Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, celebrates with members of the public as the Emancipation Day float parade travelled along Half-Way-Tree Road in Kingston on Monday (August 1.)
Jamaicans from all walks of life turned out in their thousands on Sunday (July 31) into Monday morning (August 1) to celebrate the nation’s culture at the Seville Emancipation Jubilee at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. The event, which returns to the heritage site after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, included an array of cultural...
The scheduled activities for the main celebration period of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee began on Wednesday, July 27 and will run until Sunday, August 7. Speaking in the House of Representatives on July 26, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the celebration of Jamaica 60 will follow the tradition of having a significant commemoration of Jamaica’s...
The Independence Float and Street Parade will return as part of the country’s 60th anniversary celebrations, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Emancipation Day (August 1) in St. Andrew. The event will start at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road, then head on to Half-Way Tree then to Oxford Road, after which it will turn on Tom Redcam Drive...
Entry to this year’s Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann, will be free of cost. The event will be held from July 31 into Emancipation Day on August 1. Emancipation Jubilee will honour the contribution of the African ancestors through song, dance, drumming, drama, food and fashion. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia...
The winner of the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition will be announced at the National Indoor Sports Centre, National Stadium Complex, today (July 28). The event is slated to commence at 8:00 p.m. The 10 finalists in this year’s competition are Jamaica Sweet Again, by Dez I Boyd; Jamaica Nice Again, by Inspiyah; Rock to da Beat, by Intrestt; I’m...
Approximately 30,000 spectators are expected to attend the National Stadium in St. Andrew on Independence Day (August 6) for the Grand Gala, which is part of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The cultural showcase, which is slated to begin at 6:00 p.m., will feature presentations in music, drama, song and dance, by costumed and uniformed groups alongside popular local artistes. Addressing...
Days after the conclusion of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Washington DC is slated to come alive with the staging of the second annual DC World Reggae Festival to be held at the RFK Festival grounds on August 20 and 21. The two-day festival being staged by Top Tier Management Group in partnership with Pumpstation Entertainment, will celebrate and honour...
Jamaican-born Canadian former heavyweight boxer, Donovan ‘Razor’ Ruddock, will headline an exhibition fight at Sabina Park, Kingston on October 1, to raise funds for infrastructure development of the Good Hope Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine. Details of the ‘Rumble in the Sun’ event were discussed at a recent meeting involving Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister,...