Jamaica

On the 35th anniversary of the death of Bob Marley, one of the world's best-selling artists of all time with over 75 million records sold, and an international symbol of resistance to oppression, religious dedication, and peace, it’s hard…

Olive Senior, one of the Caribbean’s best-loved writers, has been awarded the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize, for her book of short fiction The Pain Tree. The announcement was greeted with excitement by an audience of fellow writers and other…

La ministra de Cultura, Olivia “Babsy” Grange, afirmó que "el gobierno está comprometido con la preservación del legado del movimiento Rastafari y con su reconocimiento en el mundo".

Culture Ministry Seeks To Establish A Concert Hall Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange has announced that through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Government of Jamaica will be…

Over the years, many music industry insiders have called for the establishment of an organisation that would focus on the advancement of the country's music, especially reggae. In 2010, when the Reggae Embassy became operational, those…

Elections are in the air once again and Jamaican popular music has a history of commenting on the process. In the late 1980s to early 1990s, Ninja Man did, Nah Go Love It, urging peace between supporters of the two major political…

Drumming And Dance Festival To Rock Kingston, Mammee Bay "Jamaica ah go deh pon fiyah in Mammee Bay!" is how the organisers are billing the inaugural 'Jamaica African Dance Arts and Culture Festival' to be held at JAMVilla,…

Febrero será el “mes del reggae” en Jamaica Jamaica se prepara para un febrero a ritmo de reggae, con una programación que busca estimular el género internacionalizado por Bob Marley y considerado hoy uno de sus más sólidos valores…

Master Painter Barrington Watson Remembered Renowned Jamaican artist Barrington Watson has died. Since word of his passing surfaced, many Jamaicans have been reacting to the news, lauding him as one of the main persons who…

En coincidencia con su aniversario, la compañía teatral estrenó cinco coreografías nuevas en el marco de una temporada que comenzó el viernes pasado.