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President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston Lawson,addresses a recent meeting of the Chamber held at the business group’s office at Overton Plaza, Union Street, St. James.

JAMAICA | Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce Supports Plastic and Styrofoam Ban

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica Oct. 3, 2018 - President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston…

October 3, 2018
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Latin America and the Caribbean Environmental Agreement Sign at UN

United Nations, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Authorities from several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean signed the…

September 27, 2018
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness at a High-Level Meeting of twenty Heads of Government yesterday (Wednesday, September 26) where he was designated Co-Chair of the UN Climate Change Initiative.

JAMAICA | PM Holness to Co-Chair UN Climate Change Financing Initiative

NEW YORK, NY September 27, 2018 - Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has, together with the President of…

September 27, 2018
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, looks at some of the plastic products that the Government will ban starting January 2019.

JAMAICA | Gov’t Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags, Plastic Straws and Styrofoam

KINGSTON, Jamaica September 18, 2018 -nStarting January 1, 2019, the Government will be imposing a ban on the…

September 18, 2018
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Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Trevor Prescod.

BARBADOS | Government Eyeing Chemical Weapons Legislation

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 30, 2018 - Government is looking to establish a policy statement on chemical weapons, which…

August 31, 2018
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JAMAICA | Environmental Experts meet to discuss the state of Caribbean Environment

27 August 2018– Caribbean environmental experts will meet to share experiences and work collaboratively to produce environmental information…

August 29, 2018
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ST LUCIA | Hotel Assn. supports government’s decision to phase out plastics

The St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association (SLHTA) fully supports Government’s plans to phase out Styrofoam containers and…

August 24, 2018
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From left to right: The United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Agency’s Marianela Guzma̕n; Executive Director, BCCI, Carlos Wharton; DEM Director, Kerry Hinds; Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson and CDEMA Planning and Business Development Manager, Andria Grosvenor (at podium) at the launch of the Global Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies or ARISE Initiative last week. (GP)

BARBADOS | Disaster Management Partnerships “Arise”

Barbados’ public and private sectors have teamed up for a new initiative to boost this island’s resilience to…

July 19, 2018
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BARBADOS | Gov't Urged To Restore Catastrophe Fund

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 18, 2018 - Government is being urged to reinstate Barbados’ National Catastrophe Fund, once mechanisms…

July 19, 2018
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), is presented with a copy of a World Bank Report, titled ‘Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica’, by World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (second left). Also pictured (from left) are Acting Financial Secretary in the Finance Ministry, Darlene Morrison; and Disaster Risk Management Specialists, Rashmin Gunasekera and Mary Royer. Occasion was the official launch of the Report during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (July 16). The document outlines recommendations for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy for Jamaica.

World Bank Report Says Jamaica Needs $16 Billion Annually to Deal With Disasters

KINGSTON, Jamaica July 17, 2018 - A new World Bank Report is suggesting that, on average, Jamaica would…

July 18, 2018
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GUYANA | Gov’t will access $27B under Norway Forest Agreement

Guyana is set to benefit from a major breakthrough in the Norway Agreement. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon…

July 6, 2018
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