KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – Although long in coming, the Simpson Miller administration has gone public with plans, developed by the Entertainment Advisory Board, to drive growth in the creative industries. These plans include the regular staging of events, such as the Arts in the Park concert held recently at Hope Gardens in St Andrew, to showcase emerging talents to business executives in the international entertainment industry. Like Kingsley Cooper, who heads the Entertainment Advisory Board, this newspaper hopes that this initiative will lead to record deals and major success for some of these acts.
