The Ministry of Youth and Culture is encouraging all Jamaicans to participate in the emancipation and independence celebrations that will be taking place across the island. This year, a major...

The 2015 Independence Day ceremony will be held on the west lawns of King’s House on Thursday, August 6. Presented by Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen...

The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St. Andrew will be transformed into an ‘Independence Village’ from August 1 to 6, as part of celebrations to mark Jamaica’s 53rd year of...

The National Festival of the Arts Competition will now take place between September and March, instead of between January and May. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 24,...

The historic Tulloch Castle in Kensington, St. James, regarded as the cradle of the movement which spawned the abolition of slavery in Jamaica and the Western Hemisphere, will be the...

Businesses, offices and towns have an opportunity to showcase their creativity and decorative skills by adorning their space with the national colours, during the period of celebrations to mark Jamaica’s...

Bandana returns with a bang for ‘Emancipendence’ 2015 with the reintroduction of festival fashion under the theme: ‘Bandana wid Denim, Ketch di Fashion Riddim.’ Speaking at a JIS Think Tank...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says young people will play a “serious role” in Emancipation and Independence celebrations this year. Minister Hanna, who was speaking at a...