Jamaica
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Crime could cripple regional tourism, says Bahamas PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has issued a warning that there is no bigger threat to the future viability of tourism in the region than crime. Addressing delegates at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace at the Atlantis on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, Christie took time out to speak on the escalation in criminal violence,…
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Region depends on Obama’s economy fix
KINGSTON, Jamaica – HEAD OF the Economics Division at the University of Technology (UTech), Sharon Nelson, says United States President Barack Obama's feverish push for positive economic growth in his second term in office could provide a glimmer of hope for Caribbean economies. Nelson reasoned that as president of the world's largest economy, Obama's policies are designed to improve the…
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EDITORIAL – CXC at 40: well done!
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Those who are wont to decry – and there are many – the quality and efficacy of anything formulated and executed in the Caribbean might give thought to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). The CXC is an institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It sets secondary-school examinations, primarily for students in this region, assuming a place of…
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Chen gives CXC thumbs up for entrepreneurship
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Wayne Chen, president of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF), has welcomed the Caribbean Examinations Council's (CXC) plans to introduce subjects related to entrepreneurship as part of efforts to boost the economies of the region. Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, Chen said it was an initiative for which he had been lobbying for some time. “In fact, just…
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Election climate heats up in Grenada, Barbados, St Kitts
KINGSTON, Jamaica – INSTEAD of possibly two changes in government shortly within the 15-member Caribbean Community, as originally assessed, there could well be a third later in the year. Changes forecast, and based on public opinion polls, point to expected termination of current first-term administrations with two first-time prime ministers in Barbados and Grenada. But currently, amid growing political challenges…
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Parliament to review Office of Public Defender
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC -Following a wave of criticism surrounding the delayed submission of the interim report on the probe into the May 2010 Tivoli Gardens incursion that led to the death of over seventy people, the Parliament of Jamaica will be conducting a full review of the Office of the Public Defender. During an radio interview on Wednesday, Speaker of…
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Jamaicans encouraged to remain positive
KINGSTON, Jamaica – GOVERNOR General Sir Patrick Allen has encouraged Jamaicans to remain positive, even as the country continues to grapple with several social and economic challenges. “For Jamaica to be transformed, we must stem the wave of negativism. We must continue to believe in ourselves. We must continue to believe in our ability to develop our potential and to…
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IDB holds Caribbean governors meeting in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica – AFTER the recent excitement generated by last week's Chicago Tribune editorial, describing Jamaica as the “Greece of the Western Hemisphere”, it is extremely well timed that yesterday marked the start of the two-day “Second Annual Meeting of Governors of the Caribbean Country Department” of the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB, represented by its President, Colombian…
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Fly Jamaica ready to soar!
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After 14 months of working assiduously to meet rigorous regulatory aviation requirements, Fly Jamaica Airways will officially take to the skies on Friday, January 25, with its inaugural flight scheduled to depart for the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Fly Jamaica Airways received its air operating certificate in September 2012 from the Jamaica Civil…
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Gone paperless: Statin keen to share technology with CARICOM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE Statistical Institute of Jamaica's (Statin) will introduce its new electronic data collection system (Edacs) to CARICOM. Now that its new data collection system, Edacs, an electronic system operated on the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Slate 2 tablet has been unveiled, Statin is key on sharing the system with other Caribbean territories. “They would be very interested as they…
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