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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Culinary Arts Competition 2023 to Highlight the Coconut

Jamaicans entering this year’s Jamaica Culinary Arts Competition will have the opportunity to showcase various dishes using the coconut. The coconut is the featured food for the competition, a staple on the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) annual calendar. Entrants...

Principal of Salt Marsh Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, Mervyn Sinclair, is schooled in the latest dance moves by student, Omani Cunningham, during a dance session, which was part of their Jamaica Day festivities held Friday, March 3.

Principal Says Children Should Learn More About Jamaican Culture

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre) admires a bust of National Heroine the Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons in Holywell, at the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Executive Director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) Dr. Susan Otuokon, and Acting Colonel of the Charles Town Maroons, Marcia Douglas.

Bust of Nanny Unveiled

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), leads members of the diplomatic corps on a tour of the downtown Kingston Artwalk district. At left, State Minister in the Ministry. Hon. Alando Terrelonge, points out murals of Reggae music icons that are painted on the walls of buildings. The tour of the area, which took place on Wednesday, (March 1), was part of activities for Diplomatic Week from February 27 to March 3.

PHOTOS: Diplomatic Corps Visit Downtown Kingston Artwalk

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a Ministerial Briefing, held on Wednesday (March 1) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, 2 Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston.

Government Seeks Special Treatment for Creatives

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (second left), stands with (from left) Glenmuir High School teacher, Trishaunna Henry; Managing Director, J Wray and Nephew (JWN), Jean-Phillipe Beyer, and JWN Master Blender, Joy Spence, at the “Lest We Forget’ monument, which was unveiled at the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in St. Elizabeth on Monday (February 27).

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Commemorative Monument Unveiled at Appleton Estate

A 12-foot monument honouring slaves who worked on the Appleton Estate plantation in St Elizabeth was unveiled on Monday (February 27) by J. Wray and Nephew Limited (JWN), a member of the Campari Group. The structure, dubbed ‘Lest We Forget’, was designed by 26-year-old teacher at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, Trishaunna Henry. It was unveiled during a ceremony at...

Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road to Mandela Park for performances.

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PHOTOS: Jonkunoo Saturday Road March in Half-Way Tree

Jonkunno performers at the ‘Jonkunoo Saturday Road March’ in Half-Way-Tree on February 25. The event, organised by the Institute of Creative Training & Development and 24/7 Productions, in association with the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, aimed to highlight and revive Jonkunoo as one of Jamaica’s oldest traditions. The costumers marched from Courts on Constant Spring Road...

Speech and Literary Arts Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Damion Radcliffe.

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JCDC to Host Creative Writing Workshops

Budding and established writers, and lovers of literature are being invited to participate in the Jamaica Creative Writing Competition and Exhibition Workshops. The six-day virtual workshops, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), are slated for February 21, 23, 24 and 28, and March 2 and 3. Topics to be discussed include poetry, novel and short story writing, as...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2023/2024 Throne Speech in Parliament, today (February 14).

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Insurance to be Provided for Practitioners in Entertainment, Cultural and Creative Industries

The Government has engaged an actuarial consulting firm to assist with the tender process to provide group, health and life insurance for registered practitioners in the entertainment, cultural and creative industries. Making the disclosure while delivering the 2023/2024 Throne Speech in Parliament, today (February 14), Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said as a nation of innovative...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Creative Sector Generates US$2.2 Billion in Earnings

Jamaica’s creative sector generated approximately US$2.2 billion in earnings during 2022. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement while speaking during the second staging of the Jamaica Creative Career Expo recently. The event was hosted at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. Minister Grange said the sector accounted for 5.2 per cent of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange places a candle on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter, and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 112th anniversary of his birth, on Friday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Tribute To Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange places a candle on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter, and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 112th anniversary of his birth, on Friday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

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Grange: Sanchez was wonderful

An excited crowd filled the amphitheatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in St Andrew, to sing along to the songs of Sanchez on Thursday (last night). The entertainer, considered one of the best Reggae singers, performed on the second day of Reggae Month. His show titled ‘Sanchez Live: One in a million you’ was presented by the Ministry of...