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  • Photo of EU marks 40 years of development assistance to Jamaica

    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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  • Photo of JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel

    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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  • 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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  • Photo of Jamaica improves its trade balance with CARICOM

    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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  • Photo of Gov’t to Provide Assistance to Sports Associations

    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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  • Photo of Jamaica Environment Minister issues call to action for sustainable development

    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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  • Photo of Jamaica Gets Boost to Climate Change Mitigation Efforts

    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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  • Photo of PM Lauds University for $4 Billion Investment

    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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  • Photo of Jamaica’s Ziggy Marley Wins Grammy

    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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  • Photo of Jamaica Environment Minister issues a call to action for sustainable development

    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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