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Jamaica To Lead Reform Of Int’l Laws On Ganja
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica intends to lead a charge in the United Nations to effect changes to the international treaties concerning marijuana. The aim is to change the schedule class of marijuana in light of scientific studies that have proven its therapeutic benefits and medicinal value. “We believe that the schedule in which…
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University of the West Indies’ Professor Verene Shepherd
University of the West Indies’ Professor Verene Shepherd, has been invited by the United Nations to deliver the keynote address at the special commemorative sitting of the UN General Assembly on Friday. This special meeting of the UN has been called to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under the theme: 'Learning from Historical Tragedies to Combat…
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Caribbean Countries Sued For Banning Entry Of Gays, Lesbians
Port of Spain, March 19: A Jamaican lawyer has filed a lawsuit in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) aimed at forcing the governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Belize to scrap immigration laws that bar the entry of gays and lesbians. Legal representatives from Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean Community made statements on Wednesday at a hearing on…
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Caribbean Export supports Haiti and the Dominican Republic at the 18th International Hotel Investment Forum 2015
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) supported the participation of the Centre for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD) and the Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI) of Haiti, at the 18th International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) 2015 in Berlin, Germany from March 2-4, 2015. Caribbean Export organized this mission within the framework of the Haiti/Dominican Republic Binational…
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AMCHAM Jamaica, T&T turn to SOCA to expand services sector under CBI
THE American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM) of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have teamed to promote trade and investments in services between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries and the United States through the 32-year-old Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). The joint effort will utilise the foundation laid by Services of the Caribbean (SOCA), a regional effort which was launched in Washington, DC two years ago to switch CBI…
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UN Secretary General Hails Pm Harris’ Vision
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 18, 2015 (SKNIS): Commendations continue to pour in from the international community for Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris. Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, has praised Dr. Harris for his vision in creating a government of national unity that will chart the way forward for the twin-island Federation. In a recent…
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Caribbean community climate-smarting fisheries, but slowly
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday March 18, 2015, IPS – Caribbean nations have begun work on a plan to ‘climate smart’ the region’s fisheries as part of overall efforts to secure food supplies. The concept is in keeping with plans by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) to improve the “integration of agriculture and climate readiness” as the region prepares to…
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UNESCO team pleased with TVET policy progress in St. Kitts and Nevis
A UNESCO team has reported that it is pleased with what has been accomplished with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy. During their recent visit to the Federation, Associate Evaluation Specialist Ekaterina Sediakina and Senior Consultant/Managing Partner Bert-Jan Buiskool explained that UNESCO was doing an evaluation of organisations working under the TVET policy world-wide and had selected…
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Sweet Potato a potential crop for future climate in the Caribbean
A case study presented recently by Jamaican, Applied Climate Researcher to the 2nd Caribbean Weather Information Generator (CARIWIG) Workshop in Barbados has identified sweet potato as a potential climate change adaptation crop. The CARIWIG project, which is funded by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), is supporting risk-based decision-making in the Region. The project provides locally relevant information on…
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Martinique to host May 9th Caribbean Climate 2015 Conference
NEW YORK, May 7, 2015 —On Saturday, May 9, 2015, the French Caribbean island of Martinique will host the regional summit, Caribbean Climate 2015, which will be chaired by French President François Hollande. The summit will gather over 40 heads of state, governments and Caribbean organizations to discuss the impact of climate change on the island nations of the Caribbean.…
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