Minister Grange meets with Guyanese Culture and Sport Minister

Ministry of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports 4-6 Trafalgar Road Kingston 5 Jamaica, West Indies Tel: 876-978-7654 Fax: 876-978-7072 REPLY OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE QUOTED Ref. MYC.955 NEWS RELEASE   Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, greets the [...]

April 10th, 2017|

Jamaica National Heritage Trust Vacancy – Executive Director GMG/SEG 6

  Job Summary The Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is responsible for preserving and promoting Jamaica’s heritage guided by established policies, goals and objectives approved by the Board of Trustees and /or the relevant Ministry. These policies, goals and objectives will be operationalized through projects, programmes and services deemed to be [...]

March 14th, 2017|

Pullmanture Monarch Cruise Ship docked in the Kingston Harbour

The On December 6, 2016, the Cruise Ship, Pullmanture Monarch docked in the Kingston Harbour. This cruise ship carried approximately 2,700 passengers and is the largest Cruise ship to have docked in the Kingston Harbour. The visit of the Monarch made Tuesday the very first time that all four of Jamaica’s major ports were hosting [...]

December 6th, 2016|

JNHT Coffee Table Book for Sale – Jamaica Heritage in Pictures

The "Coffee Table Book" which is the first of its kind for the Jamaica National Heritage Trust is rich in photographs and text covering the period from Jamaica's earliest inhabitants the Tainos, to the beginning of the present century. The content is unique in that it focuses mainly on Jamaica's historic, built environment and also [...]

August 31st, 2016|

A Rush of Memories

AROUND JA WITH PAUL H. - A Rush of Memories http://hospitalityjamaica.com/features3.html I am always fascinated by things from the past, especially the ones that existed long before me. They have so much to tell. The ones that I can personally relate to are no less interesting. They remind me of where I am coming from, [...]

August 10th, 2016|

National Heroes Park was selected for Culture Trip Kingston Local Favorites 2015 Award

Boasting an immense historical background, National Heroes Park has been an extremely important place for Jamaicans in Kingston for decades. The land was previously used for various different festivals as well as horse races, and in 1973 the space was redesigned and renamed. Click link for article: National Herores Park David Cameron remembers National Heroes [...]

August 3rd, 2016|