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Kingston, Jamaica - Monday, December 4, 2023 – The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), the nation's premier culture preservation agency, launched its 60th-anniversary celebrations with a soul stirring Diamond Thanksgiving Service at the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Cen

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), now in its 60th year of unearthing, developing, and showcasing the country’s creative talents, is announcing that the Portal to accept entries for the 2024 Jamaica Festival of the Performing Arts Competitions opened on

Kingston, Jamaica, November 3, 2023 – The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) officially launched the 2023 Creative Writing Exhibition as a part of its annual Creative Writing Awards Ceremony at the Summit in New Kingston on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

 

Kingston, Jamaica, October 27, 2023: The Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport, has thrown her weight behind plans to stage the inaugural Dancehall Week during the 2024 staging of Reggae Month.

 

11-year-old Ngozi Wright, who made history in 2019 for being one of the youngest to address the Jamaican Parliament, is among the winners at this year's Jamaica Customer Service Competition.

Kingston, Jamaica – In a remarkable achievement that highlights the combination of beauty, artistic talent and intelligence, Aundrene Cameron, the current Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, has earned the prestigious title of Valedictorian at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cla

Joel Miller has credited creativity and ability to pivot and raise the bar as the catalyst for producing the winning entry, Blackbird, in the 2023 JCDC FiWi Short Film Competition.

 

Kingston, Jamaica: Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, was in her element on Independence Day as she soaked up the accolades from all quarters for the successful staging of the JA61 Emancipation/Independence celebrations, which culminated with the Independence

A little over a week since being named the 2023 Jamaica Gospel Star, Oral Lawson is still basking in his achievement and has indicated plans to launch a full EP in the coming year.

 

Kingston, Jamaica, August 1, 2023: 19-year-old student at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Makalia Benjamin, who was first runner-up in the 2023 Miss Portland Festival Queen competition has assumed the title and duties as Parish Queen.

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