THE MINISTRY of Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has provided assistance to 6,000 farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which lashed the island on October 24 last year.
CUSTOS OF Clarendon, William 'Bill' Shagoury, has called for strengthening of the laws to more effectively punish thieves who continue to deny hard-working farmers the benefits of their labour.
COME SATURDAY, the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) - located in Passley Gardens, Portland - will host its annual celebration in commemoration of the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Government Farm School at Hope Gardens, St Andrew.
DID HURRICANE Sandy sweep a much more virulent strain of the fungus hemileia vastatrix into Jamaica, or did it bring significantly more spores to the island?
The US House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid a first-time default for at least four months, defusing a looming crisis and setting the stage for a springtime debate over taxes, spending and...
NASSAU, Bahamas: The Caribbean's largest single-phase, luxury resort development, Baha Mar Casino and Hotel, is 33 per cent complete and on target to meet its December 2014 opening deadline.Located in Nassau...
A new carrier, which calls itself Jamaica Queen Airlines (JQA), aims to become the latest airline to operate international flights but awaits approval from the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Wednesday Business understands....
The price of oil closed at a four-month high Tuesday as global economic reports point to improving conditions.Benchmark oil rose 68 cents to US$96.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Belize government says it hopes to reach an agreement soon on restructuring the country's US$544 foreign debt.Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who last month said that an agreement had been reached with the creditors, but gave few details on the accord...
A leading lobby group for the world's financial institutions is warning investors not to get caught short in emerging markets if rich-country central banks end their easy and cheap money policy of the past few years.The Institute of International...
The Bahamas government says it has launched an investigation into an oil spill on the weekend even as Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett said that the spill had been contained...
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has been advised by its lawyer to continue monitoring and investigating the award of government contracts, even while the parties await the Supreme Court's interpretation of statute governing the office....
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has selected St Lucian Isaac Anthony as its first full-time chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2013.His job is to strengthen relationships with government agencies across the region...
National Water Commission (NWC) aims to build a US$30 million (J$2.8b) power plant in order to slash its energy costs, its vice-president, Mark Blair, told Wednesday Business.The water utility hopes to cut its annual J$6...
Economic optimism among businesses fell in the fourth quarter of 2012 to near its lowest level in four years, largely based on the protracted delay on a bailout agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Consumer confidence remained flat when...
Zoukie Trucking Services Limited officially signed off on the purchase of equipment and contracts from Kir-Dex Transportation Services Limited on Monday.Both trucking companies are located portside at Newport West...
