Approximately $1 million is being spent by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to restore the statue of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Paul Bogle, which is located in front...

Rayon Dwyer is a 21 year-old student of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, who is aspiring towards a career in either medicine or the forensic...

Children's Advocate, Mrs. Mary Clarke, has supported Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding's call for funds to complete renovation at the Montpelier juvenile facility that will house 250 boys. She...

Teenagers who attended a recent one week youth development camp, staged by the Swaby's Hope New Testament Church of God in Manchester, have hailed it as motivational. "For me, going...

Jamaica topped the medals standing at the end of day six of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin Germany, Thursday (August 20). The medal table showed that Jamaica...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be working with residents of fishing villages, in some parishes, to assist in the implementation of Fishermen Regattas and Seafood Festivals. Fishermen Regatta,...

Hundreds of citizens in St. Ann as well as followers of National Hero, The Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, turned out on August 17, to commemorate the 122nd anniversary of...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, wants the Commission to start providing accreditation for training in promoting Jamaican culture. Mr. Gordon says that, although the...

In an effort to preserve Jamaica's rich cultural heritage, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is establishing Culture Clubs in schools and communities across the island. The programme aims to...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be staging a week of activities across the island to commemorate National Heritage Week, between October 12 and 19, 2009. Exhibitions, expositions, forums,...

Jerkfest, the biggest food festival of its kind in Ontario, Canada, was staged on Saturday and Sunday (August 8 and 9) at Centennial Park, Etobicoke, on the outskirts of the...