Jamaica
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UNICEF concerned about child killings
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned what it describes as the “unrelenting violence” against the nation's children, saying that a total of 16 children were murdered over the first four months of this year. The UN body made particular reference to last week's spate of child killings, which included the beheading of four-year-old Natasha Brown.
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CPJ eyes nine Caribbean countries for export
KINGSTON, Jamaica – CARIBBEAN Producers of Jamaica (CPJ) has its eye on exporting to five Caribbean countries by year-end. It hopes to add another four countries the following year, by which time it expects to see its branded products on supermarket shelves overseas.
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‘Ja debt burden a threat to human development’
KINGSTON, Jamaica – WHILE JAMAICA continues to improve its Human Development Index (HDI) ranking, one United Nations representative has charged that the country's high debt burden, combined with low economic growth and high unemployment, continues to pose a threat to human development. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Secretary General Heraldo Muñoz, who was addressing the launch of the Human…
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Time to end Syrian conflict!
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In recent weeks, sharply contrasting views on how the United States should respond to the madness in Syria have emerged from two of America's most prominent voices. Republican Senator John McCain is convinced that US intervention is the only solution to the deadly conflict, while Mr Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as national security advisor from 1977 to…
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Fly Jamaica Airways gets permission to service Guyana routes
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Wednesday announced that it had granted the Jamaica-based airline, Fly Jamaica Airways, the green light to operate two routes out of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Government spokesman Dr Roger Luncheon told a news conference that Cabinet gave the approval on Tuesday and that the airline would service the Guyana – New York…
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Authorities investigating outbreak of gastroenteritis following death of baby
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Health authorities are investigating whether or not the death of a seven-month-old baby is linked to an increase in cases of gastroenteritis in Jamaica. The baby died at the Bustamante Hospital for Children prompting the Ministry of Health to determine whether the quality of water being used by residents and consumed by the infant had been…
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American human rights advocate seeks IACHR seat to push Caribbean interest
KINGSTON, Jamaica – PEOPLE who know Professor James Cavallaro are not surprised that he's a candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). After all, Cavallaro, an American, has spent all of his adult life as a human rights advocate — from his days as a 21-year-old college graduate working with refugees at the US/Mexico border, to challenging abuses…
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Jamaica narrows trade deficit
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica says it has narrowed its trade deficit by 0.3 per cent at the start of the year to US$401 million. The figure represents a US$1.2 million improvement over the corresponding period in January 2012. According to the figures released here, the island’s trade deficit with its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners fell by US$11.2 million or…
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Jamaica to host launch of UNDP Human Development Report
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica will be the venue for the launch of the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Human Development Report (HDR) on Tuesday, UN officials have said. Human Progress in a Diverse World', will be attended by officials from Brazil, India, the Caribbean and South Africa. The report explores evolving geopolitics, examines emerging issues and trends, and also…
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CARICOM: Government’s lost opportunity
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Almost five years ago, in an article titled 'Jamaica's costly affair with CARICOM', I called attention to the gross economic abuse Jamaica suffers in its association with CARICOM and suggested that we should withdraw from our trading relationship with the group. My hope was that with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), a party that was at best…
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