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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

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Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister Natalie Neita Headley.
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 provi

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TnT gets endorsement to host Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat

February 09, 2015: Trinidad and Tobago successfully secured the endorsement of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its candidature to host the Secretariat of the Arms T

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Montserrat looks to boost private sector contribution

The European Union has provided Montserrat with EC$14.2 million (€4.275M) as part of the 10th European Development Fund General Budget Support (GBS) Programme, which has been paid directly to the s

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Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Land, Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill
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.

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Above: Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones
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.

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OAS Secretary General His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza (right)  and St Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the OAS, Her Excellency Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin
OAS to monitor St. Kitts and Nevis February 16th General Election

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 9TH 2015 (CUOPM) - The Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) will be observing the general elections in the Federation of St.

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Ambassador Irwin Larocque
CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates Grenada on 41st Independence Anniversary

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the People and Government of Grenada on the

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Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General addresses the opening ceremony of the Special Meeting of COTED on Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Wednesday 4 February, 2015.
Remarks By Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary-General at The Fifty Fourth Special…

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this, the Fifty‑Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) (Energy) and to the CARICOM Secretariat.

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3rd left Prof Cardinal Warde, Dr Andrew Phillips with pupils of Evelyn Grace Academy. Photo Tyrone Roach
Next Google could be in Caribbean

Technology news. “The next Google could be based in the Caribbean,” or so says Dr.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), as she cuts the ribbon to officially open the $4 billion state-of-the-art Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Res
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.

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Ziggy Marley
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 .

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Minister of Water, Land, Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Jamaica, The Hon. Roberton Pickersgill addressing the Fifty-Third Special Meeting of COTED on the Environment and 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.

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La Sagesse Beach, Grenada (photo via PureGrenada.com)
Grenada is the top trending beach destination – KAYAK

Grenada is the top trending beach destination according to KAYAK 2015 Travel Hacker Guide.

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Caricom
Jamaica Environment Minister wants unified energy policy framework, regulation integration

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica Hon.

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Caricom
“Victory for Labour,” as PM Douglas signals next election is last as St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUYARY 5TH 2015 (CUOPM) - Prime Minister the Rt. Hon.

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Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General addresses the opening ceremony of the Special Meeting of COTED on Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Wednesday 4 February, 2015.
Remarks By Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan Deputy Secretary-general At the Fifty Fourth Special…

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this, the Fifty‑Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) (Energy) and to the CARICOM Secretariat.

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Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining At the Fifty-fourth Special Meeting of COTED
Opening Remarks by Chairman the Hon. Phillip Paulwell,  Minister of Science, Technology,…

These meetings are being held even as world oil prices, having plummeted in the recent months, despite modest gains continue to hover at below US$50 per barrel.

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Caricom
Opening Remarks by Chairman the Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and…

These meetings are being held even as world oil prices, having plummeted in the recent months, despite modest gains continue to hover at below US$50 per barrel.

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Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General addresses the opening ceremony of the Special Meeting of COTED on Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Wednesday 4 February, 2015.
Meeting an opportunity to move along sustainable energy path – CARICOM DSG

The Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy which is being held at the CARICOM Secretariat today is an opportunity for the

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