The judicial text was accepted01/01/1965 and last revised
Legislation
The Commission has a Constitution, which dates back to 1965.
Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre, which is administered by a partime professional librarian/documentalist and is in the process of being computerized, holds 2500 UNESCO publications. The Centre mainly welcomes researchers.
Structure of the Commission
The Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly,
- Executive Committee
- Six Advisory Committees & 5 Adhoc Committees,
- The Secretariat.
Members/Composition
The Membership of the Commission, which comprises 16 persons, is composed of Parliamentarians, Ministers, Academics, Representatives of National Organizations and the Media and the Secretary General.
Executive Committee
Comprises of : Mrs. Faith Innerarity, Senator Warren Newby, Dr. Maria Smith, Mrs. Andrea Shepherd-Stewart, Mrs. Merline Bardowell, Mr. Hugh Nash and Secretary General, Mr. Everton Hannam
General Assembly
The Commission has a 16 member National Commission that meets in plenary session every two months
Committees or Sub-Committees
The Commission has 6 Advisory and 5 Adhoc Committees which meet every two months. The Committees are for: Education, Science and Technology, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, Communication, Information for All, Youth, Memory of thje World, Man & the Biosphere, and UNESCO Clubs and the Associated Schools Project.
The National Commission manages the UNESCO Clubs of the country through a National Co-ordination affiliated to the WFUCA.
Committees/Sub-Committees Details
Number of Committees or Sub-Committees
11
Sub-committee Topics
[X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
[X] Youth
[X] Other
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The National Commission co-operates with the National Commissions in the Caribbean Cluster and maintains relationships with other Commissions in Latin America and other geographical regions. Curently JNC-UNESCO is spearheading efforts to have the English-speaking Caribbean countries nominate and establish Biosphere Reserves sites
Activities of the National Commission
International Biodiversity Day Launch
Domain
People and Nature
Country
Jamaica
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Scope
National
From (Y-m-d)
12/05/2010
Activity type
Public Information
Description
Under the theme Jamaican Youth Protecting our Watershed and Wetland Hon. Minister Grange launched International Biodiversity Day. The launch took place on 12 May 2010 at the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. Mr. Everton Hannam, Secretary-General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO opened the proceedings.
World Book and Copyright Day 2010
Domain
Copyright
Country
Jamaica
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Scope
National
From (Y-m-d)
23/04/2010
Activity type
Exhibitions
Description
World Book and Copyright Day 2010 under the theme “Plagiarism” was celebrated with an Exhibition displayed in the Lobby of the Towers, 25 Dominica Drive
Organizers
JNC-UNESCO
VIDEO CONFERENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
Domain
ASPnet - Associated Schools Project Network
Region
Global
From (Y-m-d)
26/03/2010
Activity type
Conferences
Description
The United Nations Department of Public Information in collaboration with the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network hosted the 3rd Annual Student Videoconference on the theme "Expressing Our Freedom Through Culture".
Jamaica’s participants were St. Andrew High, Ardenne High and St. Thomas Technical.
Oji Robinson, St. Thomas Technical, presented the paper on the theme while Ardenne High led the group in a medley of Jamaican songs which ended with One Love. This had all the students from the different sites singing and dancing.
The Jamaican students and teachers were delighted with the videoconferencing format and especially as it was a first experience for all of them.
Organizers
The United Nations Department of Public Information
