The Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition is a staple of the annual Independence Festival celebrations, and seeks to find the 13 most culturally aware, intelligent and poised young women from across the island each year, giving them a chance to be crowned as a national cultural ambassador.
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Jamaica’s top thirteen most intelligent, culturally aware and poised young women will each proudly represent their home parish on the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen stage as they compete for the national crown during the competition’s Grand Coronation this Emancipation day, Sunday, August 1.
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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange encouraged all 13 Parish Queens of the 2021 Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition to put their best foot forward when stepping on the World Stage at the competition’s virtual Grand Coronation on Emancipation Day, Sunday Aug
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Dancehall and Reggae artiste Stacious is the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song winner. The Singjay won the title along with a trophy and $3 million dollars cash at the Festival Song Grand Final at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on Thursday.
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The top 12 finalists of the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition will go head to head on stage for the last time at the competition’s virtual Grand Final, this Thursday, July 22, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Statement from Chairman/Executive Director
A former employee of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission is now before the court on fraud related charges.
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Please see local and diaspora themes for the 2021 Jamaica Independence Festival celebrations.
This theme is to be used locally for events etc. happening within Jamaica:
“Come Mek We Celebrate Online”
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The top 12 finalists of the 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition will go head to head in front of the nation on TVJ, this Thursday, July 15 at the competition’s virtual Presentation Show, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
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Gospel music fans from across the globe can look forward to the premier of Jamaica’s newest Gospel sing-off television series, the Jamaica Gospel Star Competition, which will air on local television and online this Sunday, July 11, beginning at 6:00 pm.