JCDC Celebrates the 127th Anniversary of Birth of the Rt. Excellent Norman Manley

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will commemorate the 127th Anniversary of the birth of the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley on Saturday, July 4, with a Floral Tribute in Kingston, beginning at 8:00 a

‘Perform a Yaad’ JCDC Performing Arts Social Media Competition Deadline This Friday, June 19

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is reminding all National Festival of the Performing Arts teachers, leaders and performers that the deadline for its first fully online performing arts based social media competition, ‘Perform A Yaad’ is tomorrow, Friday, June 19, 2020.

Plans in gear for The Jamaica Festival Song Competition - Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange has announced that plans are well advanced for the staging of this year’s Jamaica Festival Song Competition.

Celebrating the 97TH Anniversary of the birth of the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer

 

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) hosting of a Floral Tribute to commemorate the 97TH Anniversary of the birth of the Most Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer ON, OJ, PC, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, on Monday, May 18 at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.

JCDC Offices to Continue to Restrict Access to the Public up to May 31

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) wishes to advise that all JCDC offices islandwide will continue to restrict access to the public until May 31, 2020.

JCDC Mourns Passing of Entertainment Stalwart Robert “Bobby” Clarke

(Kingston, Jamaica): The Board of Commissioners and staff of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission are expressing deep regret at the passing of one of Jamaica’s foremost players in the creative industries, Lecturer, Producer, Actor, Broadcaster and all-round entertainment specialist Robert

‘Tan A Yuh Yard’ Says Festival Queen in COVID 19 Social Media Post

Khamara Wright, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2019 echoed the social distancing directive of the Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness recently in a video posted on social media encouraging the public to stay at home amid the COVID 19 pandemic.

Jamaica Gospel Song Winner Releases Reggae Cover of International Hit “Excess Love”

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) 2019 Jamaica Gospel Jong winner, Joanna Walker has released a soulful Reggae cover of the international Gospel hit Excess Love.

JCDC Offices to Continue to Restrict Access to the Public for a further 14 Days

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) wishes to advise that all JCDC offices islandwide will continue to restrict access to the public for a further 14 days, effective today, Wednesday, April 22.