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TRANSCULTURA CONNECTS – Opportunities bulletin for young Caribbean cultural professionals – February 2024
The UNESCO EUfunded Transcultura programme publishes a newsletter with a list of opportunities available for young cultural professionals in the Caribbean
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Youth Fah Peace Teaches Life Skills to Jamaican Students
Under the SALIENT Initiative UNESCO and the Ministry of Education Youth and Information Jamaica designed a training to help young people peacefully manage conflicts
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Honoring Jamaica’s Rich Heritage: Maroon Fest 2025
The Creative Caribbean project a collaborative initiative by UNESCO CARICOM and the University of the West Indies with funding from the ACPEU Culture Programme has been pivotal in supporting this years Maroon Fest in the historial village of Accompong
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Enhancing Community Media for Disaster Preparedness and Response
In January 2025 in partnership with the New Zealand High Commission to the Caribbean the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean hosted a 3day workshop to strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience in Jamaicas Charles Town Maroon Community located in the rural NorthEastern parish of Portland This initiative to enhance community medias role in disaster risk reduction and response is culturally and environmentally relevant for the Maroons a resilient community with deep historical ties and contributions to Jamaicas heritage
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UNESCO and the European Union facilitated training for young Caribbean musicians at the Chigiana Summer Academy 2024
For the first time young Caribbean musicians participated in advanced courses at the Chigiana Summer Academy 2024 in Siena with the support of the UNESCOEU programme Transcultura
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Call for applications for Propiano Caribe 2025
The competition supported by the UNESCOEU Transcultura programme aims to promote young talent and cultural exchange in the Caribbean region
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Safeguarding the Historic Naval Hospital of Port Royal
The Historic Naval Hospital of Port Royal a vital heritage site surrounded by a 19thcentury sea wall is threatened by coastal erosion storm surges and ship traffic At the request of Jamaican national authorities and with the generous support of the Netherlands FundsinTrust a new project has been launched to address these challenges
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TRANSCULTURA CONNECTS – September 2024
The UNESCO EUfunded Transcultura programme publishes a newsletter with a list of opportunities available for young cultural professionals in the Caribbean
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UNESCO Regional Meeting for Caribbean SIDS on National Heritage Laws
The National Parks Authority hosted the UNESCO Regional Meeting for Caribbean SIDS on National Heritage Lawson the 22nd24th of October 2024 in Nelsons Dockyard National Park The UNESCO sponsored program brought delegates from across the Englishspeaking Caribbean region and Suriname to discuss the state of heritage protections and legislation in their respective counties?
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UNESCO-EU Transcultura Creative Tourism Training Workshops - Call for applications
The EUfunded UNESCO Transcultura Programme launches a call for applications for young artists and tourism entrepreneurs from the Caribbean to participate in its Creative Tourism Capacitybuilding and Training Workshops
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UNESCO and the European Union Promote Training in Creative Tourism in the Caribbean
Tourism managers creative entrepreneurs and authorities participated in a workshop organized by the UNESCOEU Transcultura programme in Saint George Grenada
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An entrepreneur rewarded for revitalizing Jamaican research
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TVET at the core of Sustainable Regional Development agenda in the Caribbean