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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 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 2, 2015
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Jamaica to Introduce Blood Testing for Athletes

News Americas Now, NEW YORK, NY, Monday, February 2, 2015-Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introducing blood testing by the end of the 2014/15 fiscal year. He made the announcement at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston.…
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January 31, 2015
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Grammy Museum Declares February 6 Bob Marley Day – New Exhibit Planned For US, Brazil

Last year, they celebrated Marley's 69th birthday by naming the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road as their first affiliate, and this year the Grammy Museum has decided to step it up a notch by officially declaring February 6 as Bob Marley Day at the international museum. The decision was disclosed in a recent interview with the Grammy Museum's director,…
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January 26, 2015
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Golding tables ganja amendments in Senate

Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, tabled the landmark Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill which contains proposed changes to laws affecting the use of ganja, in the Senate on Friday. Golding had announced on Wednesday at a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that the Bill would be tabled Friday, following Monday's approval of the proposed amendments by Cabinet. The…
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January 26, 2015
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CARICOM to continue lobby for end to Cuba trade embargo – Nicholson

KINGSTON, January 23, 2015- Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator A.J. Nicholson, says regional leaders will continue to push for an end to the trade embargo against Cuba even as they welcome the move by the United States (US) to restore diplomatic ties with the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island. “A main hurdle to be cleared is the lifting of the…
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January 26, 2015
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OAS Launches Small Business Development Center Model in Jamaica

The Organization of American States (OAS) today launched the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Model in Jamaica, in a ceremony that took place in Kingston. The model, organized in partnership with Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the University of Texas at San Antonio, focuses on one-one and long-term assistance to help clients…
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January 23, 2015
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Final push to launch U.N. negotiations on High Seas Treaty

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations will make its third – and perhaps final – attempt at reaching an agreement to launch negotiations for an international biodiversity treaty governing the high seas. A four-day meeting of a U.N. Ad Hoc Working Group is expected to take a decision by Friday against a September 2015 deadline to begin…
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