Communities to Benefit from World Heritage Site

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (third right), along with Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness (second left), engage in conversation with students from Mona Preparatory School (from left): Paris Mullings, Annaleese Dallas and Duncan McKenzie. Occasion was the unveiling of a Gateway sign in Papine Square, St. Andrew, leading to the Blue and John Crow Mountains on April 18, 2016.
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Communities within and around the Blue and John Crow Mountains are set to benefit economically from the only mixed World Heritage site within the Caribbean.
Entities such as Jamaica Business Development Corporation, HEART Trust, Tourism Product Development Company and Jamaica Social Investment Fund, will engage residents from these communities on how to monetize the cultural assets, while ensuring that the world heritage site is not compromised.