Consultant veterinarian Dr Kevin Walker has appealed to public health inspectors to ensure that butchers and operators of abattoirs only slaughter cattle that are presented with ear tags and animal passports issued under the National Animal...
Junior Agriculture Minister Franklin Witter has served notice that the Praedial Larceny Act will be strengthened in short order to intensify efforts to eliminate the theft of farm produce and livestock. “Our county is losing over $8 billion in...
Denis O’Brien used his tribute to the late Digicel Jamaica Group Administration Manager Heather Annella Hodgson Moyston, on Thursday to appeal to women who are in abusive relationships to break the silence and seek help. Speaking at the thanksgiving...
The ‘Inclusive and Resilient Agri-Food System in Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Kingston’ project is being hailed as a game changer for development, given its far-reaching impact on individuals and communities, while identifying gaps for...
THE COMMUNITY of Kitson Town in rural St Catherine is poised for a major socio-economic transformation with the launch of the ‘Improving Rural Livelihoods through Resilient Agrifoods Systems’, which will target at least 150 young people and women...
The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) returns to in-person format in The Bahamas this month at the Breezes Resort and Spa, Nassau, from October 9-13, where the region’s troubling food import bill will take centre stage under the theme ‘...
The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) returns to in-person format in The Bahamas this month at the Breezes Resort and Spa, Nassau, from October 9-13, where the region’s troubling food import bill will take centre stage under the theme ‘...
Declaring that “food is a fundamental human right”, Dr Gavin Bellamy, chief executive officer of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), has committed to harnessing the potential of the oceans and marine resources for a sustainable and prosperous...
JAMAICA IS nowhere near ready to exploit the many new and emerging economic opportunities on offer from the blue economy, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) disclosed during the recent International Workshop on Sustainable Blue Economies in...
UNICEF Jamaica and Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network are set to host a two-day summit from October 11 to October 12 in Kingston at a venue to be decided, engaging adolescents and youths on their perspectives and recommendations on mental health and...
UNICEF Jamaica and Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network will host a two-day summit from October 11 to October 12 to engage adolescents and youth and get their perspectives and recommendations for mental health and psychosocial support in Jamaica. The...
Chief executive officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Joseph Gyles, has underscored the importance of staff well-being as critical to the quality of service delivery and maintaining excellent client relationships. Addressing...
A project to provide at least 1,000 residents of Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth with land titles is well advanced, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green disclosed last Wednesday. “We have had all our community consultations around...
The National Irrigation Commission Limited, which is celebrating 36 years under the theme ‘Growing Beyond Our Roots’, has undergone a major transformation and chief executive officer Joseph Gyles awas happy to share some of the history of the...
PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness disclosed yesterday that the Government is ready to unveil the second phase of its national crime-fighting strategy. The PM made the disclosure during a tour of Central Gardens in downtown Kingston, as part of the...
Children who are deaf or blind face an even more difficult task relating to people and accessing the necessary support as the communication barrier compounds the mental challenges they already face, according to clinical psychologist Dr Kai Morgan...
Digital marketing and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the future of tourism will be a top agenda item during the annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), to be held at the Montego Bay Conference Centre, St James, from September 11-13....
CONSOLIDATED BAKERIES is on a mission to provide a range of healthful baked options for consumers, even while catering to those with a sweet tooth, and the recent Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show was the ideal venue to showcase their...
THE LONG-RUNNING saga around the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s 126th annual general meeting and presidential election has taken another unexpected twist. This time, Andre Anderson, president of the Clarendon Association of Branch Societies, has...
Come Saturday, the grounds of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) at 18 Waterloo Road, Kingston 10 will be transformed into Coconut Central with displays and booths from other government agencies and organisations, in keeping with the theme of the day...
Four years after the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) gave the green light to game-bird hunters to shoot the white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus), an alien invasive species of major concern, especially in Portland, the...
Two years after he was appointed director general of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Peter Thompson has been sent on leave while the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining searches for a suitable position...
Agriculturalist Lenworth Fulton has weighed in on the recent incidents of motorists crashing into animals along major roadways, resulting in a number of deaths, and contends that this, in some ways, is caused by carryover from colonial days. “On...
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society Lenworth Fulton has described the Government’s plan to fast-track divestment of the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex at 188 Spanish Town Road, Kingston, which is due for completion by...
THE GOVERNMENT will have to backtrack on plans to take civil action against people who have abandoned their relatives at public hospitals, at least for the time being, according to Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton. In February...
