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Resource: Watershed Locator

20.05.2008 16:21    worldchanging.com
BIMstorm: Honing Bureaucracy, Giving Urbanism an Edge Book Review: Verb Crisis Cities of the Future, Today Celebrating the reality of green-collar jobs on Earth Day
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Intent Shapes Environment, Environment Shapes Life

20.05.2008 16:21    worldchanging.com
WorldChanging Team: By Claude Lewenz Sometimes we talk about the environment without considering what it is. There are two: the natural environment (made by Nature and adversely...
Intent Shapes Environment, Environment Shapes Life

Rio Architecture: Flamengo's Art Déco and Louis Sullivan Buildings

20.05.2008 10:30    belavista-rio.com
We know you have heard of Copacabana and Ipanema, but what about the Flamengo district in Rio? I bet you do not know that the Flamengo neighborhood hosts the most amazingly designed buildings in Rio, including the famous Biarritz, the

Tuesdaytalk - HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
1. Duel of dual citizens - The matter of dual citizenship has taken centre stage. While the Constitution must be followed to the letter, one cannot help asking how come a person aged 21 from a country like, say, Vanuatu

Attorney faces fraud claims

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
Well-known attorney-at-law and former talk show host, Antonnette Haughton-Cardenas, has been summoned before the Yallahs Resident Magistrate's Court to answer to three counts of fraudulent conversion.This was confirmed yesterday by a spokesperson at the Constabulary...

June deadline for case file in British nurse's murder

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
WESTERN BUREAU: The prosecution has been given until June 16 to complete the case file in the matter against the St James man implicated in the murder of a 61-year-old retired British nurse in March. The accused, 30-year-old Omar Reid

Sandals employees perish in car crash

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
ORANGE BAY, Hanover: Two entertainment coordinators employed to Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, St James, died in a motor vehicle collision along the Orange Bay main road in Hanover on Sunday afternoon. The police say 19-year-old Akerie Christian of

More men getting tested for HIV

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
More men are turning up at the offices of Family Planning Association of Jamaica (FAMPLAN) to get tested for HIV, signalling that more men are now ready to know their status. This is according to Theresa Gaynor, assistant to the

Marine boats washed up

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
Minister of National Security Colonel Trevor MacMillan says he will launch an investigation into the circumstances which led to at least 13 boats assigned to the Marine Police division being out of service."I will speak to the commissioner (Rear Admiral...

Grow agriculture to develop the nation - Grant

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
Growth within the agricultural sector is one of the most critical factors required to drive continued development within the nation, according to Senator Norman Grant, president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS). Speaking at yesterday's launch of Agrofest...

No cash to pay - Cash Plus must recover funds on failed transactions - receivers' report

20.05.2008 07:20    jamaica-gleaner.com
CASH PLUS lenders have received more bad news as the report of the receiver/manager for the failed entity found that the company will not be able to repay its depositors until it acquires a substantial portion of the real estate

Exploring the 1865 Native Baptist War

20.05.2008 03:17    jamaica-gleaner.com
The Reverend Devon Dick has just secured his doctor of philosophy degree in Caribbean Studies from the University of Warwick. His thesis related to the work and legacy of the Christian group who was known as Native Baptists. This group

Government makes pitch for backyard gardening in Jamaica

20.05.2008 03:17    jamaica-gleaner.com
In the face of soaring fuel prices and increased concern over food security, Jamaicans are being urged to plant vegetable crops as part of their Labour Day projects this Friday.Olivia Grange, minister of infor-mation, culture, youth and sports, said...

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