Jamaica wins Best Performance at Caribbean Drama Festival
​Jamaica Observer December 16,2013
The Jamaican production of “Wi Love Wi Self” directed by Akeem Mignott took 11 major awards, including that of Best Overall Performance, at the Caribbean Schools’ Drama Festival held in Christ Church, Barbados from December 8 to 15.
Eleven students from several local high schools represented Jamaica at the festival which also had participants from Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Jamaican team also received awards for best ensemble acting, most creative presentation and best set design wile Outstanding Actress award went to Mandie Salmon while Akeem Mignott won the award for outstanding director.
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Jamaica wins Regional Radio Contest
Jamaica Information Service October 24,2013
Jamaica has emerged the winner of a regional radio song contest from among 14 countries, highlighting messages of combating HIV/AIDs infection and stigma across the Caribbean. Dubbed, ‘LIVE UP I Like Muhself Caribbean Radio Song Contest’, the project sought to contribute to the improvement of sexual and reproductive health in general, and in particular, to reduction in the transmission rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the Caribbean region.
Jamaica Youth Theatre wins big at Tallawah
Tallawah Magazine November 12,2012
The Jamaica Youth Theatre emerged the darling of this year’s Tallawah, the annual tertiary drama festival hosted by UWI Mona’s Philip Sherlock Centre, snagging a handful of key prizes (and high-commendation awards), including the coveted Shell Trophy for Best Production, for their absorbing and folkloric presentation Bellywoman. Fontain Jones was named Best Actor for his smart, convincing portrayal of an evil backra in Bellywoman, while the troupe’s other entry Jubilation 50 claimed the award for Best Music. Other big winners: the UWI Dramatic Arts Society (UDAS) for their splendidly rustic Village Mattaz and EXED, who copped a pair of technical awards for their entry Two Can Play.
Jamaica Youth Theatre for 'Contacting the World.'
Jamaica Gleaner March 1,2010
Having been twinned with The Radiator Factory from Denmark, the Jamaica Youth Theatre (JYT) is set to learn quite a bit leading up to the Contacting The World festival in July. In January, Jamaica was selected as one of 12 youth theatre groups from around the world that will be part of Contacting The World, to be held in Manchester, England, in July. In starting the process, the JYT submitted a video profile and a piece filmed about the Jamaica AIDS Support. The group was selected from approximately 100 other theatre groups. After that, JYT was randomly twinned with Denmark, forming what they now call 'Fire and Ice'.
