Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the decision to posthumously pardon National Hero, Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was convicted for mail fraud in...

Widely acclaimed poet, Professor Kwame Dawes, has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of investiture, held at King’s House on Wednesday (January 22),...

An investiture ceremony will be held for Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, at King’s House on Wednesday (January 22), beginning 10:00 a.m. The ceremony is being organised...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has said that the US President, Joe Biden, did “the right and honourable thing” when he used his clemency power...

The deadline for the submission of applications for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition is midnight on March 14, 2025. Applications for the competition can be submitted online at https://jcdc.awardsplatform.com/....

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is reminding prospective performers for the 2025 National Performing Arts Festival that the deadline for entries is this Friday, January 10 at midnight. The...

A ceremony to honour the life and legacy of National Hero the Right Excellent Samuel Sharpe for his role in the historic Emancipation War of 1831-1832 was held in Catadupa,...

The criteria for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition have been updated to make the annual pageant, a key part of the Emancipation and Independence celebrations, more inclusive. These changes...