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PHOTOS: Oral History Project Launch

May 19, 2024
PHOTOS: Oral History Project Launch
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), are joined by Board Chair, National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Dr. Julian McKoy-Davis (left), and Director, African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), Dr. Kirt Henry, during the Oral History Project launch held on Wednesday (May 15). The event was held at the Culture Ministry in New Kingston. The project, to be undertaken by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) and African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), will document oral histories of senior citizens with interesting recollections of the country’s history. The goal is to archive these recordings with the ACIJ/JMB for future generations.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), share a moment with guest attending Wednesday’s (May 15) Oral History Project launch, Zebo Vassell . The event was held at the Culture Ministry in New Kingston. The project, to be undertaken by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) and African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), will document oral histories of senior citizens with interesting recollections of the country’s history. The goal is to archive these recordings with the ACIJ/JMB for future generations.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, converses with Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during the Oral History Project launch on Wednesday (May 15). The event was held at the Culture Ministry in New Kingston. The project, to be undertaken by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) and African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), will document oral histories of senior citizens with interesting recollections of the country’s history. The goal is to archive these recordings with the ACIJ/JMB for future generations.

 

Last Updated: May 19, 2024

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