‘Big Up Jamaica’ is 2019 Festival Song
Kingston, Jamaica: Raldene ‘Loaded Eagle’ Dyer’ is the 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Winner.
Jamaica Independence Festival Village Returns to National Arena
Kingston Jamaica: The National Arena grounds will be transformed into the Jamaica 57 Independence Festival Village as it has been designated the cultural hub for the 2019 Independence celebratory activities.
Festival Song Tickets Available at Corporate Area Tastee Locations
Kingston, Jamaica: Tickets for the July 27 Jamaica Festival Song Grand Final are now available at Tastee Locations in the Corporate area.
JCDC KSA To Host Big Stage Competition Parish Finals on Friday, July 19
Kingston Jamaica: The JCDC Kingston & St.
Festival Song Grand Final to be staged at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre
The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, the official home of Jamaica Festival, will be the venue for the upcoming Grand Final of the 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Competition on Saturday, July 27.
“One Nation, One People” – Grange announces theme for Jamaica 57
Jamaica’s 57th anniversary of Independence is to be celebrated under the theme “One Nation, One People.”
This has been disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange.
2019 Festival Song Road Tour Rolls into St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine this Weekend
The 2019 Jamaica Festival Song finalists will roll into the southern parishes of St. Elizabeth and St. Catherine this weekend, as they continue their month-long, island-wide, free, performance road tour, aimed at bringing the impending Independence spirit to the masses.
Children’s Gospel Sweet 16 Grand Final Rescheduled for this Sunday, June 9
Kingston, Jamaica: The “Sweet 16” Grand Final of the 2019 Jamaica Children’s Gospel Song Competition has received a new date and venue and will be hosted this Sunday, June 9 at Church on the Rock, 7 Clifton Drive, Kingston 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Parish Queens to be Crowned Throughout June
St. Catherine and Manchester will also see their coronations being held this weekend. Both coronations will be held on Sunday, June 2, beginning at 7:00 pm, at the Eltham High School in Spanish Town and the Belair High School Auditorium, Mandeville, respectively.
Culinary Arts Competition to Challenge Contestants
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting the Jamaica Culinary Eastern and Western Championships in grand fashion, with the eastern region kicking things off on Friday, May 31, at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston, followed by the western region on Friday, Ju
