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…
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Jovanté Anderson, Lauren Delapenha win Inaugural Young Writer’s for Poetry Prize
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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…
10 Reasons Why You Should diG #KBF2018
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Kingston Book Festival 2018 has officially begun, and we diG what is happening 100%! The eight-day celebration of Jamaica’s literary industry with a strategic focus on promoting literacy and reading in a festive environment, runs from March 4-11, 2018. It includes…
#KBF2018: Kingston Book Festival is HERE!
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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, has begun. The Festival kicked off on Sunday, March 4, with Love Affair With Lit at…
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#LikesToProfits: diGJamaica’s Top 10 Takeaways From The PSOJ Social Media Business Conference 2018
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) hosted its second annual Social Media Business Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. The event has distinguished itself as a meeting place of movers and shakers in various business…
The Rebel Salute Round-Up: Who Was Hot & Who Was Not
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The umbrellas they used to shelter from the rain in the night were the same umbrellas they used to shelter from the sun in the morning going on to afternoon. Two days of real roots reggae and skanking drew to…
