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Jamaica 16-year-old held over 10 murders
(Jamaica Gleaner) A sixteen-year-old boy, who was on the Kingston Central most wanted list, has been captured. The teen, whose name cannot be released, was wanted for more than 10 murders, several cases of shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm, was captured on Text Lane in Kingston about 12:30 p.m., today. The police say they were on…
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No interest rate hike on PetroCaribe loans, Paulwell says
(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell has refuted media reports of plans by the Government of Venezuela to increase the interest rate on loans provided under the PetroCaribe Agreement. “We have been in contact with the Government of Venezuela through our Embassy in Caracas, and can confirm that no such decision has…
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Microchips won’t rein in farm thieves – Wellington
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – Livestock geneticist and veteran cattle breeder, Dr Karl Wellington has expressed reservations about the use of microchips to address the wide-scale theft of farm animals, as is being mooted by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. “I wouldn't jump at it,” he told The Gleaner Tuesday at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial…
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GraceKennedy to enter Nigeria by year-end
(Jamaica Observer) GraceKennedy is expected to send its first shipment to Nigeria by year-end. The food, financial and money services conglomerate has already established itself in Ghana, and is now in the final stage of lengthy product registration and due-diligence processes in the neighbouring West African country, said Don Wehby, GraceKennedy Group’s chief executive officer. Though not ruling out French…
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JAMAICA-AGRICULTURE-FAO approves funds for dairy industry
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has approved a seven million US dollar grant for Jamaica to support a five-year development plan aimed at resuscitating the island’s ailing dairy sector. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Roger Clarke said the five-year plan will include improvement in breed and pasture management as part of rebuilding initiatives and that…
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Haiti to hold parliamentary elections this year -U.S. senator
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly plans to hold overdue elections before the end of the year, according to U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who is on a four-day visit to the Caribbean nation. The elections are needed to fill one-third of Haiti’s 30-member Senate and dozens of municipal posts. Elections were supposed to be held in late 2011, but…
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HAITI-MIGRATION-US law enforcement authorities rescue 84 Haitian migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) agency says it has collaborated with the US Coast Guard (USCG) in apprehending 84 undocumented Haitian migrants after they landed in Desecheo Island, 13 miles west of the mainland of Puerto Rico. The USCBP said a USCG on patrol had been able to see a group…
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BAHAMAS-POLITICS-Opposition politicians to boycott sitting of Parliament
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Hurbert Minnis Wednesday said that opposition legislators would boycott the sittings of Parliament for the period for which he is not permitted to speak during the ongoing debate on legislation to regulate stem cell therapy in The Bahamas. Minnis in a statement said that during the debate on July 17, Speaker Dr. Kendal…
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