JAMAICA

Jamaica launches initiative to improve soil fertility

Published on: December 6, 2023
15:17

Kingston, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Jamaica's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining has launched a 50-million-dollar project to improve soil fertility and regeneration as part of a wider strategy unveiled on Wednesday.

Jamaica again is a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee

Published on: November 29, 2023
07:55

Kingston, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Jamaica was elected a member of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as reported by the local media outlet The Gleaner.

Jamaica is concerned about human cost in Israel-Palestine conflict

Published on: November 27, 2023
12:13

Kingston, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed concern about the growing human cost in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and welcomed the current truce in hostilities.

Jamaica resumes ophthalmological program with Cuban cooperation

Published on: November 24, 2023
08:10

Kingston, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Jamaica resumed an ophthalmological care program that it offers with the support of Cuban professionals aimed at detecting and treating patients with eye diseases, an official source reported.

Jamaica experiencing health sector transformation, says Tufton

Published on: November 21, 2023
16:21

Kingston, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton says Jamaica is currently experiencing a transformation of its health sector that has not been seen since 1962 or maybe at any time in its history.

Jamaica mourns death of innocents by aggression in Gaza

Published on: November 13, 2023
11:04

Kingston, Nov 13 (Prensa Latina) Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, regretted the death of thousands of innocent people, especially children, due to Israel's aggression in the Gaza Strip, official sources reported today.

Jamaica: Several schools disrupted amid bomb threats

Published on: November 9, 2023
16:21

Kingston, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Students and staff at two schools in Clarendon and one in St Catherine have been evacuated amid reports of bomb threats at the three educational institutions.

Jamaica seeks to attract 250 000 tourists from UK and Ireland

Published on: November 8, 2023
14:05

Kingston, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, announced today that his country aims to receive 250 000 visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland by 2025.

Jamaica: Blockade against Cuba violates international law

Published on: November 2, 2023
12:21

United Nations, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for more than 60 years violates international law, the Jamaican delegation denounced at the United Nations on Thursday.

Jamaica to host Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Energy

Published on: October 17, 2023
04:01

Kingston, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Eighth Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Energy (CSEF 8) will be held in this capital from November 7 to 9 under the theme "Boosting Transport", a local media reported today.

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