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Jamaica

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Convention Status: Ratified
Date of Ratification: 4/5/2007

Point of Contact

David Brown
Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport of Jamaica
4-6 Trafalgar Rd
Kingston
Kingston
Jamaica

News and Events

17/12/2021

First Virtual National Team Meeting With Institutions and Members of Jamaica’s Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI’s)

On December 15, 2021, UNESCO, the EU Representation to Jamaica and the Ministry of Culture, Gender...

15/5/2020

Call for Expression of Interest: Project implementation in Jamaica

Call for Expression of Interest for project implementation in Jamaica EU/UNESCO Expert...

28/4/2020

Ethiopia, Jamaica, Namibia, Palestine and Panama to strengthen creative industries through EU/UNESCO Expert Facility

Today, the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) employ nearly 30 million people worldwide, and...

16/11/2019

From Jamaica to the world - tapping into the island's creative potential

“There are more than 300 reggae festivals in Europe” announced Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture,...

5/11/2019

Jamaica: Harnessing the island’s creativity for sustainable development

Jamaica’s vibrant cultural and creative industries are most notably known on the global stage for...

Project(s)

Elaborating a Creative Economy Act to streamline Jamaica’s cultural policies and the administration of CCIs

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Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in Jamaica

Jamaica has gained international recognition notably for the creative talents of its musicians and music producers...

Reshaping Cultural Policies for the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms and the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

This project responds to the expressed needs of Parties to the 2005 Convention seeking support to strengthen the human and institutional...

Supporting new regulatory frameworks to strengthen the cultural and creative industries and promote South-South cooperation

The cultural and creative industries (CCI) have become a driver and enabler of sustainable development, generating annual global revenues of US$ 2...

2020

Contributions to IFCD:

May 2020
US$ 262.00

April 2019
US$ 253.00

June 2018
US$ 274.00

May 2016
US$ 274.00

January 2016
US$ 359.00