“School Is Not Just About Academics…” Education Minister Supports Performing Arts Programmes in Schools
Kingston, Jamaica, December 6, 2022: As the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) approaches the opening of entries for its 2023 competitions, Honourable Fayval Williams, M.P., Minister of Education and Youth, is encouraging school administrators to integrate the Performing Arts as part
JCDC Regional Culture Club Consultations Set to Re-Ignite Civic Pride
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is hosting its annual Regional Culture Club Consultations geared at rekindling the spirit of nationalism among Jamaicans.
JCDC Creative Writing Traveling Exhibition hits the Road and Goes Virtual
The award-winning pieces of the 2022 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition will be showcased across all 14 parishes between the period Monday, November 21, 2022 and Friday, July 16, 2023. The tour begins at the Kingston and St.
JCDC Kick-starts 2023 National Performing Arts Season
As anticipation builds ahead of the opening of entries for the 2023 National Festival the Performing Arts Competitions, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has kick-started the season with a series of regional online workshops geared at sensitizing the public about its updated comp
TWO-TIME WINNER OF THE JAMAICA CUSTOMER SERVICE SONG COMPETITION ENCOURAGES JAMAICANS TO ‘CELEBRATE THE EXCELLENCE’
Kingston, Jamaica: The song titled ‘Celebrate The Excellence’, written and performed by Adryan McNeish, student of the York Castle High School, was named winner of this year’s Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition.
JCDC FAMILY PAYS TRIBUTE TO DYNAMIC ADJUDICATOR AND RESOURCE PERSON, CHRISTOPHER MCFARLANE
Kingston, Jamaica: Members of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) payed tribute to adjudicator, casting agent, and multi-award-winning actor, the late Christopher McFarlane, at a Candle Light Vigil held in his honour on Monday, September 19, 2022, at the Zacarama Entertainment Comp
TIME RUNNING OUT TO ENTER THE JAMAICA CUSTOMER SERVICE SONG COMPETITION
Youth aged 13 to 17 years have less than two weeks to enter the Jamaica Customer Service Song Competition. The entry deadline for its fifth annual staging is Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
BIG REVEAL: MINISTER GRANGE UNVEILS MISS LOU’S STATUETTE FOR HER 103rd BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, the Kingston & St.
CULTURE ENTHUSIASTS GATHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MISS LOU FOR HER 103rd BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport hosted a gathering at the resting place of the late Dr. The Honourable Louise Bennett-Coverley, OM, OJ, MBE, in the National Heroes Park on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
JCDC SALUTES MISS LOU WITH MONTH-LONG BIRTHDAY CELBRATION
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has planned a series of island-wide activities to commemorate the 103rd birthday of the late Dr.
