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February 9, 2015
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Jamaica Gets Boost to Climate Change Mitigation Efforts

By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is getting a boost to its efforts to improve its resilience to climate change. The country has been provided $17 million from the Inter-American Development Bank under the bank’s Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience. The funding will help the second phase of the government’s climate resilience programme,…
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February 9, 2015
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OAS to monitor St. Kitts and Nevis February 16th General Election

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 9TH 2015 (CUOPM) – The Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) will be observing the general elections in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis next week. OAS Secretary General His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza and St Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the OAS, Her Excellency Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin, signed an electoral observation mission agreement…
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February 9, 2015
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Next Google could be in Caribbean

Technology news. “The next Google could be based in the Caribbean,” or so says Dr. Cardinal Warde, professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and President of the Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Technology and Innovation (CADSTI). Speaking at Microsoft’s London offices on 11th November for the first ever CADSTI STEM talk, Warde, originally from Barbados, told…
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February 9, 2015
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PM Lauds University for $4 Billion Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the University of the West Indies (UWI) for investing $4 billion to create a state-of-the-art faculty of medical sciences. Delivering the keynote address at the ceremonial opening of the UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex (FMSTRC), at the Mona Campus in St. Andrew, today (February 4), the…
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February 9, 2015
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Jamaica’s Ziggy Marley Wins Grammy

Kingston, Jamaica — Ziggy Marley won his third solo Best Reggae Grammy at The Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre, on Sunday. His set, the 10-track album, Fly Rasta . Marley, 46, got the nod over SOJA’s Amid the Noise; Sly & Robbie featuring Spicy Chocolate (The Reggae Power); Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry (Back on The Controls);…
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February 7, 2015
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Jamaica Environment Minister issues a call to action for sustainable development

Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Land, Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, the Hon. Robert Pickersgill on Thursday evening issued a call to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stakeholders in shaping the sustainable development agenda of the Region. Addressing the opening of the Fifty-Third Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on the Environment and Sustainable Development at…
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February 7, 2015
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Grenada is the top trending beach destination – KAYAK

Grenada is the top trending beach destination according to KAYAK 2015 Travel Hacker Guide. Research spanning 2013 to 2014 revealed an increase of 31% in flight searches from the previous year for round-trip flights from North America. As more persons are looking towards the tri-island state for holiday, they are also willing to pay for a quality experience. Of the…
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February 5, 2015
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Jamaica Environment Minister wants unified energy policy framework, regulation integration

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica Hon. Robert Pickersgill said that a major challenge being faced by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations was securing financing for energy projects, given their size. The Minister, who was chairing the Fifty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Integration (COTED) on the Environment and Energy, said smaller energy projects are…
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February 5, 2015
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“Victory for Labour,” as PM Douglas signals next election is last as St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party leader

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUYARY 5TH 2015 (CUOPM) – Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, who is seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, has signalled that the February 16th general election will be his last at the helm of the ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP). “I have said to you I will not be here forever, it…
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February 4, 2015
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Meeting an opportunity to move along sustainable energy path – CARICOM DSG

The Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy which is being held at the CARICOM Secretariat today is an opportunity for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to move forward along the sustainable development path, Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan said. Delivering opening remarks at the Ministerial Meeting, Ambassador Soeknandan pointed to the critical nature of…
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