INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CARIBBEAN ARCHAEOLOGY 2007 CONFERENCE KINGSTON JAMAICA 23 - 29 JULY 2007, JAMAICA CONFERENCE CENTER. The IACA Conference took place as planned over the period July 23rd - 29th 2007. From all the reports the conference was a success and fulfilled all of its objectives. Some of the comments included: From Judith Knight [...]

Heritage Week Activities: October 7 - 15, 2007 October 8, 2007: Heritage Lecture: Jamaica Conference Centre October 9, 2007: Heritage Lecture: TBD October 10, 2007: Seville Heritage Expo: Seville Heritage Park October 11, 2007: Heritage Lecture: TBD October 11, 2007: The Anniversary of the Morant Bay Rebellion Events October 15, 2007: National Heroes' Day Other [...]

July 31, 2007 Emancipation Jubilee Seville Heritage Park Click to view Emancipation Jubilee Banner

  July 2007: Launch of Jamaica Heritage Journal Fort Charles / Old Naval Hospital July 4, 2007: Birthday Celebration Norman Washington Manley Roxborough, Manchester July 23 -29, 2007: The 22nd International Congress for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA) Conference Jamaica Conference Centre IACA 2007 Home July 30, 2007: Inaugural JNHT Emancipation Lecture St. Ann Parish Library Windsor [...]

Plans are in high gear for the 2007 conference of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeologists (IACA) to be held in Kingston from July 23-29. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is expecting over 300 delegates from across the region to attend the conference which is to have its first ever staging on the island. Head [...]

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) marked the 162nd anniversary of the arrival of the East Indians to Jamaica with a mini expo and lecture on May 10, 2007 at its offices at Headquarters House, 79 Duke Street, Kingston. In welcoming guests, Communications Director at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust Joan Andrea Hutchinson, said it [...]

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will be marking the 162nd anniversary of the arrival of the East Indians in Jamaica with two days of exhibition and activities at Headquarters House, 79 Duke Street Downtown Kingston on May 10 & 11. Hosted in association with the National Council on Indian Culture in Jamaica, the event [...]

The International Association of Caribbean Archaeologists (IACA) has voted unanimously to host its 22nd biannual conference between July 23 and 27, 2007 in Jamaica. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust will be the organizing body for the conference locally. IACA is the premier regional body that promotes archaeological research in the Caribbean and at their last [...]

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust in association with local community groups will be staging the Seville Cultural Village celebrations on the grounds of the historic and beautifully landscaped Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann from March 17-April 21, 2007. The Cultural Village will feature a series of events expected to capture the attention of both [...]