Jamaica
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Agriculture Ministry prepares for severe drought
drought KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Portia Simpson Miller led administration is taking steps to prevent an increase in the price of agricultural produce as the country braces for a severe drought. Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, said the dry spell has started to affect farming areas and this could have implications for the availability as well as the cost of…
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UWI research exposition to highlight regional development
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona will be putting the spotlight on regional development at its annual research exposition scheduled for Thursday, February 7 and Friday, February 8 on the Mona Campus. Under the theme, 'Pathways and Opportunities for Regional Development', Research Days 2013 will highlight various ways in which the university is using its…
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No CIDA pull out from Jamaica, says high commissioner
KINGSTON, Jamaica – CANADA'S High Commissioner, Robert Ready, has denied suggestions that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is withdrawing from Jamaica. Ready said that since his arrival in Kingston last year, he has heard arguments that there is an impression that CIDA is pulling out of Jamaica. “I am here to tell you that is not an accurate impression:…
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Government wants one regulator to monitor telecom sector
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is committed to the establishment of a single regulatory body to monitor the telecommunication sector here. “We do intend to now have a single regulator for all aspects of telecommunications. We now have the OUR (Office of Utilities Regulation), the Broadcasting Commission and the Spectrum Management Authority as three bodies that…
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World has not escaped risk of collapse
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The world has not yet escaped the risk of a collapse in the global economy despite some renewed confidence heading into 2013, the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF) told The Associated Press on Monday. Swiss economist Klaus Schwab, speaking on the eve of the elite annual gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, called…
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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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