Above: Jamaica By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica will soon be putting forth a draft Green Paper on a national Climate Change policy to Parliament, according to Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill. The policy and action plan will call for the development of climate change sector plans and the implementation of “special initiatives,” Pickersgill said. While […]
Above: PM Portia Simpson Miller By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s not secret that China has been ramping up its investment throughout the Caribbean region — and particularly in Jamaica. While that’s led some to question the country’s investments and motives, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller called for “caution” this week to anyone criticizing […]
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Development Bank of Jamaica will be launching a new venture capital fund in 2014, according to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. The fund is set to launch within the first half of the next fiscal year, which begins Apr. 1, 2014. The fund is part […]
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