Reggae Month 2021 activities, to be observed in February, have been moved to the virtual space. The month-long celebration, being held under the theme ‘Come Ketch Di Riddim Virtually’, is...

The 283rd Accompong Maroon Festival was held on Wednesday (January 6) at Accompong Town in St. Elizabeth. The festival was staged without the usual large crowd, due to the necessary...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has gifted a bus to the Accompong Maroons to assist with transport challenges being faced by members of the historic community. The...

A total of 11 students at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels were presented with awards for outstanding essays, posters and photographs, during the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) 2020 Heritage...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says he wants more structures built in Black River, St. Elizabeth, similar to the Zong Monument, to serve as tangible reminders of...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) will reward students across the island for their creative, original works at the agency’s annual Heritage Competition Awards Ceremony on Wednesday (December 23). Prime Minister,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica will pursue the inscription of other elements to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity....

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, will chair the meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage. The meeting from tomorrow...