Jamaica to Celebrate Dancehall Week in February 2024

Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange has thrown her weight behind plans to stage the inaugural Dancehall Week during the 2024 staging of Reggae Month. The Minister was represented by executive director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Lenford Salmon, at the media launch at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Thursday, October 26, 2023. […]

Jamaican Short Film Raw Materials Wins Best Diaspora Short at the African Movie Academy Awards

Short film, Raw Materials, produced by Jamaican film company Ikon Media has won the Best Diaspora Short at the African Movie Academy Awards, one of the most prestigious film festival within the African Diaspora. The independent film is directed by Sosiessia Nixon and tells a compelling story of a young Jamaican man who faced both […]