Royal Gazette: Commissiong : UNESCO should be briefed on Benjamin Benson

Royal Gazette: Commissiong : UNESCO should be briefed on Benjamin Benson

The historical significance of a building in St George’s that was the property of a slave owner should be highlighted to visiting Unesco officials, it has been argued.

Unesco representatives are due to return to the island this month for the first time in 24 years after the Government invited them to conduct an “advisory mission” to review Olde Towne World Heritage Site.

Rolfe Commissiong, a former Progressive Labour Party MP and race adviser to two former PLP premiers, said the visit offers a unique opportunity to promote the contents of a document unearthed in 2022 by Neil Kennedy, an associate professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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March 14, 2024 News