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Jamaica Gleaner - Value of unpaid domestic work could be as high as J$991b annually - study

October, 2022

A new study by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) has estimated that the value of unpaid care and domestic work in Jamaica could be as much as $991 billion annually, or 45 per cent of gross domestic product.

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Jamaica Gleaner - Rethink User Fees

September, 2022

From all accounts, after the abolition of user fees, patients poured into these facilities in search of treatment. It was reported in the first year after the fees were abolished that 16 per cent more patients were seen.

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Finance

Jamaica Gleaner - Lynk launches new ABM feature, targets remittance market next

September, 2022

NCB has been relentless in enforcing its digital vision since the onset of the pandemic when there was a shift towards more digital payments.

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Lynk
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Pink News UK - Jamaican senator calls for LGBTQ+ protections – but support for abolishing gay sex ban is scarce

September, 2022

Natalie Campbell-Rodriques gave a state of the nation presentation in Jamaica’s Senate on Friday (9 September). During the speech ,she pointed to data produced by Jamaica Forums for Lesbians, All-Sexual and Gays (J-FLAG) on discrimination, ill-treatment and stigma against members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Jamaica Lauds Its Diaspora for Supporting the Health Sector during the Pandemic

August, 2022

Many Jamaicans, when they hear the word “Diaspora,” immediately think of remittances. In reality, the contribution of Jamaican nationals abroad extends over a variety of fields. One area in which the impact has been significant is in healthcare. It becomes more apparent during current COVID-19 epidemic.

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Jamaica Gleaner - Stop sugar-coating the crime problem

August, 2022

In a June 2021 report, the Caribbean Policy Research Institute included a 2014 study of 1,185 adolescents in Jamaica that “found that approximately 15 per cent displayed depression and anxiety symptoms.

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youth

Jamaica Gleaner - Include the poor in development

July, 2022

The National Housing Trust (NHT) was established in 1976 so homeownership could be facilitated by it as a public mortgage body building homes and subsidising loans for purchasing.

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Jamaica Observer - Think Tank unhappy with media reporting on gender violence

July, 2022

THE think tank Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) has called out sections of the local media for going dangerously close to 'normalising' violence against women and girls in the way these reports are handled.

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Gender
violence
GBV
women
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TVJ News CAPRI commissioned Bluedot Insights Covid-19 Effects on Jamaicans Finances.

April, 2020
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Households
CAPRI launches Environmental Regulatory Framework Study

CAPRI launches Environmental Regulatory Framework Study

November, 2018

For at least 30 years there has been a long list of worthwhile intentions, incomplete policies and many public statements at the highest-level assuring commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. However, the Jamaican government has failed to operationalize any of these.

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