Latin America and the Caribbean increase their contribution to the Memory of the World Programme
22-10-2008 (Nassau)
First Catechism Written
in Papiamentu Language
© National Archives,
Netherlands Antilles
Outstanding experts on documentary heritage from Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Saint Lucia and the Bahamas met at the 9th Annual Meeting of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme (MOW) Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean.
They examined 24 nominations of documentary heritage collections from 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries submitted for the International and the Regional Memory of the World Registers.
The meeting, organized with the support of the government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and UNESCO, took place from 15 to 17 October 2008. Carl Bethel, Minister of Education of the Bahamas, opened the meeting that was attended by government officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
The 16 nominations for the MOW International Register and 8 nominations for the Regional Register discussed during the meeting included works of exceptional value, such as:
The meeting, organized with the support of the government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and UNESCO, took place from 15 to 17 October 2008. Carl Bethel, Minister of Education of the Bahamas, opened the meeting that was attended by government officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
The 16 nominations for the MOW International Register and 8 nominations for the Regional Register discussed during the meeting included works of exceptional value, such as:
- First Catechism Written in Papiamentu Language published in 1837, submitted by Netherlands Antilles;
- Oscar Niemeyer collection of architectonic designs (1938-2005), submitted by Brazil;
- Registry of Slaves of the British Caribbean 1817-1834, submitted by Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, St Kitts, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom.
Participants of the meeting© UNESCO
Related themes/countries
· Latin America/Caribbean
· Bahamas
· Barbados
· Belize
· Brazil
· Chile
· Costa Rica
· Cuba
· Dominica
· Jamaica
· Mexico
· United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
· Netherlands Antilles
· Saint Kitts and Nevis
· Saint Lucia
· Trinidad and Tobago
· Memory of the World: News Archives 2008
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- Isidro Fernandez-Aballi, UNESCO Office in Kingston
- Jaime Antunes Da Silva, Chair of the MOW Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean
- UNESCO
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- UNESCO Office in Kingston
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