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Jamaican, US Governments committed to successful visit by President Obama
he visit to Jamaica by the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama on April 8 and 9 is no longer being designated a State Visit, which had previously been agreed and communicated. The change takes into account the time constraints of the short duration of the visit and the established nature of a State Visit in the…
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Jamaica Land 85 Medals At 44th Carifta Games
COLLIN REID COURTESY OF SUPREME VENTURES AND COURTS) Jamaica's junior athletes once again proved they are the kings and queens of the Caribbean with another dominant display at the annual Carifta Games after amassing 85 medals at the 44th staging of the championships which ended at the newly renamed Kim Collins Stadium in Basseterre, St Kitts, yesterday. The Jamaicans won…
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US President’s Visit Should Deepen Relations with Region
The visit of the President of the United States (US), Barack Obama, and the meeting with Heads of State and Government of CARICOM, should deepen bilateral relations between the US and the region. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications at the White House, Ben Rhodes, said several areas of mutual interest exist between the United States and CARICOM, including…
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Energy and security top agenda for talks between regional leaders, Obama
ENERGY and security will dominate the discussions between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and United States President Barack Obama during their summit here tomorrow, the senior director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Ricardo Zuniga, said yesterday. Speaking at a White House media briefing, Zuniga described plans for the meeting as a practical agenda to continue work already started. “With the Caricom leaders,…
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Stage set for CARICOM talks with US President
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Competitiveness, energy and security will be the focus of the highly anticipated Summit between the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. The event takes place on Thursday April 9 in Kingston, Jamaica. Co-chaired by Chairman of CARICOM the Rt. Hon. Perry…
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Youth forum at UWI, Heroes Park visit on tight itinerary for Obama
United States President Barack Obama will maintain a tight itinerary during his visit to Jamaica this week. According to Jamaican Government spokespersons, Obama, who is scheduled to arrive at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston late Wednesday evening on Air Force One, will be airlifted on one of the helicopters in the presidential Marine One fleet to the Jamaica Defence…
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Jamaica taking steps to address environmental breaches – Minister Pickersgill
MONTEGO BAY, April 1, 2015 – Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says the Government is strengthening enforcement of environmental laws and has been taking steps to address breaches. He noted that the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), actively prosecutes offenders through the courts, using the provisions of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)…
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Jamaica at forefront of environmental agenda, says PM Portia Simpson-Miller
MONTEGO BAY, March 31, 2015 – Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, says Jamaica, as a small island developing state, has always been at the forefront of the global environmental agenda. Speaking yesterday at the opening of the first ever Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, Mrs. Simpson Miller said Jamaica’s presence…
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Environmental Rule of Law Meeting opens in Jamaica
More than 100 high-level officials including judges, prosecutors, parliamentarians, experts from international organizations, academics, students, and representatives of civil society and the private sector are meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, for the first Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law. The two-day meeting opened on Monday and seeks to promote the development and strengthening of environmental legislation, policies and institutions…
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Caribbean Export, OAS partner to enhance businesses through ICT
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS) partnered with the Information and Communication Technology (CTIC) for the implementation of a training programme for ICT Advisors from 11 CARICOM countries. The countries are Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and…
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