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Filmmaker Wesley Hylton (left) collects a trophy from Adjudicator and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr Lisa Tomlinson, for placing first in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s FIWI Short Film Competition. The occasion was an awards ceremony held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in Kingston on Thursday (September 2). The short film ‘Too Much Massa’ was produced by Hylton and Akeem White.

‘Too Much Massa’ Wins JCDC FI WI Short Film competition

Amateur film-makers Akeem White and Wesley Hylton have copped the top prize in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) FI WI Short Film Competition. The team submitted the film titled, ‘Too Much Massa’ using the Jamaican proverb, ‘Dawg wid too...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (right), presents a trophy to student of Morgan’s Pass Primary School in Clarendon, Amani Shrouder, who was the winner of the Essay category in the 2020 JIS Heritage Competition. Photo: Mark Bell

Entries Now Open For JIS Heritage Competition

Theatre and Drama Development Specialist at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Shaun Drysdale.

Nine Finalists Selected For JCDC’S FI WI Film Competition

Jamaica Has Lost A Great Pioneer of Music: the Unforgettable Lee “Scratch” Perry – PM Holness

The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

Virtual Symposium Being Held In Honour Of Marcus Garvey

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Horace Dalley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition during Friday’s (August 6) flag raising ceremony at Statue Park, just outside the National Stadium in Kingston. The event was among the activities marking the country’s 59th Independence Day Anniversary.

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PHOTOS: Most Hon. Andrew Holness attends Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Stadium

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left) in discussion with (from 2nd left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Horace Dalley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition during Friday’s (August 6) flag raising ceremony at Statue Park, just outside the National Stadium in Kingston....

Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Hanover Municipal Corporation, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, gives her remarks at a civic ceremony commemorating Jamaica’s 59th year of Independence, held at Bustamante Square, Lucea, Hanover on August 6.

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Hanover Celebrates Independence with Civic Ceremony in Lucea

The Hanover Municipal Corporation on Friday (August 6) hosted a civic ceremony commemorating Jamaica’s 59th year of Independence. The ceremony was held at Bustamante Square, Lucea, in the Parish. In her message, Deputy Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Councillor Andria Dehaney-Grant, called on Jamaicans to work together for a better country. “Let us...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre, front row), is flanked by citizens who received the St. James Municipal Corporation Spirit of Independence and Mayor’s Special Awards, during the municipality’s Independence Day Flag Raising and Civic Ceremony, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Friday (August 6).

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16 Awards Presented in St James Parish Independence Celebrations

Some 16 persons in St. James were recognised for their outstanding contributions to the parish’s development, during the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Independence Day Flag Raising and Civic Ceremony, on Friday (August 6). The event was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in the parish’s capital, under the theme “Jamaica 59; Come Mek We Celebrate Online.” Some 10 honourees...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents the winner’s trophy to Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021, Dominic Reid, following her coronation at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Sunday (August 1). Ms. Reid, a dental surgeon who represented Manchester, is the daughter of 1991 Festival Queen, Karlene Kelly-Reid. At left is first runner-up in this year’s competition, Miss Westmoreland, Nakinskie Robinson. The Festival Queen competition, which forms part of the Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations, is organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

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PHOTOS: Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2021 Coronation

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

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Preparations Underway for Jamaica 60

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that preparations are in high gear to mark the country’s 60th anniversary of Independence in 2022. “We are already on our way with the Jamaica 60 logo, which was selected through a competition,” she said in a video message aired at the National Emancipation and Independence thanksgiving service held...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (File Photo)

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Virtual Celebrations for Jamaica 59

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is inviting Jamaicans to join the virtual celebration of the country’s 59th anniversary of Independence. With restrictions on live activities, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Minister Grange said that events will be broadcast on national television or online to allow the public to participate from the safety and comfort of...

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National Independence Church Service This Sunday

The virtual National Service of Thanksgiving to mark Jamaica’s 183rd anniversary of Emancipation and 59 years since Independence will take place on Sunday (August 1), at the Portmore Gospel Assembly, St. Catherine at 9:00 a.m. The service, organised through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be held under the theme: ‘Jamaica 59: Stronger Together’. Guest preacher will...