
Cinelandia is still there!
I work in downtown Punda right next to the ugliest building in town. I don't mean the design. That is not so bad. Not my taste but it has its beauty. What I mean is the state it is in. The building I am talking More...

UNESCO considering whether to put Reggae Music on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List
KINGSTON - The Jamaica Government will know next month whether it has been successful in its efforts to have reggae music inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) More...

Sint Maarten heritage inscribed in UNESCO Register
PHILIPSBURG - May 29, 2018 marks the anniversary of a historic event that took place 170 years ago. On Monday, May 29th,1848, the day after slavery was abolished in the French territories, 26 slaves residing on More...

UNESCO National Commission to be established in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of St. Maarten, Jorien Wuite announced on Thursday that the process to formalise and officially install the St. Maarten National Commission for the More...

20 years of world heritage
WILLEMSTAD - It is 20 years ago that Curacao was placed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. According to Minister Zita Jesus-Leito, UNESCO is still satisfied with the way in which Curaçao deals with its monumental More...

The 3rd Caribbean Heritage Conference: making heritage matter
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Heritage Platform, consisting of Stichting Monumentenfonds Curacao, Stichting Monumentenzorg Curacao and Stadsherstel, have joined forces to host the 3rd Caribbean Conference of national More...

Willemstad District Platform Launches: ‘Clean, Safe & Attractive Willemstad Movement’
WILLEMSTAD - On September 16th during the Curaçao Clean Up National Cleaning Day, Willemstad District Platform (WDP) launches its Clean, Safe & Attractive Willemstad Movement. Willemstad District Platform is More...

3rd Caribbean Conference to be hosted in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHATA) announced in their recent monthly newsletter that Curaçao is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For this reason, More...

Curaçao is part of UNESCO’s “Envisioning the Future of the Global Capacity-Building Program and Its Facilitators’ Network”
BANGKOK, WILLEMSTAD - From March 6th through 9th UNESCO organized a meeting in Bangkok on “Envisioning the Future of the Global Capacity-Building Program and Its Facilitators’ Network”. An encounter to discuss More...

Fully Implementing UNESCO Education Guidelines for a Better Curaçao
In 2000, UNESCO issued a set of guidelines for improving primary and secondary education across the globe by 2015. Unfortunately for the students of this island, much of the importance of that resolution appears More...