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05 Feb, 2026
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Earth Today | Barry Lewis sets sail
SEVENTEEN YEARS is a long time to spend in any place of work, but for Barrington Lewis, it was time well spent at the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), which he served as financial manager…
05 Feb, 2026
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Earth Today | Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2026
The Forestry Department headed to St Elizabeth for World Wetlands Day on February 2, where more than 80 volunteers from partner agencies, private entities, and the community removed debris from the…
05 Feb, 2026
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Earth Today | Adaptation Fund opens call for Climate Readiness grants
THE ADAPTATION Fund has issued a call for proposals for its readiness grants, made available to developing countries in order to enhance their capacity to directly access and effectively use resources…
05 Feb, 2026
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Earth Today | Getting nature in the black
REDEFINING THE role of private finance is seen as key to reversing the current chronic underinvestment in nature, reflected in the US dollar 30:1 ratio in favour of investments spent destroying it.
04 Feb, 2026
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STARLINK RED FLAG
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz in relation to the purchase of 200 Starlink devices valued at $12.12…
04 Feb, 2026
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AuGD: 121 of 200 Starlink devices unused several weeks after acquisition
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis is reporting that of the 200 Starlink devices delivered to the Office of the Commissioner of Police, only 120 were distributed to 17 entities, while the remaining…
04 Feb, 2026
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Sykes to rule on plea as Silvera blames provocation for wife’s death
The prosecution has reportedly accepted a guilty plea from former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, on charges of manslaughter on the grounds of…