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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Owen Dobson, during Tuesday’s (April 29) ‘Thank A Farmer’ Wellness Fair at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

Gov’t Continues to Make Strides in Combatting Praedial Larceny

The Government continues to make significant strides in combatting praedial larceny. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says 139 arrests were made in 2024, compared to 78 the previous year. Additionally, he said there was in rise...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), converses with (from left) Founder/Coordinator, Jamaica International Beauty Expo, Suzette Brown; Director of the O Spot Skincare Clinic in Toronto, Canada, Orica Smart, and Lead, Canadian Delegation to the Expo, Keisha Pinto. The occasion was the media launch for the Expo’s 2025 staging on Tuesday (April 29) at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) head office in Kingston.

Jamaica’s Premier Beauty Expo Returns June 27-29 at National Arena

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives.

House Begins Debate on Large-Scale Projects Tax Relief Act

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Senator the Hon. Delano Seiveright.

Gov’t Investing in Tourism Workers

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Minister Barlett Hails S Hotel on Top Ranking in Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best Awards

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining, Courtney Cole, addresses the closing activity for the two-day Farmers Organization for Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (FO4ACP) programme held at the Sea Garden Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday (April 29).

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Local Farmers Empowered Under Five-Year Programme

More than US$200,000 has been invested in empowering farmers’ groups in Jamaica since 2019 under the Farmers Organization for Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (FO4ACP) programme. “These funds facilitated the development of management tools, the implementation of innovative productive techniques and capacity-building initiatives,” said Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Courtney Cole. He was speaking at...

Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Dr. David Lowe (left), examines a two-month old strawberry plant on Diandra Rowe’s farm as she informs that the average plant is capable of producing some eight pounds of fruit during its lifetime. Observing is Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. Event was a tour of Abbey Garden Farm on Strawberry Cluster Open Day, in Mandeville, Manchester, on April 30.

11 months ago AgricultureDevelopmentYouth

Strawberry Farmers Access Financing from DBJ

Four strawberry farmers have accessed financing of $43 million from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), to improve and expand their production. Their success stories were outlined at the Strawberry Cluster Open Day hosted by Diandra Rowe, CARICOM’s Champion Youth Farmer for 2023, at Abbey Garden Farm in Mandeville, Manchester, on April 30. The four farms are Synergy Business Solutions,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers remarks during the Jamaica International Beauty Expo 2025 media launch at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) head office in Kingston on Tuesday (April 29).

11 months ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Beauty and Wellness Entrepreneurs Urged to Tap into the Sectors’ Economic Potential

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging entrepreneurs in the beauty and wellness sectors to take advantage of the industries’ vast economic potential. Speaking during Tuesday’s (Apil 29) media launch for the Jamaica International Beauty Expo (JIBE) 2025 at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) head office in Kingston, Minister Hill urged the stakeholders to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, views construction work at the Spanish Town Hospital under the multibillion-dollar redevelopment project, during a tour of the project site on Wednesday, (April 30).

11 months ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

Spanish Town Hospital Development “On the Right Track” – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work under the multibillion-dollar project to redevelop the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Speaking during a visit to the project site on Wednesday (April 30), Dr. Tufton said the work is moving smoothly and “we're on the right track”. “We put a...

Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (right), looks at one of 25 tablet computers handed over on Monday (April 28) at ODPEM’s Kingston office, which will assist in Initial Damage Assessment (IDA). Looking on are Acting Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell (left), and Director General of ODPEM, Richard Thompson. These tablets, procured by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under the Adaptation Fund, will facilitate immediate collection, uploading and conveyance of damage assessment data for relief and response coordination through the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).

11 months ago Finance & Public Service

PHOTOS: PIOJ Hands Over 25 Tablets for Initial Damage Assessment

Acting Deputy Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (right), looks at one of 25 tablet computers handed over on Monday (April 28) at ODPEM’s Kingston office, which will assist in Initial Damage Assessment (IDA). Looking on are Acting Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell (left), and Director General...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), pauses for a photo opportunity with stakeholders during the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) inaugural Anti-Illicit Trade Forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (April 30). From left are Head, Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Anthony McLaughlin; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer; Commissioner of Customs, Dr. Velma Ricketts Walker, and JCC President, Phillip Ramson.

11 months ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Rallies Stakeholder Support to Combat Multibillion- Dollar Illicit Trade

With illicit trade estimated to cost Jamaica more than J$10 billion in lost tax revenue annually, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is urging stakeholders, including private-sector interests, to partner with the Government to counter this threat. He was speaking during the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) inaugural Anti-Illicit Trade Forum at the AC...

Director, Corporate Services, Jamaica Information Service, Errol Gardner (right), presents a symbolic cheque to Director, Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Sophia Morgan, for funds donated by Baldwin and Dr. Susan Davis, towards resurfacing of the facility’s driveway. The presentation took place at the JIS head office in Kingston on April 17. At left is Robert Pairman, who represented the Davis family.

11 months ago CommunityInformation

Dr. Sue and You Foundation Partners with JIS to Support Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Roadway Repairs

The Dr. Sue and You Charitable Foundation has partnered with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) to donate funds for the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home roadway repair project. The funds will support the Home’s initiative to resurface the roadway leading to the State-run facility, which houses an average of 30 boys. The roadway has deteriorated over time and now requires rehabilitation....