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Jamaica Independence Festival
The Jamaica Independence Festival is a celebration of Jamaica's independence, a status gained in 1962.
==History==
The festival was initiated in 1962 by then Minister of Community Development (and later Prime Minister) Edward Seaga, to showcase literary, fine, and performing artists, and to celebrate "things Jamaican".〔
〕 The festival was considered integral to national development as a way of giving Jamaicans a sense of who they are, and what their history and culture is all about.〔 The festival was scheduled for the first Monday in August, to coincide with the holiday to celebrate both independence and emancipation.〔 The festival includes agricultural exhibitions, and street parades, climaxing in a grand gala at Kingston's National Stadium. Supporting events take place all over the island. A formal organizing group, the Jamaica Festival Commission was established by an act of parliament in 1968, which became the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) by another parliamentary act in 1980.〔 Today, the administrative structure includes a large volunteer-base with a JCDC officer appointed to oversee activities in each parish. The festival now includes the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Contest, a national Mento band competition, and a Gospel song competition.〔
One of the highlights of the festival is the Popular Song Competition (before 1990 known as the Independence Festival Song Competition), which first took place in 1966, and has been won by artists such as The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, Freddie McKay, and Eric Donaldson.〔
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