JNHT Salutes Hugh Nash, CD, JP
The Board of Trustees, Management, and Staff of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Hugh Nash on July 24, 2021. Mr. Nash was the second Executive Director having served from May 1, 1987 to April 30, 1992. He also served on the Board of Trustees from 2008 [...]
JNHT Presents Virtual Emancipation Jubilee Saturday July 31, 2021
Virtual Seville Emancipation Jubilee Saturday Night
Coffee Table Book Sale!
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Floral Tribute of the Rt. Ex. Norman W. Manley 2021
An invitation is extended for you to watch this event if you are available. Topic: JCDC Manchester - Norman Manley Floral Tribute Time: Jul 4, 2021 09:30 AM Bogota You may join in the 128th Celebration via the following live streaming link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85888425248?pwd=azhiSnNFcENCekRiRGJ4S2w2cFcyUT09 or https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85888425248? pwd=azhiSnNFcENCekRiRGJ4S2w2cFcyUT09 Meeting ID: 858 8842 5248 Passcode: 723726 The event will [...]
Join us for our first virtual lecture that will stream live on our social media pages.
Join us for our first virtual lecture on April 27, 2021 that will stream live on our social media pages. Links for the lecture:www.youtube.com/jnhtjamaicahttps://www.facebook.com/JNHT1https://vimeo.com/539249665
Black History & Heritage
JAMAICA’S BLACK POLITICAL PIONEERS: Alexander Dixon and Dr Joseph R. Love ONE HUNDRED and twenty-two years ago, on February 1, 1899, Alexander Dixon was elected to the Legislative Council at Headquarters House in Kingston. Dixon, a candidate from St Elizabeth, was the first black man to be elected to the legislature since the Morant Bay [...]
JNHT Bids Farewell to Dr. Patrick Bennett
The Board of Trustees, Management and Staff of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Patrick Bennett. Dr. Patrick Bennett was employed to the JNHT as Executive Director from January 1993 to May 1999. During his [...]
Seville Emancipation Jubilee: The Virtual Edition “Celebrating Our Roots And Culture”
Each year, on July 31st to August Mawnin, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, a statutory agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, hosts the Emancipation Vigil at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. It is done to honour all the enslaved Africans who have lived and died on the Seville Plantation. The [...]
