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Petre Williams-Raynor
Petre Williams-Raynor is the Environment editor/Editor, Career & Education at the Jamaica Observer newspaper. She has nine years experience in journalism and is the holder of a master’s degree in Sociology from the University of the West Indies, Mona.
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Caribbean youth bemoan lack of Gov’t support at summit
No commentsSo important is climate change to a group of 11 Caribbean youths that at least three of their number are willing to survive, some days on only one meal a day to ensure their stipend takes them through to the end of the two weeks of global negotiations. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/enviroment/Caribbean-youth-bemoan-lack
»Small islands present proposal for Copenhagen outcome
No commentsTHE Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on Friday presented a proposal for a Copenhagen Protocol to enhance the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/enviroment/Climate-8th-small-island
»Thousands join ‘flood’ demonstrations for climate deal
No commentsThousands of people from across the world, including members of the disabled community, turned out to the ‘flood’ protest in Copenhagen Saturday, engineered to put pressure on world leaders to hammer out a comprehensive and legally binding climate deal by the end of this week
»Jamaica among islands at highest climate risk, says report
No commentsJamaica is followed closely by Haiti which is ranked 15th, the Dominican Republic which is ranked 53rd, Antigua and Barbuda that is ranked 60th and The Bahamas which is ranked at 118 of 120 countries.
»Jamaica wants developed countries to reduce GHG emissions by 45%
No commentsWe are talking about our existence here. We are not a nation that commits suicide, and to ask us to compromise on these is tantamount to committing suicide
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