The Government has set aside more than $100 million to upgrade facilities at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, and the National Arena,  in St. Andrew. For the Trelawny stadium, irrigation infrastructure will be constructed at a cost of $57 million, while a $60 million enhancement project will be undertaken at the National Arena, to host national, regional and international events. Anticipated...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, says she was deeply saddened by the news that veteran Jamaican singer, Jimmy Riley, died yesterday in New York. The Minister said that her long association with Riley and their close professional relationship made the news extremely heartrending. She said that she was sure that the entire entertainment community...

Alton Ellis, one of Jamaica's pioneering reggae recording artistes, along with Caribbean counterpart Eddie Grant, will be inducted into the International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) Hall of Fame this year. Ellis and Grant, considered icons of the pop music industry, will be honoured during ceremonies for the 25th annual staging of the IRAWMA at the world famous Apollo...

A panel of senior Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers have called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to work with the JCF to fight crime. The team of three, which included Deputy Commissioner, Charles Scarlett of the Intelligence Unit, Assistant Commissioner Glenmore Hinds of Operation Kingfish and Inspector V. C. Campbell of the Narcotics Unit were speaking at a recent community...

Jamaican Leonard Morris is among a number of New York-area artists whose works are on display at the City University of New York (CUNY) in the United States. The art exhibition, which opened on January 8 and runs through to the end of February, is part of the university's annual tribute to the legacy of late civil rights advocate, Dr....

After a two-year break, the acclaimed local publication, The Jamaica Journal is set to be re-launched on April 1 at the Jamaica Library Service in Kingston. Produced by the Institute of Jamaica, this latest volume features articles of an expository nature, examining educational and innovative research areas such as Life and History, the Arts, Science, Technology and Literature. In keeping...

The Music and Heritage Committee has launched the 'Jamaica Music Revue' and issued a call to the theatre community to outline proposals for the production and staging of the theatrical production, which will showcase the history and development of Jamaican music. Intended to be an ongoing production utilizing local talent in music, drama and dance, the Revue will portray the...

A unique festival to celebrate the opening of a community centre, the La Condition Publique, in the French town Roubaix, will have Jamaican culture as its focal point. Called I-Land, the festival will last from May 15 to July 18 and its organizers, the La Condition Publique, have said they would seek to explore and contrast elements of life in...