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February 16, 2015
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EU marks 40 years of development assistance to Jamaica

Over the last 40 years the European Union has contributed an estimated 1.2 billion euros or J$170 billion in development assistance, according to a Jamaica Information Service news release. But the EU's contribution to the many facets of Jamaica's development goes beyond activities under the European Development Fund programme, as it also involves helping Jamaica to navigate and cushion the…
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February 16, 2015
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JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) is rolling out a number of public education initiatives to inform athletes and support personnel of various changes regarding anti-doping rules. Among these are symposiums, workshops, quarterly television features and monthly radio programmes. With revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code, the Anti-Doping in Sport Act, 2014 and the 2015 Anti-Doping Rules, Executive Director of JADCO,…
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February 13, 2015
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Jamaica on track to end mother-child transmission of HIV

JAMAICA is on track to be among the first countries in the world to reach the targets for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, according to the Ministry of Health. The country's status will be confirmed later this month, once the Ministry of Health submits its country report to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). UNAIDS acknowledged the major…
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February 10, 2015
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Jamaica improves its trade balance with CARICOM

KINGSTON, February 7, 2015 – While Jamaica’s Trade deficit with the United States showed need for improvement, Jamaica's trade balance with the rest of the region improved over the first ten months of last year as imports fell and exports increased. The latest trade data show that at the end of October exports to CARICOM were valued at US$72 million.…
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February 10, 2015
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Gov’t to Provide Assistance to Sports Associations

The financial burden being faced by sporting associations for the use of the stadium and sporting venues managed by Independence Parks Limited (IPL), will shortly be eased as Government is to provide financial assistance to help offset the cost of using these facilities. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Natalie Neita Headley, said the Ministry of Finance and Planning has approved…
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February 9, 2015
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Jamaica Environment Minister issues call to action for sustainable development

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Land, Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill on Thursday evening issued a call to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stakeholders to shape the sustainable development agenda of the Region. “Governments, the private sector and civil society must all work together in shaping this agenda, particularly in 2015 when…
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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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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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