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Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided information on funding opportunities for climate change innovators.
Operations Officer, World Bank, Karlene Francis, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided information on funding opportunities for climate change innovators.

Funding Available for Climate Change Innovators

By: Tomeica Gunn, October 5, 2016
Climate change innovators in Jamaica and the wider region can access funding to develop their projects through the World Bank’s Entrepreneurship Programme for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC). These innovations...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) gives an update on the weather system during a press conference at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) on October 3. He is joined by (from left) Director General of ODPEM, Major Clive Davis; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Persons in Shelter to Receive Food and other Supplies

By: Denise Dennis, October 3, 2016
Head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Office), Evan Thompson, speaking at a press conference at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management's (ODPEM) Haining Road office in Kingston on Sunday (October 2).

Expect Torrential Rains from Hurricane Matthew

By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, October 3, 2016

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