JCDC receives coveted Actor Boy Honouree Award

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has become the most recent recipient of the coveted Actor Boy Awards (ABA) Honouree Award.

Performing Arts to Take Centre-stage beginning April 9 • National Finals begin in Traditional Folk Forms, Drama, Speech, Music and Dance

The highly anticipated National Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts will take centre-stage at the Little Theatre in Kingston come Monday, April 9.

2018 Festival Song Semi-Finalists Named

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has selected the thirty entries for the semifinal round of the 2018 Jamaica Festival Song Competition.The thirty songs were selected from among the more than 200 entered in this year’s competition, with the hope of winning a share of the record p

New Deadline for Miss Festival Queen Competition 2018

The deadline for the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition 2018 has been extended to Monday, April 16.

Calling all Foodies for JCDC 55 Culinary Champs

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Culinary Arts Competition is calling all foodies, budding chefs and “star chefs” from across the island to compete in the 2018 staging of the competition.

Minister Grange pleased with response to 2018 Festival Song Competition

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, the organiser of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition, has begun the assessment of the more than 200 entries received by the deadline Wednesday, February 28.

Postponement of Performing Arts Parish Finals for March 12-March 14

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) wishes to advise the public that due to the possible industrial action  by public sector teachers, the Parish Finals for the Festival of the Performing Arts Competition scheduled for Monday, March 12 to Wednesday, March 14, 2018 have been PO

Festival Song Receives Record Number of Entries for 2018

Kingston, Jamaica: “Impressive” was how the Committee Chairman, Mr. Vernon Derby described the record number of entries received for the 2018 staging of Jamaica Festival Song Competition.

JCDC 55 Gospel Finalists Chosen

The top ten finalists for the 2018 staging of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition were chosen from the semi-final round of the competition, held  on Ash Wednesday, February 14.

Young Women Encouraged to Enter 2018 Festival Queen Competition

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is currently on an island-wide search for empowered young women who are intelligent, culturally-aware and poised and are seeking a platform to make their contributions to nation building.