The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has told the Unesco General Conference that the lingering effects of slavery continue to have an adverse effect on the development of Small Island Developing States such as Jamaica.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says although Jamaica’s term on the World Heritage Committee is coming to an end, “Jamaica will continue to lobby for Small Island Developing States on matters relating to World Heritage.”

The Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO has secured close to J$10 million to fund development projects in the areas of Culture, Gender, Youth and Science.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange will lead the new board of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO in the capacity of Chairman. This, in keeping with the tradition of senior officials of the Ministry to which the National Commission is attached assuming ex-officio chairmanship.

Chairman of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, expresses regret at the passing of the late Rosemarie Vernon, former member of the Commission and extends condolences to the immediate family, friends and colleagues.

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will lead  the symbolic signing of the funding agreement between Jamaica and UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road office in Kingston. This agreement covers the revision of the National Culture Policy of Jamaica which was drafted in 2003.