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THE Jamaican government continues to lose billions of dollars in potential revenue from reef fisheries because it has not become a party to the protocol concerning the Special Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW). The SPAW Protocol, which was brought into force in 2000, seeks to preserve, protect and manage sustainably, areas identified as unique and having special value, and threatened or endangered species of flora and fauna. The benefits of ratifying the protocol include improved access to funding, strengthened national and regional partnerships, increased technical support, improved coastal management, as well as expanded environmental monitoring programmes. If Jamaica were a signatory to...

(Source: Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency) Poland - Mongolia Economic Forum 21.01.2013 Sheraton Hotel in Warsaw Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency invites to participate in the Poland - Mongolia Economic Forum, which will take place on 21 January (Monday) at the Sheraton Hotel in Warsaw. Forum will be accompanied by...

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PARIS (Reuters) - France's total troop count on the ground in Mali could top the 2,500 initially announced,...

(Source: Gwinnett County, GA) (Lawrenceville, Ga., Dec. 12, 2012) - Gwinnett commissioners voted Tuesday to upgrade the traffic management system at the Traffic Control Center by expanding use of the Georgia DOT's NaviGAtor system. Gwinnett DOT Director Kim Conroy said, "This contract will improve our ability to...

(Source: Gwinnett County, GA) (Lawrenceville, Ga., Jan. 3, 2013) - The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Thursday adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year 2013. The budget totals $1.463 billion, which is 7.1 percent lower compared to last year's budget. It was prepared with input from six county residents and business people who served on the Chairman's budget review committee and worked alongside elected officials and County staff to review departmental business plans and projected revenues. The budget preserves core services, maintains necessary reserves and addresses changes in legislation. It also adjusts for the loss of revenues resulting from a drop in property values, changes...

(Source: Gwinnett County, GA) (Lawrenceville, Ga., Jan. 3, 2013) - Gwinnett commissioners approved a construction contract Thursday to extend the multi-purpose trail known as the Western Gwinnett Bikeway. The extension will add more than 2 miles along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard north to Rogers Bridge Road...

(Source: Gwinnett County, GA) (Lawrenceville, Ga., Dec. 12, 2012) - Gwinnett's Water Resources department received approval by commissioners on Tuesday for projects in the Lilburn and Peachtree Corners areas. One project will replace 3,500 feet of PVC water pipe with new...