Professional and amateur singers are being encouraged to enter the 2018 Jamaica Festival Song Competition, which sets the tone for the island’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations. Speaking with JIS News, Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill, said the competition is not restricted to only new talents but also professionals in the music industry. “We...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has said that with the passing of Ian Boyne, Jamaica has lost one of its most impactful practitioners in the field of journalism. Minister Grange said it came as a shock to her when she learnt of the death of the veteran journalist this morning. “I knew he had...

Jamaica will welcome the first set of Chinese coaches early January under a technical cooperation agreement between the Governments of both countries. They will work with local coaches and athletes in various disciplines, providing technical assistance and expertise. Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the Chinese coaches will stay in the island for 30 days....

Are you good at telling jokes? Then the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is inviting you to enter its 2018 stand-up comedy competition. “We know that Jamaicans love a good bellyful of laugh, so if you have the skill, you can build on it through this competition,” said Eastern Regional Manager of the JCDC, David Reid. Stand-up comedy was added...

Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora are being encouraged to make use of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) talent registry to book authentic Jamaican entertainment for various functions and activities. Business and Product Development Manager, Karla Mullings, told JIS News that the agency has a pool of over 3,000 persons and groups who are winners or best performers...

A family fun day entitled, ‘Christmas Breeze’, will be held on Sunday, December 17 at Holywell, the main recreation area in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and World Heritage Site. The event, which begins at 10:00 a.m., is being staged by the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), the organisation that manages the Park on behalf of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the Government of Jamaica/University of the West Indies (UWI) Sugar Heritage Film Project as an important undertaking for the preservation of Jamaica’s rich heritage. She noted that the country’s ethnic, economic and cultural history up to this point has been inextricably tied to sugar. “It was sugar...