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JNHT Request for Quotes: Photographer for Jamaica Heritage in Pictures

  Photographer: Archaeology in Pictures The JNHT is inviting quotations from suitably qualified photographers to photograph specific historic/heritage sites across Jamaica and the various artefacts found at those sites. The individual must be: experienced in taking long and close-up shots of scenery and objects for publication experienced in photographing heritage/historic sites experienced in photographing artefacts experienced in [...]

November 16th, 2017|

Jamaica National Heritage Trust —Vacancies

Laboratory Assistant (SOG/ST 2). Salary Range $612,694.00 – $728,301.00 per annum. Click for a complete description of the position: Laboratory Assistant  JOB PURPOSE The Laboratory Assistant of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) supports the laboratory employees by maintaining glassware in clean condition while assisting in maintaining logs and record books, troubleshooting and resolving problems as [...]

November 8th, 2017|

JNHT to Host Heritage Lectures

By Elaine Reckord October 3, 2017 http://jis.gov.jm/jnht-host-heritage-lectures/ Education Officer, Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Duane Harris.  Photo: Rudranath FraserPublic  The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will be hosting a series of heritage lectures on Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, as part of activities to celebrate Heritage Month 2017. Heritage Month is being celebrated in [...]

October 3rd, 2017|

Calendar of Activities – 2017

Click Link for PDF file: Calendar of events2017 January 6           Celebration of the Signing of the Treaty with the British and the Birthday of Captain Kojo           Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth February 24       Sir Alexander Bustamante Birthday Celebration National Heroes Park & Blemheim, Hanover March 22 GSAT Spring Break               April 18             International [...]

September 29th, 2017|

September 1 Commemoration Day for Kendal Train Crash

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 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– NEWS RELEASE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– [REPLY OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE QUOTED: MYC.955]   Kingston, August 31 - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment [...]

August 31st, 2017|

Floral Tribute to National Hero Marcus Garvey

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 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– NEWS RELEASE ——————————————————————————————————————————————————--------------– [REPLY OR SUBSEQUENT REFERENCE TO THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE PERMANENT SECRETARY AND THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE QUOTED: MYC.955]   The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable [...]

August 21st, 2017|