Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis

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  Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Laleta Davis-Mattis (right), consults with Director of the Estate Management and Business Development Division of the JNHT, Gavern Tate, before making a presentation at a JIS Think Tank held yesterday (Oct.14) at the agency's head office in Kingston.
  
  A preservation plan, which is being developed by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to identify sensitive archaeological areas at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann, is nearing completion.
  
  Government has allocated some $59 million under the Tourism Enhancement Fund to restore certain aspects of the Heritage Park.
  
  "The preservation plan is almost at its completion stage and it will form the blueprint for any development at the Heritage Park," said Executive Director of the JNHT, Laleta Davis-Mattis, at a recent Think Tank held at the agency's head office in Kingston.
  
  She said that it is important for the JNHT or potential investors to know the location of sensitive areas on the 300-acre property before embarking on developmental or restoration activities.
  
  "Depending on the nature of the investment, we will have to be in a position to determine where on the property it goes," she pointed out.
  
  "If investment is going to come into Seville then we need to set the framework. We need to set a foundation that would attract the investment, so that is what we are doing," she added, noting that restoration work will take place on land and marine locations.
  
  Already, a number of projects are being undertaken at the site, including the mounting of a historical exhibition at the great house, and the transformation of the courthouse and overseer building into a coffee shop and restaurant, respectively.
  
  Mrs. Davis-Mattis told JIS News that the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, through Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jesus Silva, has been instrumental in assisting the JNHT in marketing the site.
  
  The exhibition is being mounted by Spanish designers in collaboration with local technical personnel. "They are going to be designing the exhibition and we are going to be seeking the additional funding to have that exhibition installed," she informed.

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  Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Laleta Davis-Mattis (right), consults with Director of the Estate Management and Business Development Division of the JNHT, Gavern Tate, before making a presentation at a JIS Think Tank held yesterday (Oct.14) at the agency's head office in Kingston.
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  Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Laleta Davis-Mattis, said that the Trust has been working "assiduously" to complete renovations at the site.
  
  "In fact if you visit the Fort today, you will recognize that quite a bit of restoration work has been conducted," she said.
  
  Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank Session held Wednesday (October 14) at the Agency's head office in Kingston, Mrs. Davis-Mattis said that the tour experience at the site has been expanded, and now includes a re-installed exhibition, a town tour and a multi-media centre at the Historic Naval Hospital.
  
  She said the JNHT has produced a DVD highlighting the history of Port Royal, which is also shown at the centre and forms part of the tour.
  
  "For Port Royal we have been focusing on the work, and the plan at this point is to build the foundation for investment to come into Port Royal," she explained.

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  Also speaking at the launch was JNHT's executive director Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis who spoke to the aim of the exhibition. Mrs. Davis-Mattis said she wanted to expose the work of the Trust to a wider audience and to make the institution more accessible to the public.

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  Among those in attendance were Minister Olivia Grange, Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva, JNHT Executive Director Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis, former Minister of Tourism Aloun Assamba, Mayor Ivan Anderson and Member of Parliament Shaine Robinson.

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  Addressing a press conference at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel, prior to the unveiling of the signs, JNHT Executive Director, Laleta Davis-Mattis, explained that the signs are among the first of 15, which will be erected during the project's first phase.
  
  "The signs are placed on verges right across the country, and the start of the project, really, is on the North Coast. The focus, of course, is where the Spanish hotels (are located), most of our sponsors are the Spanish hotels, which also form part of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation. The signs are located in strategic places, where you can drive off the road, look at them, and do your photos, etc," she outlined.
  
  Mrs. Davis-Mattis pointed out that while the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation is a major partner, the signs are, and will not be restricted to Jamaica's Spanish heritage.

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  Participating in the program were Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva, Hon. Shahine Robinson, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for North East St Ann, The Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, His Worship, Councillor Ivan Anderson, Mrs Laleta Davis-Mattis, Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, and Zachary Harding, Advisor to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett.

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  Executive Director of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) Mrs. Laleta Davis Mattis (left) and Professor Verene Shepherd, chair of the JNHT, present copies of several books to Spanish Ambassador His Excellency Jesus Silva during a recent visit to his office.

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  Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the JNHT, Laleta Davis-Mattis pointed out that Taino Day was a part of the Trust's annual observance of Encounter Day, which is "a day set aside to highlight the meeting of the various worlds or cultures that underpin our history and our ethnic composition," including the Spanish, English, Africans and Tainos.
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  Mrs. Davis-Mattis noted that through the staging of Taino Day, the JNHT aims to increase public awareness of the contribution of the Tainos to Jamaica and strengthen the mechanisms for the retention of the Taino heritage.

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  Also present at the event were Mr. Patrick Stanigar, Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust and Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis, Executive Director; Mr. Graham Glover, Deputy British High Commissioner; Councillor Murdel Mckenzie; Dr. Jonathan Greenland, Curator; Dr. Rebecca Tortello; Dr. Morais Guy, Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Chito and Mr. Seragh Lakasingh among others.

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  It was this same principle that Mrs. Laleta Davis Mattis, Executive Director at the Trust had in mind when she started the brown bag sessions.

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