Raheim Betty, Winner, Jamaica Gospel Star 2025

The rush is on as JCDC begins to accept entries for Festival Queen, Festival Song and Gospel Star Competitions for 2026.

Kingston, Jamaica – Early submissions are already signalling positive momentum as the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, opens entries for its 2026 cycle of national Entertainment Arts Competition

Grange Reaffirms Commitment to Bustamante Celebrations

Kingston, Jamaica- The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has confirmed that plans are afoot for the annual celebrations to honour the 142nd Birthday Anniversary of Jamaica’s first Prime Minister and National Hero, The Right Excell

Minister Grange Announces 2026 Reggae Gold Awardees and Hall of Fame Inductee

Kingston, Jamaica – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, today revealed fifteen Reggae Gold awardees and one Hall of Fame inductee for the 2026 Reggae Gold Awards & Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame Induction, scheduled f

Al Miller, Senior Pastor at Fellowship Tabernacle, addresses the congregation during the annual Reggae Month Church Service on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. The event was organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport through its agency, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

Al Miller Charges Reggae Industry

Senior pastor Reverend Al Miller is calling on stakeholders in Jamaica’s reggae industry to reaffirm the genre’s message-driven foundation, which he described as essential to its role in national healing.

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 Brithney Clarke, at the launch of her National Project, READ.SPEAK.LEAD

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 Launches Read. Speak. Lead

Kingston, Jamaica- At a time when many young people struggle to be heard, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025, Britney Clarke, is championing literacy as a pathway to voice and leadership through the launch of her Read. Speak.

Sly Dunbar, Reggae musician, drummer and record producer

Grange: Sly Dunbar passing a great loss

Kingston, 26 January 2026 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and
Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that the passing of the Reggae
musician and record producer Sly Dunbar is “a great loss for the music”.
 

Lenford Salmon, JCDC Executive Director

No New Entries After January 30: JCDC Clarifies Festival of the Performing Arts Submission Process

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is advising members of the public that Friday, January 30, 2026, marks the final day for new entries into the 2026 National Festival of the Performing Arts

Reggae songstress Etana performs at the launch of Reggae Month 2026, held on Wednesday, January 21, at the corporate office of title sponsor J. Wray & Nephew in New Kingston. Etana has been named Reggae Month Ambassador for 2026, a new initiative aimed at highlighting artistes who continue to spread reggae music locally and internationally.

Songbird Etana named Reggae Month Ambassador for 2026

Kingston, Jamaica: Acclaimed reggae artiste Etana has been officially named Reggae Month Ambassador for 2026, as Jamaica prepares to celebrate its most influential cultural export throughout the month of February.

Students from St. Aloysius Primary performing a rendition titled “Wakanda Whisper” at the 2025 Staging of Mello-Go-Round held at the national Indoor Sports Centre during the Jamaica 63 Independence Celebration.

January 30 Set as New Deadline for entries for National Festival of the Performing Arts

Kingston, Jamaica: Friday, January 30 has been set as the new final date for entries for the 2026 cycle of the National Festival of the Performing Arts, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).

Jamaica Day in Schools Theme 2026

THEME: Celebrating Jamaica: Championing Kindness, Courage and Community