Justin Trudeau's plane breaks down in Jamaica, second time since G20 in India

Jan 07, 2024, at 04:21 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a minor setback during his recent visit to the Caribbean owing to an aircraft glitch that prompted the country's armed forces to send a second plane with a repair team to address the snag.

Canada men’s soccer team qualify for World Cup 2022 after 1986

Mar 29, 2022, at 05:11 am

Toronto/IBNS:  Canadian men's soccer team won the qualification match to the 2022 World Cup by defeating the Jamaican side held at BMO Field, Toronto with a score of 4-0. 

At UN, Jamaica urges partnerships to tackle climate impacts, economic fragility in small islands

Sep 28, 2018, at 09:34 am

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Galvanizing an effective global fundraising campaign to address climate change and achieve sustainable economic growth is key for small island developing States, Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, told world leaders at the seventy-third United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.

IAEA Mission says Jamaica strengthens research reactor safety, sees room for further enhancements

Jun 28, 2017, at 04:19 am

Kingston, Jamaica, June 27(Just Earth News): An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of a research reactor in Jamaica showed continuous commitment to safety after its successful conversion to use low enriched uranium (LEU) instead of high enriched uranium (HEU) as fuel. The experts also made recommendations for further safety-related improvements at the reactor, which is the only such facility in the Caribbean region.