Jamaica

7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Jamaican Coast
The epicenter of the quake was on the seafloor between Jamaica and Cuba.
Jamaica Demands Reparations for Britain's 'Haunting' Legacy of Slavery
Sarah Lazare, staff writer
British Prime Minister David Cameron faces growing demands for reparations and apology for Britain's brutal history of slavery, colonialism, and native genocide. (Photo: Lewis Whyld/PA Archive)
Ahead of his first-ever visit to the Caribbean island, British Prime Minister David Cameron called out for family ties to transatlantic slave trade
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At Behest of IMF, Jamaicans Face Harshest Austerity Policies in World: Report
Sarah Lazare, staff writer
A schoolchild walks past a row of fishing boats on the beach near Alligator Pond, Jamaica in March, 2004. (Photo: Gerry Manacsa/Wikimedia/cc)
Center for Economic and Policy Research finds poverty- and debt- stricken...
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Climate Finance Flowing, But for Many, the Well Remains Dry
Desmond Brown, IPS News
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Amnesty International - USA
Six Police Officers Charged Over Killing of Matthew Lee in Jamaica
Amnesty International
Jamaica: Illegal Police Tactics Fuel Scores of Murders and Sow Culture of Fear
Oxfam International
Hurricane Matthew Bears Down on Haiti and Other Island Nations
Center for Biological Diversity
Deep-sea Mining Regulations Need Stronger Environmental Protections
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
New Letters Highlight Growing Congressional Concern over IMF-Imposed Austerity, CEPR Co-Director Says
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Jamaica Suffering from “Most Austere Budget in the World,” Imposed by the IMF, New Paper Finds
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Mark Weisbrot
Mark Weisbrot
Obama Should Put an End to Extreme Austerity in Jamaica
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