19 Year-Old Tricia Cunningham is no stranger to the stage as she has spent most of her days performing with the Rusea’s High School’s choir and drama club. She has also been making strides as an up-and-coming artiste on the reggae and dancehall scene.
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The newly crowned Miss St.
Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) kick started this year’s staging of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Parish Coronations on Saturday, June 3, in Clarendon and St. Mary.
Sherai Campbell, founder of the ‘Youth of Three Hills Community Club’, has been crowned Miss St. Mary Festival Queen for 2023. The announcement was made during the Parish Coronation held on Saturday, June 3, at the Anglican Church Hall in Port Maria.
Radio personality and student of the University of the West Indies, Shanecia Daley, is the 2023 Miss Clarendon Festival Queen. She was chosen from a field of eight contestants at the coronation held on Saturday, June 3, at Hotel Versalles in May Pen.
Michael Holgate, the world renowned choreographer, dancer, actor, singer and writer who heads the Phillip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at the University of the West Indies, says the Traditional Folk Forms still play a dominant role in shaping Jamaican culture.
An important part of Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage is the Traditional Folk Forms, which include several categories such as Maypole, Quadrille, Kumina/Congo, Revival, Ni Night/ Nine-Night, Gerreh, Dinki-Mini, Zella, Tambu, Jonkunnu, Burru Song and Dance, Ettu, Bruckin's Party, and Maroon Dance.
The 2023 staging of the Festival of the Performing Arts National Finals will take centre stage at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 5 commencing Monday, April 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. and will wrap up on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has extended the deadline for the submission of entries for the Jamaica Festival Song, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, and Jamaica Gospel Star Competitions to April 14, 2023, at midnight via the online platform and at 4:30 p.m.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Culinary Arts hosted a One-day virtual National Brush-Up Workshop for Jamaican chefs, culinarians, and foodies on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, for participants and potential entrants who will be participating in the 2023 staging of the Competition.
