Handicraft expert honoured

A member of the Jamaica Hardanga Heritage Trust demonstrates the art of hardanga, a rare form of traditional Jamaican embroidery.
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After years of hard work promoting and teaching a rare form of traditional Jamaican embroidery known as hardanga, handicraft expert Norma Nugent was honoured last week with an award at a special ceremony in Port Maria, St Mary.The hardanga project had expanded considerably following a donation of $5 million from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund two years ago, with plans for further development in 2016.