Jamaica Gleaner Newspaper

US Ambassador to Jamaica Sue Cobb took a wet and wild ride with two new-found marine friends, "Betta" and "Commetta", at Dolphin Cove, Ocho Rios, in an early celebration of Earth Day 2002. Ambassador Cobb made a lunchtime stop at the invitation of the proprietors in between visits at USAID and Peace Corps projects on the north coast.  At the reception, Ambassador Cobb spoke of the importance of environmental  protection to the local economy, and hailed the work of Friends of the Sea in protecting the coastal resources.  The public is 'buzzing' about this photo of Ambassador Cobb, which made it to the front page of Jamaica's leading newspaper, the Daily Gleaner [Read More]

1996 Country Commercial Guides

U.S. Department of State 1996 Jamaica Country Commercial Guide Office of the Coordinator for Business Affairs 1996 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE JAMAICA This Country Commercial Guide (CCG) presents a comprehensive look at Jamaica's commercial environment through economic, political and market analyses. The CCGs were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community. Country Commercial Guides are prepared annualy at U.S. Embassies through the combined efforts of several U.S. governement agencies. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I: Executive Summary Chapter II: Economic Trends and Outlook Chapter III: Political Environment Chapter IV: Marketing US Products and Services Chapter V: Leading Sectors for U.S. Exports and Investment Chapter VI: Trade Regula ... [Read More]

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At year's end, the Gleaner Company continued to fight a lawsuit that arose from a story it published concerning a corrupt public official. ...

The Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights was the country's only formal organization concerned with all aspects of human rights. The NGO Jamaicans for Justice focused on the issues of police impunity, extrajudicial killings, and excessive use of force by the police and wrote a weekly newspaper column. Jamaicans for Justice reported that undercover police regularly attended its meetings; nevertheless, the group professed to have a cordial relationship with the police and sat on two of the police consultative boards. ... [Read More]

International Education Week Events and Activities

College Fair 2000 (U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica) - The American Embassy in Kingston hosted a college fair providing Jamaican students and parents with the opportunity to meet representatives from approximately 40 to 50 U.S. and Canadian universities. This activity was recently highlighted in the Jamaica Gleaner, a prominent daily newspaper, as a precursor to IEW. Activities will be geared toward increasing the awareness of study opportunities in the U.S., fostering classroom-to-classroom connections, and increasing ties between U.S. and Jamaican educational institutions. ... [Read More]