Residents of Spanish Town are being invited to turn out for an elaborate motorcade on Saturday (August 6) put on by the Lauriston/Thompson Pen Community 4-H club in honour of its 25th anniversary and Jamaica 60. Starting at noon, the motorcade will feature a marching band, Kumina group and Jonkonnu band and will leave from Greendale before continuing onto the...

Performers in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Mello-Go-Roun’ take the stage at the end of the showcase inside the National Stadium Complex in Kingston on August 3. The annual show features the best of performances in poetry, drama, song and dance from the JCDC’s Festival of the Arts.

Players in the local apparel sector are being urged to look towards sustainability as the global fashion industry places increased focus on more environmentally friendly practices. Acting Head of Department for Applied Art, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Laura Lee Jones, said there can be no conversation surrounding the future of fashion without mentioning sustainability. Citing...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has partnered with Red Stripe Jamaica to execute a national initiative involving the beautification of various locations across the island. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the initiative will serve to inspire Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to continue exemplifying the Jamaican spirit. “Jamaica is...

Focused on rallying around “Reigniting a Nation for Greatness,” Jamaicans came together in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) metropolitan region on Sunday (July 31) to mark their island nation’s Diamond Jubilee. With a special church service of thanksgiving which also celebrated 184 years of emancipation from slavery, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said they are “crucial partners and drivers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, attended the 68th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which culminated with the official launch of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign on August 1. The launch brought the curtains down on the three-day agricultural showcase held from July 30 to August 1 at the Denbigh Showground, Clarendon. Prime Minister Holness, who visited...

Cultural Drummers, Jamique Ensemble, deliver an electrifying performance during the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann, on July 31.