Field Services Director with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC),  Marjorie Leyden-Vernon says plans for  a civic ceremony to commemorate 127th birthday of  National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness says culture is a vital aspect of Jamaica’s national heritage and its continued incorporation into the education system is essential. “We have to therefore...

Twenty-two young persons were presented with instruments of office, to begin their two-year tenure as Youth Ambassadors for Jamaica, on Tuesday February 8. The Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon....

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, has called on the country’s youth ambassadors to become agents of change and to develop practical and sustainable plans that will have...

A series of programmes celebrating Reggae’s impact on the British music, culture and society will be aired on the BBC 4 television, beginning on February 11. The programmes are a...

Jamaicans can enjoy free concerts on Wednesday evenings in February, at the Edna Manley College of Performing Arts, in Kingston, as part of activities to celebrate Reggae Month 2011, under...

Toronto's new Mayor, Rob Ford, has continued the trend of his predecessors by proclaiming February 6 as Bob Marley Day. This is the 20th year, and Mayor Ford, who was...

The deadline for submission of applications in the dance, music, speech, drama and traditional folk forms of the 2011 Festival of the Performing Arts and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions, has...

KINGSTON — The Male Desk at the Bureau of Women’s Affairs is in the process of developing an action plan to address critical issues relating to men. In her 2010/11...

Jamaica’s lead community development agency, the Social Development Commission (SDC), is being reorganized so that it can provide greater service to communities and citizens. The Minister of Youth, Sports and...

A youth advisory council is to be set up, with the appointed members to meet with Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange on a quarterly basis, to...