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U.S. Warns Spring Breakers Headed to Mexico, Jamaica or the Bahamas

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Moore, 75, has always felt safe during her stays in Jamaica, where she’s returning for the fourth time on Wednesday. But this year, while she’s still happy to take a trip, a travel advisory for Jamaica, reissued in January by the U.S. Moore, the traveler heading to Jamaica, but it hasn’t deterred her from making the trip. “In

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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The IEEE Jamaica Section is acting as a catalyst to engage and inspire the island nation’s next generation of engineering and technology professionals. Team Robotics Jamaica spoke about its road to success in taking the gold in the Engineering Documentation category at last year’s FIRST Global Challenge , held in October in Singapore.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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& Jamaica Sean McNeil/GTRI Grigorian has extensive experience leading international cross-domain teams that support the commercial and defense industries. Fung received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal and the IEEE Region 10 Outstanding Volunteer Award. IEEE Senior Member Eric Grigorian Director, Region 3: Southern U.S.

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India to seek licenses to scout Pacific Ocean for critical minerals – ET Auto

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The 36-member ISA council is meeting in Jamaica this month to negotiate the latest draft of a mining code. The UN-backed International Seabed Authority ( ISA ) has issued 31 deep-sea exploration licenses, including two for India in the Indian Ocean, but is yet to allow mining because the 36-member body is still working on regulations.

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Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

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About 135 of the city’s roughly 680 hotels entered the shelter program, with many congregated in Midtown Manhattan, Long Island City in Queens and near Kennedy International Airport — all traditional magnets for tourists. More than two dozen hotels are in the vicinity of the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, and Kennedy International Airport.