With Jamaica at perennial risk of a devastating tremor, the Earthquake Unit is to improve the island’s planning capabilities for a big event. This is through the installation of 40 accelerometers – used to measure seismic energy – at schools and hospitals, among other key public... Jamaica
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Jamaica Gets Earthquake-Resilience Boost
With Jamaica at perennial risk of a devastating tremor, the Earthquake Unit is to improve the island’s planning capabilities for a big event. This is through the installation of 40 accelerometers – used to measure seismic energy – at schools and hospitals, among other key public... Caribbean Islands Urged To Ratify Paris Agreement
With the Marrakech climate change talks now only weeks away, the few CARICOM member states that have not yet ratified the Paris Agreement – Jamaica among them – have been urged to do so. The appeal has come from Dr James Fletcher, former head of the... Caribbean Islands Share Climate Change Adaptation Plans
Representatives from 11 Caribbean countries and development agency partners will meet in Grenada’s capital of St George’s this week to discuss strategies to prepare for the impact of climate change. Grenada held the final consultation for its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) on Tuesday, October 11, and... 
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