St Thomas, Kingston and St Andrew; the Louise Bennett-Coverley Prize for...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops to prepare participants for the Literary Arts/Creative Writing Competitions. The workshops, which run from January 15 to 27, will cover five subject areas –Screenwriting, Playwriting, Poetry, Novels and Essay writing. Among the scheduled presenters are Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies, Institute of Caribbean Studies, University...

Persons can view award-winning pieces of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2023 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition at parish libraries. The exhibition, organised by the JCDC in collaboration with the National Library of Jamaica and the Jamaica Library Service, is open to the public free of cost. The pieces are currently being showcased at the parish library in St. Ann...

A Bill to amend the Domestic Violence Act was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 19). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, concluded the debate in the Lower House, where she underscored that the Bill is indicative of the Government’s position on citizens’ security and safety. “Today we have traversed the landscape of...

Persons can view an exhibition, titled ‘The Face of Us’, which opened at the National Gallery of Jamaica in downtown Kingston on December 10. The exhibition, which showcases some 50 artworks by 39 Jamaican artists based locally and overseas, runs until March 31, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Viewers will see paintings, installation...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Tuesday’s (December 12) official unveiling of the George Stiebel Bust at Devon House in Kingston. Devon House was the residence of George Stiebel, who became Jamaica’s first black millionaire.

Jamaicans are being encouraged to support a Yuletide telethon aimed at raising some $40 million on the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) to fund three ongoing projects. The JSSE, a subsidiary of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is aiming to mobilise resources into the stock exchange for the funding of projects that are delivering socio-economic, environmental and cultural benefits for...

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, places a wreath at the shrine of late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Michael Manley, during a floral tribute held at National Heroes Park in downtown Kingston on Sunday (December 10) to commemorate the 99TH anniversary of Mr. Manley’s birth. Jamaica’s fourth Prime Minister, Mr. Manley served from 1972 to 1980 and from...

Inscription of the archaeological site of Port Royal on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List is currently going through the nomination process. Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692 when a large portion of the town fell into the sea and about 2,000 people died as a result of the tremor. “The...