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A bill was passed in the House of Assembly at its sitting on the 5th April 2011 to authorize the Government to borrow US$2.57 million from the CARICOM Development Fund.
The CARICOM Development Fund is a financing mechanism established under the revised treaty of Chaguaramas to assist disadvantaged countries, economies and sectors in the CARICOM region. In explaining the reason for the fund Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said that countries like St Vincent and the Grenadines provide a...
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The effects Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) can have on an individual, a family, a community and the domestic economy will be highlighted at a national summit on Thursday, May 26.
Dr. Hazel Williams Roberts, the Director of Community Health Services in the Ministry of Health, told SKNIS that conditions that are not transmissible via direct contact between individuals are classified as NCDs. The list, which includes diabetes, asthma, hypertension, heart disease, strokes and cancers, have grown...
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Prime Minister Stephenson King has announced the implementation of a taskforce and unit dedicated to St Lucia's rebuilding efforts.
He says while government's National Vision Plan serves as the blueprint for the development of the country, Hurricane Tomas last year brought into sharp focus the need to fast track some of the developmental plans outlined in the National Vision Plan.
It is for that reason, Prime Minister King said, that the National Reconstruction and Development Unit (...
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A study on migration in Commonwealth countries has recommended that a greater portion of remittances be used development purposes to help offset the loss to countries most negatively affected by migration.
The report also called for international mechanisms to be established to help relocate persons who are forced to emigrate from their countries because of environmental phenomena.
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IN recognition of International Day for Biodiversity, celebrated on May 22, Environment Watch provides you this month with insight into some of Jamaica's endemic species -- dubbed 'Born Jamaicans' by the Jamaica Environment Trust, which has launched a campaign to promote local pride in them.
Thanks in part to Jamaica's Wildlife Treasures -- a little book produced by the National Environment and Planning Agency -- Environment Watch joins them in this effort, and at a time when...
