Jamaica

A Jamaican woman has been appointed to serve the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).   UnaMay Gordon, principal director of the Climate Change Division, is now one of two representatives from the Group of Latin America and...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has copped the number-one spot in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s (PCJ) Government of Jamaica Energy Champion Competition, winning $1 million.   eGov Jamaica Limited took second place and won a $650,000 prize package, while the Ministry of Finance and Public Service placed third, winning...

Play from the local scientific community have given the nod to the recent science marches, staged globally for Earth Day 2017. The April 22 marches, they say, have helped to draw attention to valuing research, particularly in the struggle to build resilience to climate change. For...