Jamaica
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE BRUCE GOLDING, PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), REGARDING THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is distressed and extremely saddened by the deadly effect of the cholera epidemic currently ravaging the people of its Member State, Haiti. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the many who have already perished and we share the grave concern of the loved ones of the thousands…
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Cyber-Scam War
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, particularly those aligned to the Jamaica Bankers' Association (JBA), have pooled human and financial resources in an all-out effort to smash an emerging debit-card scam that is threatening the security confidence of the electronic banking system in Jamaica. For the first time since the promulgation of the Cybercrimes Act …, the police … reported that they cracked a…
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Improved connectivity for Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica, July 20, 2010 – The Jamaica government is focusing on the rollout of a broadband backbone in the short-term to ensure adequate connectivity throughout the island. Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, says the move is in keeping with the government’s Vision 2030 National Development Plan, which designates information and communications technology (ICT)…
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Jamaica Leg of ICT Roadshow Launched
MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (JIS) — As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will be staging a regional Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) road show. The Jamaica leg of the road show was launched on Wednesday under the theme, 'Harnessing the power of innovation – the engine for ICT-enabled Caribbean Development'. The aim of the road…
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ADDRESS BY THE MOST HON. PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER, PRIME MINISTER, JAMAICA, TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 27TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 3-6 JULY 2006, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Master of Ceremonies His Excellency, Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis His Excellency, Edwin W Carrington- Secretary-General of CARICOM Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and Chairman of the 27th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference Hon. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and outgoing Chairman of the Conference Colleague…
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STATEMENT ON THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) AND THE DONOR COMMUNITY, 13 FEBRUARY 2006, KINGSTON, JAMAICA
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), convened its first meeting with the Donor Community on Monday 13 February 2006, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. The meeting focused on Improving Harmonisation of HIV/AIDS programme activity with particular emphasis on more standardised funding and reporting arrangements. The engagement between PANCAP and the Donor Community carried several objectives. These included PANCAP’s…
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GLOWING TRIBUTES FOR JAMAICA’S PRIME MINISTER P.J. PATTERSON
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaica’s Prime Minister the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson delivered a moving farewell speech this week, at the conclusion of the 18th meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations, which he has chaired for the past thirteen years. Prime Minister Patterson retires from active politics after over thirty years of service to…
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