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Creatives Putting Their Best Pitch Forward

Kingston Creative, in partnership with JAMPRO, hosted a Creative Entrepreneur Meetup called Best Pitch Forward. On November 27 at 5 pm, twelve lucky creative entrepreneurs pitched for a pool of funds to kick start their respective creative projects! Best Pitch...

Project Director, Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special Projects at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon. (JIS File Photo)

National Committee To Plan Activities For Diamond Jubilee In 2022

Jamaica’s Revivalism Submitted for UNESCO Inscription Consideration – Grange

Project Director, Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special Projects, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon.

Culture Ministry Launches ‘Jamaica 60’ Logo Competition

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. (File Photo)

Youth Encouraged not to Surrender to Social Pressure

Assistant Curator and Head of the Education Department, National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), Kirt Henry.

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National Gallery Hosts Teachers’ Webinar Saturday

A webinar designed to assist teachers to incorporate the resources of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) in their lesson planning is scheduled to take place on Saturday (November 14), beginning at 1:00 p.m. The live-streamed event, organised by the Education Department of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is being held under the theme ‘Supporting Art, Experiences and Learners’....

This figure is identified as Boinayel the Rain Giver, an important god of the Taíno. The tears that stream from his eyes signify the magical tears that created rain. His twin brother, Márohu, was the god of sunny weather. These two weather gods were locked in a constant battle between rain and clear skies. Naturally, the Taíno needed both twins to work in harmony to ensure a good harvest. The original sculpture is in the British Museum).

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Government Moving to Retrieve Taino Artefacts

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is moving to retrieve precolonial indigenous sculptures being housed at the British Museum in the United Kingdom (UK). These are Taino wooden sculptures – the ‘Boinayel figures’ and ‘Birdman’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said that “as Minister, I am determined to ensure the repatriation of cultural...

Deputy Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Nicole Patrick-Shaw.

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IOJ Stages Virtual Heritage Fest Friday

Several artefacts from various divisions of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) will be on display at a virtual Heritage Fest to take place on Friday, October 30 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The public can view the one-hour event via the IOJ’s YouTube page. Deputy Director of IOJ, Nicole Patrick-Shaw, told JIS News that the virtual event will give people a...

Manager of the Programmes Coordination Division, Institute of Jamaica (IoJ) , Georgette Francis.

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Institute of Jamaica Hosts Competition for Young Students

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), through its Programmes Coordination Division, is hosting a competition, titled, ‘Colour Me’, which targets students between six and 12 years old. In an interview with JIS News, Programmes Manager of the Division, Georgette Francis, said it is a light-hearted initiative that is being used to engage the children in a creative way during the COVID-19...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks during a Gastronomic Cultural Exchange between Jamaica and Colombia, at the Runaway Bay HEART/NSTA Trust Institute in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Wednesday (October 21).

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Jamaica-Colombia Culinary Exposition among the Highlights of National Heritage Week

In celebration of National Heritage Week 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Embassy of Colombia in Jamaica jointly staged a virtual cooking exposition, which highlighted the countries’ culinary similarities. The Gastronomic Cultural Exchange, dubbed, ‘A Conversation with Paula Silva – ‘Coachef’’, was streamed live from the Runaway Bay HEART/NSTA Trust Institute in Runaway Bay, St....

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JIS Extends Deadline for Heritage Competition to October 31

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for its 2020 Heritage Competition from October 24 to October 31 at midnight. The annual competition, which is divided into three components, targets students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Primary level students aged nine to 12 are required to identify a Jamaican person or...