The Jamaica 60 Independence celebrations cost taxpayers $403.6 million with the popular Grand Gala, held at the National Stadium, accounting for 31 per cent, or $129 million, of that spend. Over in Montego Bay, St James, the Western Gala was.
UDC General Counsel and Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Fireworks Committee, Ewan Simpson, says that this year’s new layout which saw the stage at the annual Fireworks Festival more centrally located, instead of at one end of.
The Kingston waterfront was the centre of celebrations as the Urban Development Corporation hosted its signature New Year’s Eve event, Fireworks on the Waterfront. The festivities, which also extended to Ocho Rios Bay Beach in St Ann and Harmony.
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is set to host its annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront festival across thee parishes on Sunday. The event, which starts at midday, is being held under the theme ‘Life, Love and Harmony’. This.
Music stars Jermaine Edwards and Nadine Sutherland and the iconic reggae band Third World headline this year's UDC Fireworks Festival at Kingston Waterfront, the Ocho Rios Bay Beach and the Harmony Beach Park in St James on New Year's Eve.