This Is Jamaica

09/28/2026

🇯🇲✨ THANK YOU, APPLICANTS! ✨🇯🇲

A heartfelt THANK YOU to every student, parent, teacher, and supporter who participated in the 2026 This Is Jamaica Poetry Scholarship Competition!

📢 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
The registration deadline was Saturday, September 26, 2026, and we are no longer accepting applications.

But this is only the beginning! 🎉

🎥 NEXT STEP: VIDEO SUBMISSION

Registered participants—now it’s time to let your CREATIVITY SHINE! 🌟

We are excited to see your video submissions featuring your original poem or storytelling presentation.

🎤 Your voice.
📝 Your words.
🎭 Your creativity.
🇯🇲 Your Jamaican story.

We can’t wait to see the incredible talent, imagination, and passion our young participants bring to the competition!

This Is Jamaica — Inspiring. Enriching. Empowering the next generation. 💚💛🖤

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09/23/2026

Melissa Through the Eyes 👀 of Students
Registration deadline : Sept 24
Click link to register: https://thisisjamaica.org/scholarship

09/21/2026

👉 Get ready! Starting MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, countdown begins for the registration for the 6th Annual Peter Gracey’s This Is Jamaica Poetry Scholarship Competition! 📝🎤🎥

👉 Visit thisisjamaica.org/scholarship or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Jamaican children ages 7–17—this is your opportunity to turn your creativity, experiences, and voice into an opportunity to WIN SCHOLARSHIPS! 🏆

✨ WRITE A POEM
🎶 SING A SONG
🎬 CREATE A STORY — VIDEO, ART OR DANCE

🏆 1st Place: $1,000
🥈 2nd Place: $500
🥉 3rd Place: $250

🌪️ 2026 THEME:
“Hurricane Melissa Through the Eyes of Jamaican Children”
Your Story. Your Voice. Real Impact.

📅 Registration opens: Monday, September 21, 2026
⏰ Register by: September 26, 2026
📥 Submit your work by: October 24, 2026

🇯🇲 Jamaica’s Children. Jamaica’s Future. 🇯🇲

09/15/2026

🇯🇲✨ YOUR WORDS COULD LIVE ON IN YOUR SCHOOL! ✨🇯🇲

The 2026 This Is Jamaica Poetry Scholarship Competition is more than a chance to win a scholarship—it’s an opportunity to have your voice, creativity, and love for Jamaica celebrated and remembered. ❤️💛💚🖤

🏆 The 2026 Poetry Scholarship Winner will have the incredible opportunity to be featured in a beautiful commemorative flyer installed in the winning student’s school!

Imagine walking through your school and seeing YOUR NAME, YOUR POETRY, and YOUR ACHIEVEMENT proudly displayed— inspiring other students to believe in the power of their own words.

✨ Win a Scholarship
📣 Gain National Recognition
🏫 Have Your Achievement Celebrated at Your School
🇯🇲 Represent the spirit and culture of Jamaica

Inspire. Enrich. Empower.
🌟 The next poet could be YOU!

📢 Jamaican students ages 1–17—start preparing your entry!

Learn more: THISISJAMAICA.ORG

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09/12/2026

JAMAICA 🇯🇲 SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE - REGISTER NOW!!

09/10/2026

🎉🇯🇲 JAMAICA, THIS ONE IS FOR OUR CHILDREN! 🇯🇲🎉

🌟 THE 6TH ANNUAL THIS IS JAMAICA POETRY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN! 🌟

This year, we’re giving Jamaica’s children a powerful opportunity to share their voices, tell their stories and turn their experiences into creative expression.

🌪️ SPECIAL EDITION: HURRICANE MELISSA

“See Hurricane Melissa Through the Eyes of Jamaican Children”

We want to hear directly from Jamaican children about what they experienced, how they felt, what they learned and their hopes for the future. ❤️💚💛

🎤 TWO CATEGORIES:
✍🏾 POETRY – Express your experience through powerful words and poetry.
📖 STORYTELLING – Tell your story and bring it to life through storytelling, art, music or dance!

🏆 SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES!
🥇 1st Place — US$1,000
🥈 2nd Place — US$500
🥉 3rd Place — US$250
🏫 Top School Award — US$500

👧🏾👦🏾 WHO CAN ENTER?
Jamaican children ages 7–17.

📅 IMPORTANT DATES:
📝 Applications close: September 26, 2026
🎥 Video submissions due: October 24, 2026
🏆 Finals: December 2026

✨ Parents! Teachers! Schools! Community Leaders!
This is your opportunity to encourage a young Jamaican to use their voice, creativity and imagination to tell a story that matters.

Their experience.
Their voice.
Their Jamaica. 🇯🇲❤️

👉🏾 LEARN MORE & APPLY:
thisisjamaica.org/scholarship⁠

📲 SHARE THIS POST! Let’s make sure children across Jamaica know about this incredible opportunity.

This Is Jamaica — empowering our children to tell their stories, celebrate their creativity and shape the future. 🇯🇲

This is Jamaica is a non profit organization created by Peter Gracey to support the children of Jamaica through scholarships by way of poetry.

09/07/2026

Happy birthday Tania Lou Hernandez

09/07/2026

The This Is Jamaica team would like to wish our Ambassador Tania Lou Hernandez a happy birthday. 🎂🎁🎉. You are a great role model to the youth. Continue to be an inspiration. We love and appreciate you and your cultural commitment to sharing with the world 🌍 This Is Jamaica

09/04/2026