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Jamaica to decide on CCJ membership in April
CANANEWS – The Jamaica Parliament will decide on April 28 whether or not Jamaica should join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Appeal as its final court replacing the London-based Privy Council. Government has tabled three bills, namely an act to make provision for the implementation of the agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice and for connected matters.; An act…
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Gov’t express confidence in Tablets in Schools Programme
The Jamaican Government says it has taken note of concerns raised by the Auditor-General about the future viability of the Tablets in Schools programme, but has vowed to proceed with full implementation of the initiative. According to Julian Robinson, Minister of State for Technology, the pilot project is under constant review and deficiencies will be addressed. Mr. Robinson was responding, in…
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RADA Officers to be Trained in Greenhouse Production
KINGSTON, January 20, 2015- As the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) positions itself to expand the island’s agricultural productive capacity, 26 of its extension officers will be sent for training in greenhouse production techniques beginning in February. RADA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lenworth Fulton, said the training will boosts the agency’s competence to meet the needs of the country’s farmers,…
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Marley’s contribution to Jamaica priceless – Jamaica Tourism Minister
KINGSTON, January 14, 2015 – Tourism and Entertainment Minister Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has described as “priceless,” the contribution of late Reggae legend, Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley, to Jamaica’s music legacy. “I am often asked the value of Reggae music and…Bob Marley to Jamaica and Jamaica’s tourism, and I would say it is immeasurable…it’s not something that you can put a…
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PM to represent Jamaica at US Energy summit
NEW YORK, NY, Friday January 16, 2015 – Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller is expected to represent Jamaica at the first ever Caribbean Energy Security Summit to be hosted by United States Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, DC on January 26, 2015. The Vice President will be welcoming Caribbean leaders and representatives of the international community to promote a cleaner…
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Jamaica has highest proportion of women managers globally – study
GENEVA, Switzerland, Tuesday January 13, 2015, CMC – A new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that Jamaica has the highest proportion of women managers, globally, ahead of countries like the United States and the United Kingdom The study also found that while women are still under-represented in top management, the number of women in senior and…
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Significant benefits to flow from CELAC meeting in China – Minister Paulwell
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is projecting that “significant benefits” will flow to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, arising out of the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Beijing, China January 8 to 9. The inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum is considered an important event in…
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Jamaicans agree on CCJ as final court of appeal – Don Anderson poll
KINGSTON, Jamaica January 7, 2015- As the Parliament continues its debate on whether Jamaica should establish the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court of appeal, almost half the respondents in a recent Don Anderson poll, commissioned by the RJR Communications Group, feel the country should do away with the Privy Council and establish the CCJ. The poll result…
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Jamaica customs goes electronic: introduces asycuda world system
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has now begun to implement the use of its recently acquired Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), a web-based system designed to transform the agency to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents. The implementation is in its pilot phase which commenced in December 2014 and will run for a few months, after…
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Jamaica Minister wants more international support for Caribbean
KINGSTON, December 21, 2014 -Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, has repeated his call for a “new agenda” of support for Caribbean states by international finance institutions, to effectively address vulnerabilities related to climate change and significant debt, which regional territories currently experience. Speaking at a private sector luncheon for Inter-American Development (IDB) President, Luis Alberto Moreno, in Kingston,…
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