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Small states of the Caribbean Community have the dubious distinction of being among the highest contributors of skilled nationals to developed countries. Toward the end of 2000 and the beginning of 2001, the exodus of two categories of skilled people, nurses and teachers, excited much media attention which focused on the negative impact on the two sectors. In Jamaica it also sparked a broader policy debate on what should be the government's approach. It is against this backdrop that the P.J. Patterson government proposed adopting a deliberate policy of training nurses Jor export.' This paper focuses primarily on the challenges of nurse migration, although it makes reference to the crisis in education as it argues that the two are inter-connected. Also, while it acknowledges the problem as a regional one and speaks to this, its focus is on Jamaica, especially in assessing the feasibility of a 'training for export model.' It draws primarily on secondary literature, supported by interviews. Los pequeños Estados de la Comunidad del Caribe tienen la dudosa distinción de contar entre los mayores contribuyentes de nacionales calificados a los países desarrollados. A fines del 2000 y a principios del 2001, el éxodo de dos categorías de personas calificadas, enfermeras y maestros de escuelas despertó mucha atención entre los medios de comunicación que se centraron en el impacto negativo sobre los dos sectores. En Jamaica también, se dio lugar a un debate político más amplio en términos de cuál debería ser la política del Gobierno. A raíz de esto, el Gobierno de P.J. Patterson, propuso la adopción de una decidida política de formar enfermeras 'para la exportación'. Este artículo enfoca los desafíos que presenta la migración de enfermeras y hace referencia también a la crisis en el sistema educativo, argumentando que los dos temas se interrelacionan. Si bien se reconoce el problema como regional y demuestra esto, el enfoque es Jamaica, particularmente cuando se evalúa la viabilidad de un \"modelo de formación para la exportación\". El artículo se basa primordialmente en la literatura secundaria, apoyado en entrevistas. Les petits États de la communauté caribéenne ont la distinction douteuse de faire partie des plus grands contributeurs de ressortissants qualifiés aux pays développés. Entre la fin de l'année 2000 et le début 2001, l'exode de deux catégories de personnes qualifiées, les infirmières et les enseignants ont fortement attiré l'attention des médias qui se sont focalisés sur l'impact négatif infligé aux deux secteurs. En Jamaïque, il a également déclenchée un débat de politique publique plus large sur l'approche que devrait adopter le gouvernement. C'est dans ce contexte que le gouvernement de P.J. Patterson a proposé d'adopter une politique délibérée de formation des infirmières « pour l'exportation » . Cet article se concentre principalement sur les défis de la migration des infirmières, bien qu'il fasse référence à la crise de l'éducation, en avançant l'argument selon lequel les deux sont liés. De plus, s'il reconnaît le caractère régional du problème et en traite, il se concentre sur la Jamaïque, en particulier dans son évaluation de la faisabilité d'un « modèle de formation pour exportation ». Il s'appuie principalement sur la documentation secondaire, appuyée par des entretiens.

Alcoa, Kaiser, and Glencore all have bauxite operations in Jamaica, and each company will meet with the Jamaican government to negotiate the new system. Talks with Alcoa, the first company scheduled for negotiations, were expected to lead to a 25 percent expansion and other modernization plans that would total approximately $100 million at the one-million-tonne-- per-year Jamalco alumina refinery, a joint venture between Alcoa and the Jamaican government.

KINGSTON, Aug. 5, 2005 (IPS/GIN) -- In a desperate bid to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS, the Jamaican government is preparing to hear arguments for and against existing legislation that outlaws homosexuality and prostitution. Since HIV/AIDS was first found in Jamaica in 1982, an estimated 25,000 Jamaicans have contracted the virus. Between 1982 and 2003, more than 8,000 people died from AIDS. And health officials report that in the last year alone, there has been a 26 percent jump in the number of new infections. In 2004, Human Rights Watch accused the Jamaican authorities of condoning policies that contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS. They pointed out that the 140-year old Offenses Against the Person Act promoted discrimination and forced gays underground.

