Saint Lucia prepares to launch national memory of the world registry |
Contact: RoseMarie Harris
Wednesday 12 January 2011 – “The National Memory of the World Registry” will be launched on Monday January 24th as part of activities marking the 18th Nobel Laureate Week. A subsection of the registry will preserve Saint Lucia’ patrimony.
The initiative will feature collections from John Pilgrim, Harold Simmons, Derek Walcott, Sir Arthur Lewis , Andre Duboulay, Lafort de le Tour and John Golds.
The National memory of the World Registry is the brainchild of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization- UNESCO. The vision behind the programme is to facilitate preservation of the world’s documentary heritage by the most appropriate techniques. |
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