This exciting cultural potpourri has been one of the most anticipated events on the Independence festival roster since its inception in 1964. It was the brainchild of the late Hugh Nash, thendirector of the newly created Festival Unit in the Ministry of Development and Welfare. It was initially a celebration of pop and mento, the two music and dance forms...

Dancehall as we have now come to know it had its genesis in the late 1970s and has grown to become a worldwide phenomenon. Some of its early exponents, influencers even, will come together in OLD SKOOL DANCEHALL to roll back the clock to what they call the good old days. Come see the likes of Josey Wales, Admiral Bailey,...

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JIS TV |Jamaica 60 Independence Float & Street Parade The parade route will run from the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road before moving to Half-Way Tree, on to Oxford Road, Tom Redcam Drive and ending at the National Stadium car park. A number of sound systems including Stone Love, Renaissance and Ruff Cut as well as eight floats...

The Emancipation Jubilee will honour the contribution of the African ancestors through song, dance, drumming, drama, food and fashion. Join us on Sunday evening (July 31), at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann for Emancipation Jubilee, where we will pay homage to our ancestors who fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy today. A plaque will be unveiled in...

National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Church Service 2#JIS #JISTV #JISnews #Jamaica #Goverment

The Government, through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be hosting the service under the theme ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness with Gratitude, Discipline and Commitment to God’. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, will bring greetings at the service, which will be attended by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and the Hon. Steadman Fuller, Custos...