Eight marching bands comprising more than 400 youth from several at-risk communities across the island showed off their musical talents at the third annual Marching Band Festival on Tuesday (May...

The Government spent $19 million over the last four years to fund music education and other related activities. This was revealed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon....

Drama pieces performed by talented Jamaicans will be presented from April 25 to 27 at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. It is...

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the...

Student participation in the annual Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) festival of the performing arts remains high. Acting JCDC Executive Director, Marjorie Leyden-Kirton, told JIS News that student involvement is...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is now accepting entries for the Festival Song Competition. Deadline for entries is Friday, March 31. The entry fee for this competition is $1,000....

Persons planning to attend the sixth annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Saturday, March 25 in Newcastle, St. Andrew, are being encouraged to purchase their tickets early. Speaking during...

Individuals, particularly those in the music industry, are being encouraged to manage and monetise their intellectual property to secure their future. The call was made by Minister of State at...