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Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), flanked by first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St. Andrew, Daindra Harrison, during the 2024 national coronation.

Festival Queen Parish Coronations Continue This Weekend

By: Jermi-Lee Nelson, June 20, 2025

The parish coronations for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition will continue this week with the crowning of Miss Clarendon, Miss St. Elizabeth, Miss St. Ann, and Miss St. Catherine....

Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Michele Creed-Nelson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Leonard Francis (second right), look on as Director of Endangered Species Intervention at Bat Conservation International, Jon Flanders (right), highlights features of a bat exhibit titled ‘Guardians of the Night: Celebrating Jamaica’s Remarkable Bats’ during the launch on Wednesday (June 18), at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in downtown Kingston. Also observing are Chief of Conservation and Global Strategy, BCI, Kevin Pierson (left), and Director of the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), Tracy Commock. The exhibition, mounted by the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ), highlights the island’s diverse bat population, including two critically endangered species that inhabit only a few cave locations across the country.

Jamaicans Urged to Preserve Vital Bat Population

By: Britney Stevens, June 20, 2025

Yoga instructors, participants, including members of the Indian community, pose after a yoga session held on the lawns of India House, East King’s House Road, Kingston, in 2023.

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Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.

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Schools Across Jamaica to Celebrate Africa Day on Friday, May 30

This year’s Africa Day celebrations in schools across the island are scheduled for Friday, May 30. The day is traditionally observed on May 25 by the African Union and nations...

By: Judith A. Hunter, May 27, 2025

The eight contestants vying for the title of Miss St. Thomas Festival Queen pause for a photo opportunity following their recent sashing ceremony at Whispering Bamboo Cove in the parish.

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One lucky young woman will be crowned St. Thomas Festival Queen 2025 at the coronation show this Saturday (May 31) at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay. Eight contestants are vying...

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General Manager of Sandals Montego Bay, Christopher Elliott (right), and Principal of the Whitehouse Early Childhood Centre, Ann Blake-Reid (left), paint the exterior of the institution during Labour Day activities on Friday, May 23 in St James.

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Citizens, Private Sector Revitalise Community Spaces In Montego Bay

Residents of St. James were out in full force on Labour Day, May 23, to participate in a range of community development projects. The day, which has strong private-sector support,...

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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, pays respects to late trade unionist Agnes “Aggie” Bernard, by laying a wreath at her monument at the Kingston Craft Market in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (May 21). The Workers Week activity honoured one of Jamaica’s earliest female trade unionists.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday, May 16, where she gave an update on planned activities for Workers’ Week 2025.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Sunday’s (May 18) National Workers' Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Church Service, held at Portmore Holiness Christian Church in St. Catherine.

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Minister Says Country is a Divine Gift and Jamaicans Should Protect It

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has charged Jamaicans to honour their responsibility to protect the country. Referencing the patriotic song, ‘Jamaica Land of Beauty’ by...

By: Judana Murphy, May 19, 2025

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Friday (May 16) at the Agency’s Television Department in Kingston. Labour Day 2025 will be observed on Friday, May 23, 2025, under the theme, ‘Protect the Environment: Our Land, Our Duty, Our Future,’ with the slogan, ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise.’

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Preparatory Work Started on Labour Day Project in Clarendon

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High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Mayank Joshi (right), presents an award to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), in recognition of her years of dedicated service, commitment, and contribution to promoting Indian culture in Jamaica. Observing the presentation is Chairman of the National Council for Indian Culture in Jamaica, Vishu Tolan (left). The presentation took place during the 180th Anniversary of Indian Arrival Day celebration at Chedwin Park, Old Harbour Road, St. Catherine, on Sunday (May 11). May 10 is officially recognised by the Government of Jamaica as Indian Heritage Day, marking the 1845 arrival of the first Indian indentured workers at Old Harbour Bay.

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