ON AVERAGE, a minimum of 500 pounds of contraband (goods that have been imported illegally) is seized monthly from travellers coming into Jamaica and destroyed by the Veterinary Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries...
After a two-year absence, the organisers and exhibitors at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show are promising lots of innovation and excitement from the start of the event on Saturday, July 30 to Monday, August 1 at the...
FOR DEVELOPMENT manager at the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Gavane Ferguson, Saturday’s craft and farmers’ fair was all about creating visibility for the textile art, craft, jewellery, woodcraft, plants and crops created...
AS THE Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) prepares to on-lend $1 billion to farmers through a network of approved large and microfinance institutions, its Managing Director Anthony Shaw has expressed concern about the major risks posed by praedial...
PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness is banking on the conversion to electric of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses to solve the fuel pilferage problem plaguing the state-owned entity. “It is the intention of Government obviously to lead the way...
Preparations are well under way for the 68th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show to be held from July 30-August 1, after a hiatus of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pearnel...
Well known by his first name throughout the neighbouring communities of Admiral Town, Craig Town and Jones Town, Fabian Melvin has been a source of help and inspiration to people from all generations – through his love of farming. After a...
A wave of discontentment among frustrated members of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is threatening to disrupt its long-overdue annual general meeting (AGM), which is now set for Wednesday, July 13, in a virtual setting. This follows the...
THE 127-year-old Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has been served notice that it will be taken off the Government’s books in less than a year from now. “We got the letter of authority that the JAS will transition in May 2023. That came out of a...
Jamaica has been warned to brace for much greater economic shocks from the geopolitical tension created by the Ukraine-Russia war, as the island’s food security faces increased threats and supply chain issues impact local businesses. President and...
OF THE 226 persons killed in road crashes up to Tuesday, just over 200 were men, or 89 per cent of the death toll, according to the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, prompting a call from Deidrie Hudson Sinclair, director of...
Each day she spends hours tending to her plants, ensuring that they are watered, their nutritional needs are met, and the mealy bugs, which pose a constant threat to their health, are kept at bay. It takes a lot of work, but the satisfaction from...
Executive director of the National Road Safety Council, Paula Fletcher, is once again bemoaning the ongoing failure of successive governments to make the requisite investments in a safer islandwide road network, even as road deaths and injuries...
One small victory for a Christian school family can serve as inspiration for an entire nation. That’s the message from principal of Emmanuel Christian Academy, Adjoa Dawes, following Saturday’s resounding victory after two gruelling days of...
A high-level team from the Ministry of Education and Youth will be in place at the Excelsior Primary and Infant School, 5 Courtney Avenue, Kingston, today to provide grief counselling, especially to grade 5 students who will sit the Profile Exit...
Opposition Spokesman on Local Government and Community Development Denise Daley has chastised the Government for its failure to bring order to garbage collection across the country, noting that the worsening crisis is putting the lives of Jamaicans...
Students of the Excelsior Primary and Infant School were asked to stay home on Monday as the institution grappled with news of the death of Vice-Principal Shirley Pinnock over the weekend. Grieving colleagues were seen huddled in small groups...
Trade Winds Citrus Limited still enjoys a fair share of the fresh juice market, with pineapple, June plum, citrus and sorrel among the most popular choices in its Tru-Juice line, but now it’s also making strides in what Managing Director Peter...
The Cabinet is now considering a recommendation from the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) for the widening of the one per cent cess charged on milk substitutes to capture alternative milk products such as almond, soy, and oat milk, among...
Janice Julal is proud of the achievements of Denbigh High School and happy to make her home in the parish of Clarendon, where she has earned success as a educator, and continues to motivate others through her words and action. Team action, she...
His fascination with data and its immense potential application for advancing local medical research will take him to Harvard, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States of America, where he will...
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kirk Ricketts is appealing to adults to pay greater attention to the Internet activities of children in their care, and to provide the requisite supervision and guidance to keep them on track, while they are...
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz has committed to providing an update on the status of all planned community Wi-Fi access points across the island when the Lower House meets tomorrow. He said the Government remains committed to...
Jamaica’s vibrant tourism sector is critical to lifting the country out of any potential economic pitfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and any hiccups in the global supply chain which led to disruptions in manufacturing and others sectors, says...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned against what he termed a “dangerous disconnect” by people in the society who view resources provided by the State for the public good as theirs to vandalise, simply because it is seen as free. Holness, who...
