Tag: Jamaica

• Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 07:54 UTC

  Cameron rules out reparations for slave trade and urges Caribbean countries to 'move on'

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out making reparations for Britain's role in the historic slave trade and urged Caribbean countries to “move on”. Cameron acknowledged that “these wounds run very deep” during his visit to Jamaica, where he faced calls to apologize from campaigners.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2015 - 07:48 UTC

  Small fire on cruise vessel in Jamaica suppressed by its own equipment

  

  A fire aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that departed from Port Canaveral injured one crew member, but company officials say it was quickly extinguished. Black smoke could be seen billowing from the 1,112-foot Freedom of the Seas as it docked in Jamaica on Wednesday with 4.500 passengers.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 06:07 UTC

  Caricom considering ECLAC proposal to write-off its multilateral debt

  

  The Caribbean Community, Caricom is considering a proposal for the region to pursue gradual write-off of its multilateral debt as a means of economic prosperity. The debt relief strategy was put forward by Alicia Barcena from the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the 36th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, held in Barbados.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:39 UTC

  The Caribbean and Colombia ban entry of travelers from Ebola stricken countries

  

  A group of Caribbean countries have announced bans on entry to foreigners who have travelled through the three West African countries most affected by Ebola. Jamaica said it would not accept travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone for the time being.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 05:24 UTC

  Jamaica plans decriminalization of possession of small amounts of cannabis

  

  Plans are in the making in Jamaica for the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana. Among the proposals is that users of small quantities of the drug will no longer have a criminal record, and smoking of the weed would be lawful under certain conditions. However possession of cannabis would still be unlawful, though it would not lead to a criminal record.

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 21:40 UTC

  Jamaica pledges to decriminalize cannabis ('ganja') “later this year”

  

  Jamaica's Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Taskforce (CCMRT) says it has been given an assurance that the country later this year will decriminalize marijuana as the island seeks to establish a medicinal marijuana industry.

• Friday, December 7th 2012 - 05:41 UTC

  Falklands cricket team on sports and PR tour visit Jamaica

  

  The Falkland Islands cricket team on a tour in Jamaica presented the local Courtney Walsh Foundation with a cheque of 1.500 dollars during a reception to welcome the players, reports The Gleaner from Kingston.