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 [...]

Jamaica National Heritage Trust through its Seville Heritage Park property in St. Ann has started a series of exhibitions at Sunset Jamaica Grande depicting various aspects of the Jamaican cultures. This exercise will bring Jamaica�s rich cultural heritage closer to the visitors that come to our shores. It will allow for a deeper understanding of [...]

THE JAMAICA National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has a new executive director. She is Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis, formerly of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). Mrs. Davis-Mattis has a masters degree in marine management from Dalhouse University, Nova Scotia, Canada and degrees in law and mass communication from the University of the West Indies. She [...]

Approximately 600 students and members of staff from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, will tour Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on January 12, 2006. The students will be in Jamaica as part of an academic adventure by the university, organized locally by Jamaica Tours. This is the second straight year that the students [...]

Seville Great House & Heritage Park Visiting Hours Sunday 09:00am -05:00pm Monday 09:00am -05:00pm Tuesday 09:00am -05:00pm Wednesday 09:00am -05:00pm Thursday 09:00am -05:00pm Friday 09:00am -05:00pm Saturday 09:00am -05:00pm Admission JA$200.00 Adult JA$100.00 Children JA$50.00 school groups US$5.00 Adult US$2.00 Children US$3.00 Seniors Or the Jamaican equivalent of the rates above. Special rates for school [...]

THEME: "Preserving Our Heritage�Our Guide to the Future" (October 10�17, 2005) Date: Monday October 10, 2005 @ 10:00 a. m. Event: Lecture: "Developing National Pride Through the Maintenance & Preservation of Our Heritage" Venue: Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston Date: Wednesday October 12, 2005 @10:00 a.m. Event: Heritage Expo Venue: Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann Date: [...]

ADDRESS BY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION THE MOST HON. EDWARD SEAGA, ON, PC, MP AT THE JAMAICA NATIONAL HERITAGE TRUST LECTURES MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 AND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2004 AT THE CONFERENCE CENTRE AND NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY, RESPECTIVELY Economic concerns are often in the forefront of our minds these days, tending to overshadow the goal [...]