Jamaica’s rich culture and heritage will be celebrated during the 21st staging of the Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. The annual event, under the theme ‘Emancipation Jubilee: The Genesis’, will be held from July 31 into Emancipation Day on August 1. It is being organised by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) under the distinguished...

The best of Jamaican cuisine will be on display at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Culinary Arts Expo, to be held on August 2 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. This event is being organised by the JCDC to commemorate the Commission’s 55th anniversary. It also forms part of the Jamaica 56 Emancipation and Independence celebrations under...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to wear the colours of this year’s Festival fashion theme, ‘Bandana Be Bold, with Black, Green and Gold’ to celebrate Emancipation and Independence. The country is celebrating 56 years of Independence under the theme, “Jamaica 56 – One Love, One Family’. Emancipation Day will be observed on August 1, while Independence Day will be celebrated on...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says Jamaica has the capacity to develop a medical cannabis industry that rivals the other sectors. Noting that the health benefits of cannabis are “enormous”, Mr. Terrelonge said Jamaica’s tertiary institutions, particularly the University of Technology (UTech) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), are...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the entertainment sector was robust in 2017, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) reporting that 19,158 events were staged across the island. “These events provided more than 30,000 temporary jobs. The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is very aware of the value of entertainment, since it collected...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has transferred a sum of $12 million to the Administrator General as Trustee to establish a Rastafari Trust Fund. “We are committed to transfer $30 million annually over the next three years to ensure the sustainability of the Fund,” Portfolio Minster, Hon. Olivia Grange, said as she made her contribution to the...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is embarking on a programme of deliberate promotion of the business of culture, the arts and the creative economy. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 3. In this regard, the Ministry staged the National...