Welcome to this the first in a series of bulletins on the IACA 2007 conference to be held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 23-27, 2007.  This is but one of several methods that the planning committee will use to keep you informed of the happenings as they relate to the conference. Please note the following: [...]

Kingston, Jamaica:-- Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Professor Verene Shepherd has challenged the organization to erect a freedom wall at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann where the names of the African ancestors can be recorded. Professor Shepherd made this recommendation at the pre-emancipation symposium put on by the JNHT that [...]

Monday July 31, 2006 Seville Heritage Park St. Ann, Jamaica A Jamaica National Heritage Trust Event EVENT OVERVIEW The pulsating sounds of African drumming, the ritualistic chants of a Kumina session, bodies swaying in the cool St. Ann night air and the wonderful smells of freshly brewed coffee and Jamaican chocolate filling the air are [...]

Kingston, Jamaica:--The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) and the St. Ann Parish Library in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Emancipation Jubilee cordially invites the public to a symposium on Sunday, July 30, 2006 at the St. Ann Parish Library on Windsor Road in St. Ann's Bay. The symposium, which is dubbed "Sounds of Freedom" [...]

• Will celebrate drums across the Caribbean The pulsating sounds of African drumming, the ritualistic chants of a Kumina session, bodies swaying in the cool St. Ann night air and the wonderful smells of freshly brewed coffee and Jamaican chocolate filling the air are just some of the features of the annual Emancipation Jubilee celebrations [...]

It was quite a sight to behold. The director of Culture in the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture laid low by a senior citizen who had him well and truly 'whupped' as they danced to the pulsating rhythms of the drums accompanied by some serious traditional music from the St. Ann Senior Cultural group. [...]

Will celebrate drums across the Caribbean The pulsating sounds of African drumming, the ritualistic chants of a Kumina session, bodies swaying in the cool St. Ann night air and the wonderful smells of freshly brewed coffee and Jamaican chocolate filling the air are just some of the features of the annual Emancipation Jubilee celebrations at [...]

Criteria & Guidelines for Entry DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: May 30, 2006 To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans, the Jamaica National Bicentenary Planning Committee has launched a logo competition. The winning Logo should reflect the official slogan for the year -  “Our Freedom Journey … Honouring our [...]

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has launched a competition to design a monument in honour of the Most Hon. Hugh Shearer, former Prime Minister. The monument will be built outside the shrine of Heroes Park, next to those of former Prime Ministers Michael Manley and Sir Donald Sangster. The design competition opens on March [...]

On Monday, February 6, 2006 the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) marked the 61st anniversary of the birth of reggae icon Hon. Robert Nesta Marley, by unveiling a plaque that designated the Museum in his honour at 56 Hope Road, a Protected National Heritage site. The museum occupies the home where the reggae legend once [...]