The Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange will lead the new board of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO.
Dear Visitors,
On behalf of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, I welcome you to our newly redesigned website.
Hon Lisa Hanna
December 2014
Call for applications: World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2017
Young people interested in issues related to World Heritage who are 22 to 32 years old;
The application form must be sent to Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. DEADLINE: 3 April 2017.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1363
UNESCO has now approved a 5thParticipation Programme project for Jamaica “Rallying for the Protection of Culture & Heritage in SIDS under a sustainable 21st century climate change program” (USD35,000.)
KUDOS TO JAMAICA Again
Ms Angela Brown Burke, JP, Mayor of Kingston has been invited to serve as a full member on the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), based in Hamburg (Germany). The term of office is until 31 December 2019. http://www.uil.unesco.org/
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The City of Kingston designated a Creative Music City (11 December) by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
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Jamaica’s Blue and John Crow Mountains were inscribed to the World Heritage List on 3 July 2015
