Every two years, Jamaicans young and young-at-heart flock to Jake’s in Treasure Beach for the Calabash International Literary Festival. There’s always something for everyone, no matter their ages or taste, but this year’s staging—from June 1-3—promises to be one of…
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Calabash 2018 – Lit Up and Woke !
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Come for the Literature, Stay for the Music
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The Calabash International Literary Festival has always boasted a fusion of literature and music and this year’s staging is no exception. From June 1-3, the stage at Jack Sprat Restaurant will be ‘lit up’ with exciting emerging artists, stars on…
Woman Power at Calabash 2018
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The 2018 Calabash International Literary Festival returns with a stellar line-up of women’s voices rich in wisdom, passion and brilliant intellectual prowess. Eighteen female authors, essayists, critics and poets will light up the stage over the festival’s June 1-3 run,…
Press Release: Jamaica Music Museum collaborates with Ocho Rios Jazz Festival
In fulfilling one of its core outputs to contribute to the diversity of Kingston as a UNESCO designated creative music city, The Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) will partner with The Ocho Rios Jazz Festival to present “Twin Double: The Art of Two”,…
Jovanté Anderson, Lauren Delapenha win Inaugural Young Writer’s for Poetry Prize
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The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) today held the inaugural celebration of World Poetry Day, Jamaica. Through the efforts of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica programme, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has officially declared a national poetry day celebration under the…
Press Release: Jamaica to officially proclaim World Poetry Day on March 21
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Kingston, Jamaica: The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is proud to announce the inaugural celebration of World Poetry Day, Jamaica on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at The Knutsford Court…
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What’s Right With Jamaica? Kingston Book Festival
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Kingston Book Festival (KBF), an eight-day celebration of Jamaica’s literary industry with a strategic focus on promoting literacy and reading in a festive environment, is one of Jamaica’s best kept secrets. Celebrating five years in 2018, the week-full of events…
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diGJamaica’s Top 10 Takeaways from #KBF2018’s Creating Creative Capital Workshop
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Kingston Book Festival 2018 (#KBF2018) is on, and has rolled out its vast lineup of events for eight days, from March 4-11. On Wednesday, they hosted a workshop on ‘Creating Creative Capital’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, engaging players in…
‘Gender Equality in Politics in Jamaica: How Far Have We Come?’ – Full Text of Hon Olivia Grange’s Speech at the 2018 Rose Leon Memorial Lecture
On Monday, March 5, 2018, the Annual Memorial Lecture in honour of Rose Agatha Leon (1911-1999) was held at the PCJ Auditorim in New Kingston. The event was put on by Jamaica Women’s Political Caucus and Rose Leon Memorial Trust, with…
Press Release: Gospel Artiste Jermaine Gordon Releases 2 New Songs
‘Save our children’, the plight that echoes around the world, spurred noted contemporary psalmist, writer, author and artiste Jermaine D. Gordon into action. Lending his voice to the cause, Gordon on Sunday released the children’s version of one of his…
