THE ISSUE of the ongoing scarcity of seed coconuts, which dominated the agenda during the recent annual general meeting of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), is not likely to be resolved any time soon. The board was unable to provide a satisfactory...
The pressing need for public sanitary conveniences to meet the demands of commuters and customers in the growing south coast town of Junction, St Elizabeth, has been cited as a major failing of policymakers tasked with guiding its structured...
As farmers across the island struggle to cope with the impact of a devastating drought, in the heart of Denham Town, Kingston, a project to enrich the minds and bodies of at-risk youth is taking root. There at the Metcalf Street Juvenile Secure...
Marcia Meredith, principal of Our Lady of the Angels Preparatory School is urging adults to continue to encourage and support children in their education and development, not just in May when Child Month is observed, but throughout the year.She made...
Carreras Jamaica Limited has expressed alarm at allegations by Dr Fenton Ferguson that he is a victim of a conspiracy to undermine his status as health minister, as a result of his decision to take the fight to tobacco entities."Some of the licks I...
A 40-member contingent from Canada, comprised of police officers from three police districts and their civilian support teams, will leave the island on Sunday after what has already been described as a very successful whirlwind week of humanitarian...
The devastating impact of climate change is influencing policy decisions in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, which has begun to put in place vitally necessary adaptation and mitigation measures.Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry told a...
AGRICULTURE MINISTER Derrick Kellier on Thursday made it clear that he would not be swayed by rash or intemperate utterances from members of the manufacturing sector when they meet to discuss the pending imposition of a cess on imported refined...
Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier has commended the Jamaica Broilers Group for its strict adherence to global manufacturing standards as well as good industrial relations practices."We get the impression, cursory though it may, that your...
THE DEVASTATING impact of the drought during the first six months of last year combined with the ongoing failure of some farmers to implement good agricultural practice is being blamed for the reduction in the size of coconuts on most properties....
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Senator Norman Grant is optimistic the farming sector will benefit from a trip to Cuba, where he is visiting as leader of a Jamaican delegation.The group from the JAS, which includes first vice-...
Some major industry players have come out in staunch support of Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier's decision to impose a cess on imported refined sugar, dismissing as frivolous and without merit the stance taken by other private sector executives...
Even as Jamaicans awaits the formation of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, one of the key agencies to facilitate the establishment of a legal ganja industry, there are concerns that local small farmers could be ambushed and cut off from the...
The projection of a local multibillion-dollar ganja and hemp industry, which could provide a financial panacea for Jamaica's economic woes, has been described as a pipe dream by Dr David Stair, the custos of Hanover.Phillip Paulwell, minister of...
Expressing concern about the ongoing decline in beef and dairy production, Agricultureand Fisheries State Minister Luther Buchanan has promised greater support for researchand development to help cattle farmers improve production and productivity.He...
As Jamaica continues to grapple with the devastating impact of the dreaded, lethal yellowing disease, the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is hopeful that a regional intervention strategy will help to revive the fortunes of this ailing agricultural sub-...
A TOP executive of the consortium which signed a 30-year concession deal for the development, expansion and operation of the Kingston Container Terminal has cited the port's strategic location as a key deciding factors in its decision to undertake...
Persons convicted of possession of small amounts of ganja or for smoking it, prior to October last year, will not have these convictions reflected on their criminal record. This is in keeping with the range of legislative changes that came into...
What does the price of crude oil on the international market have to do with how much you get paid for the plastic bottles sold to Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited?Everything, according to Ann Marie Rodriques, business deve-lopment manager of...
President of the Whitehouse Fishermen's Co-operative in Westmoreland, Captain Havelon Honeyghan, has welcomed news of a planned multimillion-dollar investment in cage fishing to be done by...
Volunteerism is very much alive in Jamaica among all age groups and at every level of the society, but especially in inner-city communities where its impact is particularly felt by the poor and needy.However, the Council of Voluntary Social Services...
The local banana industry is still reeling from the impact of last year's drought, which has resulted in a significant reduction in production levels, according to Grethel Sessing, chairman of the All Island Banana Growers' Association (AIBGA)."It...
The police are seeking the public's help in identifying a public health inspector who, they believe, has been a key player in facilitating the sale of stolen meat at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, where 12 butchers were arrested and more...
In February, the House of Representatives passed the Dangerous Drug (Amendment) Act 2015 which, when it comes into effect, will make the possession of two ounces of ganja a non-arrestable offence.Instead, possession of such small amounts of 'herb',...
The public is being warned to be very careful in buying fish, following a major unexplained fish kill in a canal in Portmore,St Catherine, yesterday morning.For this reason, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has issued a news...
