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Day: February 27, 2014

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West Bay Road challenge dismissed

The challenge by the group of West Bay women to the closure of the strip of West Bay Road by claiming  it was a breach of their rights has been dismissed by Justice Henderson There was a trial in December…

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Sea levels in Caribbean rising and predicted to rise more

Modelling Present-Day and Future Caribbean Sea Level Changes By H.A. Dijkstra, IMAU, Utrecht University, The Netherlands The Caribbean  Sea is connected  to the North  Atlantic  Ocean  and exchange  transport values (in Sv, 1 Sv = 106 m3/s) are fairly well…

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Jamaica government sovereign rating upgraded, outlook stable

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fitch Ratings on Tuesday upgraded Jamaica’s long term foreign currency and local currency issuer default ratings (IDR) to B- from CCC. The rating agency also raised the short-term foreign currency rating from C to B and the…