Jamaica

Jamaica pays dearly for youth crime, says UN report

9 Feb 2012

Youth crime is costing Jamaica billions of dollars each year and choking the life out of the economy. That is one of the major findings of a new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which has...

Ryan Nelsen to lead New Zealand against Jamaica

8 Feb 2012

Newly signed Tottenham defender Ryan Nelsen will lead New Zealand in its friendly against Jamaica at Auckland on Feb. 29. Nelsen, who moved from Blackburn to Spurs earlier this month, was selected on Thursday by coach Ricki Herbert to lead a near full-strength New Zealand team in the one-off match. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Dan Keat is the only uncapped player in an otherwise experienced New ...

Jamaica to benefit from wastewater management project

8 Feb 2012

JAMAICA is one of four Caribbean and Central American countries that will benefit from a US$15-million pilot project that seeks to reform and finance the management of wastewater in the region.