Plans are in high gear for the staging of the St. Ann Emancipation Jubilee 2010 at the Seville Heritage Park St. Ann's Bay on Saturday, July 31. The event is being hosted by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and run through to Emancipation morning, Sunday, August 1. "Emancipation Jubilee at Seville...

Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Lolita Davis-Mattis, is promising Jamaicans a one-of-a-kind experience at this year's Emancipation Jubilee, which will be held on Saturday (July 31) at the Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann, Mrs. Davis-Mattis describes the event as the single most important opportunity to experience Jamaica's culture and heritage at its best. It will feature...

The Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay came alive with the sounds and sights of traditional folk forms on Friday (July 31), as thousands of Jamaicans and visitors turned out to support the internationally acclaimed Emancipation Jubilee. The event, organised by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), sought to bring greater awareness and acceptance, both locally and globally, to...

Thousands of persons from St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, turned out last night (July 31), for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) organized Emancipation Jubilees, held in Sam Sharpe Square, Bustamante Square and Norman Square, respectively. In all three parishes, the jubilees were held in collaboration with the respective Parish Councils. There was a civic aspect to the events, as...

The Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay will come alive with the sounds and sights of traditional folk forms as the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) stages the annual Emancipation Jubilee on July 31. The event is slated to begin at 4:00 p.m., and patrons will be treated to the pulsating sounds of traditional African drumming and other musical...

Plans are in high gear for the internationally acclaimed Emancipation Jubilee 2006, at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann from July 31 to August 1. The event will highlight traditional and oral culture in an invigorating form, and is expected to attract thousands of locals as well as visitors to the island. "This year promises to...

Plans are in high gear for the staging of the internationally acclaimed Seville Emancipation Jubilee 2005, at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay. The event, renown for highlighting traditional and oral culture in an invigorating form, will begin on Sunday, July 31 and go through to Emancipation Day on Monday, August 1. It is expected to attract thousand...

The scheduled activities for the main celebration period of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee began on Wednesday, July 27 and will run until Sunday, August 7. Speaking in the House of Representatives on July 26, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the celebration of Jamaica 60 will follow the tradition of having a significant commemoration of Jamaica’s...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is appealing for Jamaicans to use the Emancipation period to acknowledge the immense sacrifice and contribution of the African ancestors. “Here we are celebrating a culture that is distinctly ours, Jamaican, (but) was influenced largely by what is distinctly African and that survived the years of enslavement. “Our ancestors, in...

The budget for Emancipation and Independence activities this year is $150 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange during a post-Cabinet press briefing held today, July 27 at the Office of the Prime Minister. She noted that the amount comprises government subvention, as well as private-sector sponsorship. In addition, Ms Grange informed...

Myriad activities will take place across the island from July 30 to August 6 in celebration of Jamaica’s 182nd anniversary of Emancipation and 54th anniversary of Independence under the theme: ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’. Thanksgiving services will be held in all parishes on July 30 and 31, with the National Emancipation and Independence service to take place on...

Project Consultant for the Seville Emancipation Jubilee, Joan Seagears, says the cultural event this year will be special and should not be missed. The celebration, which takes place on the night of July 31 into the morning of August 1 at the Seville Heritage Park, in St. Ann, is being staged under the theme: ‘United and Free…What a Jubilee’. Speaking...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is urging Jamaicans to use the Emancipation vigils to reflect on the country’s accomplishments since 1838. Minister Hanna said the vigils provide an opportunity for Jamaicans to acknowledge the hardships of the forefathers and appreciate the freedom, which the people now enjoy. “The vigils will bring to us, opportunity to reflect on...

The Jamaica Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church has accepted the invitation of the Ministry of Youth and Culture to participate in the celebration of Emancipation as part of the revitalised Jamaica Festival. Emancipation Day, celebrated on August 1, commemorates the abolition of slavery in Jamaica in 1834. Seventh Day Adventist Churches across Jamaica will hold vigils beginning...

When full Emancipation was achieved in 1838, a system that had been tried and tested in the Caribbean since the sixteenth century came to an end. Slavery had within itself the seeds of its own destruction, whether because slaves resisted it, or whether the emergence of a new style of capitalism rendered slavery obsolete or incompatible with British industrial society,...

Rationale for the 2013 Emancipation/Independence Celebrations 1. The celebration of Independence 2013 commemorates some very important milestones in our country’s history, which have all been taken into consideration in the planning and implementation of this year’s celebrations. 2. Among these milestones are: The 275th anniversary of the Treaty between the Windward Maroons and the British that established the first community...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, on July 22, launched Emancipation and Independence celebrations for 2013, noting that it is important to stage these activities within a fiscally responsible framework. She said that even during periods of austerity, these activities are vital because of the role of culture in empowering the spirit of the nation during these times....

In the midst of our celebrations of Jamaica’s Golden Jubilee, we take time to highlight the significance of this the 178th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery. We recall the end of that systemic oppression which vainly sought to rob our ancestors of their humanity. We cannot forget the struggles of those who fought for freedom, for which many paid...

My Fellow Jamaicans, at home, in the Diaspora, well wishers and visitors to our beautiful island. What a year in which to celebrate our Emancipation from enslavement! ·         This year Jamaica marks 50 years since the island gained its independence. ·         In this year we also observe the passage of and 174 years since the full abolition of the system...

The Independence Park complex will be transformed into the centre piece of Jamaica 50 celebrations August 1 to 6. The highly anticipated opening of the Jamaica 50 Golden Jubilee Village will take place on Emancipation Day, August 1, and for six days a slew of activities will be held at Independence Park, which will signal the pride and creativity of...