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Jamaica is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 1.1 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2030, as part of its global commitment to take climate change mitigation action. To bring this about, the island -…
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque says recent severe weather events have signaled that the Caribbean region is already being impacted by climate change and the Region is taking the current negotiations in Paris for a…
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New CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration (TEI) Mr. Joseph Cox visited key Institutions and Departments during a visit to Barbados. Mr. Cox, a Jamaican, joined the management team at the CARICOM Secretariat…
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CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) has made a payment of EC$6.5 million (approximately US$2.4 million), the maximum payable under the policy, to the Government of Dominica under the Facility’s Excess…
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Weather Bulletin// A FLOOD-WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA until 12:00 noon tomorrow, Tuesday 15th September, 2015. Issued at 3:00 p.m - Monday, 14th September, 2015. Analysis of satellite and radar imagery suggests that…
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