The last hangings here took place in February 1988. In 1993, the Privy Council, in a landmark decision in the Pratt and Morgan case, ruled that holding prisoners on death row for more than five years constituted cruel and inhumane punishment, and that their death sentences had to be commuted to life imprisonment. In August, Belize announced its intention to \"draft a constitutional amendment to restrict appeals to the Privy Council in criminal cases, so that convictions (in) cases of murders of a heinous nature would not be subject to appeal to the Privy Council\". The announcement in Belize followed a March ruling by the Privy Council that the mandatory death penalty violates the constitutions of seven Caribbean countries, including Belize. Amnesty International had hailed the ruling as a \"welcome step toward an execution free Caribbean\".

Beijing, 21 November: Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and his Jamaican counterpart, Percival James Patterson, exchanged greetings on Thursday [21 November] on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between their two countries. The two countries have supported and coordinated with each other in international affairs, and Jamaica has become China's largest trading partner in the English-speaking Caribbean region, said the Chinese premier. He added that the Chinese government attaches importance to developing friendly cooperative relations with Jamaica and is willing to make concerted efforts with the Jamaican side to push the Sino-Jamaican ties to a new level.

\"On behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in my own name, I extend cordial greetings and best wishes to your excellency, and through you, to the Jamaican government and people, \" [Zhu Rongji] said in a message to [Percival James Patterson]. Jamaica is one of the Caribbean countries which established diplomatic ties with China at an early date, and bilateral cooperation in such fields as politics, economy and trade, science and technology, and culture has been fruitful since the two nations established diplomatic ties, he said.

Addressing a National Executive Council meeting of the PNP on Sunday [28 July] at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, [Percival Patterson] was upbeat about the latest poll which has stated that the incumbent party, after lagging behind the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) for several months, now seems to be in contention for a fourth consecutive term in government. The poll, conducted at the end of June for the Jamaica Observer newspaper by the Stone Organization, shows both the PNP and the JLP are in a dead heat for voter support, with the PNP claiming 27.2 per cent voter support and the JLP 27.6 per cent. In commenting on the result, the Stone organization said \"the JLP has lost momentum, showing a significant slip from the position held in the April polls\". The Observer newspaper reported the PNP was closer than it had been to the JLP in voter support since the Patterson-led party lost the lead in the November 2000 Observer/ Stone poll.

Kingston, Jamaica, 20 June: Jamaica's prime minister, Percival Patterson, threw cold water on persistent speculation that there will be general elections this year when he spoke on a leading current affairs radio programme here [on] Tuesday [19 June] evening. Patterson, whose ruling People's National Party (PNP) is trailing the main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in public opinion polls, told moderator Cliff Hughes on the Hot 102 programme \"Nationwide\" that his administration was not concentrating on preparing for elections at this time. Commenting on recent charges by opposition Leader Edward Seaga that elections would be called early, Patterson shook off the JLP head's claims. It's standard with him (Seaga). Every month he gives a reason why elections must be held in the next three months. My party is the party of performance and the party of hope,\" said Patterson.

Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 June: Sir Shridath Ramphal has decided to quit his position as chief negotiator of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) and after 48 years public service in the cause of the region. While confirming [on] Tuesday [12 June] that he has forwarded a letter on his \"future relationship with the RNM\" to Prime Minister Percival Patterson of Jamaica, Ramphal declined to offer any comment on the matter. The letter from Ramphal, according to highly-placed sources, was sent on 20 May to Patterson in his capacity as Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Economic Negotiations, Cana was reliably informed. Patterson was unavailable for comment when his office was reached on Tuesday. But Caricom leaders have been alerted - in keeping with a request by Ramphal himself - to this important development, as well as senior RNM colleagues of Ramphal.

Kingston, Jamaica, 12 June: There will be no declaration of a state of emergency in Jamaica as a result of political violence in the troubled West Kingston constituency, Prime Minister Percival Patterson said on Tuesday [12 June]. \"I am upset with what has been taking place in West Kingston recently. Over the last few weeks the (People's National) party, with my full sanction and under my explicit instruction, has been involved in discussion with the leadership of the JLP to see how we can diffuse tension in the affected areas,\" Patterson told reporters.