The Government will know in November whether it has been successful in its efforts to have reggae music inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List.
Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport Minister, Olivia Grange, said that UNESCO technical experts are in the process of examining Jamaica's reggae submission.
“We are awaiting the results and it will be a major achievement for Jamaica if we are successful in having the designation declared by UNESCO,” she said.
Grange was speaking at a joint press conference held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston today involving the Tourism Ministry, to launch the 2019 Carnival in Jamaica.
Grange said her ministry has been tasked to establish an inventory of intangible heritage unique to Jamaica, “which is also one of the criteria” required by UNESCO.
Turning to the designation of certain areas across the island as entertainment zones, the minister informed that a list of locations will be available soon, which will include Kingston, St Andrew and St Catherine, in the initial stages.
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