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Invaders from the sea - Jamaica possibly at risk from ships' tainted ballast water
(Jamaica Gleaner)
May 21, 2009
Bertrand Smith, Contributor Jamaica Gleaner
It is customary to imagine that alien invaders will arrive from space, but Jamaica is at serious risk of an incursion of alien invaders from the sea.
Shipping is vital to Jamaica's economic sustainability as an island state with more than 90 per cent of all commodities imported and exported from the country arriving by sea. Each year, approximately 4,000 calls are made to various seaports in Jamaica where bulk cargo and containerised goods are loaded or discharged ...... Read more on Jamaica Gleaner
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