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(FILE) A wide array of produce on display at last year's Augus’ Mawnin’ Market at the Independence Village, National Arena in Kingston. This year's Village will be open to the public from August 1 to 6, and will feature a number of family-friendly activities, including booth displays, food courts, lunch-hour concerts, a children’s village and nightly entertainment.
(FILE) A wide array of produce on display at last year's Augus’ Mawnin’ Market at the Independence Village, National Arena in Kingston. This year's Village will be open to the public from August 1 to 6, and will feature a number of family-friendly activities, including booth displays, food courts, lunch-hour concerts, a children’s village and nightly entertainment.

Independence Village from August 1 to 6

By: Chris Patterson, July 30, 2019
The 2019 Independence Festival Village, which showcases Jamaica’s rich culture and heritage, will be staged at the National Arena in Kingston from August 1 to 6. The village forms part...
The Ministers Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (2nd right), and General Manager of the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose (right), with the proud winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2019 Festival Song Competition, Raldene Dyer, who topped the finalists with his entry - ‘Big Up Jamaica’. He also copped the awards for ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Song Writer’. The presentation of prizes was made during the grand final at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, on Saturday (July 27).

PHOTOS: Minister Grange, et al, at 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Final

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson.

Jamaica’s Film Industry Scores Big in 2018/19

By: Kadian Brown, July 28, 2019

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By: Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, June 17, 2019