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Happy Emancipation Day!

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Jamaican Political Leaders offer Inspiration

 

 

#Jamaica, July 31, 2023 – “Let us be inspired by the lives of our forebears whose freedom was won in blood through battle so that today we can enjoy freedom without fear.

Their struggle should fill us with inspiration, hope, and a strengthened resolve to overcome any challenge we face today.

Let us therefore honour our ancestors by showing courage and determination and fulfilling the dreams they had for us to be the liberated and prosperous people GOD created us to be.

We each have a duty to use our freedom to improve our lives, and the lives of the generations coming after us.

As we give thanks for our freedom, let us not forget to guard fiercely the freedom of our minds.”

Andrew Holness, MP

Prime Minister of Jamaica

 

“The legacy of Emancipation Day urges us to confront the challenges facing our nation head-on, with courage and collective commitment. We must rededicate ourselves to eradicating poverty, to ensuring access to quality education and healthcare for all Jamaicans, to building social cohesion to reduce violent crime, and to protecting our environment and ecological heritage.

To achieve these fundamental goals, we must deliberately build a system of inclusive socio-economic relationships and structures which nurture innovation, self-improvement of our people and entrepreneurialism, and generate sustainable economic growth.

This Emancipation Day, let us carry the spirit of hope and unity in our hearts throughout the coming year. Let us use it as a catalyst for positive change and collective progress.”

Mark Golding, MP

Leader of the Opposition

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

 

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

 

 

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities. 

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Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer 

The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.

 

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