More than 13,000 farmers are slated to benefit from the $400-million Drought Adaptation Programme being implemented by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the disclosure during a digital media conference on March 31. The programme aims to increase agricultural production for vegetables, fruits, condiments, roots and tubers by...

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is assuring that there is no shortage of local agricultural produce to supply the domestic market. Speaking at a digital press briefing on Tuesday (March 31), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said there are adequate supplies of meat, eggs, and fresh food, including vegetables, fruits and tubers. “Our...

The St. James Health Department remains proactive in its fight against dengue fever, with the Department pressing ahead with vector-control activities in the parish, despite the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on April 9, Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Francine Phillips-Kelly, said the Health Department...

Kingston Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says work to redesign markets operated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is slated for completion within three months. Senator Williams, who was speaking during a digital town hall meeting on Tuesday (March 31), said this is being undertaken by the Corporation’s engineers in order to facilitate greater management of the...

Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (left), expresses gratitude to member of the Chinese community in Jamaica, Zipling Chen, for the donation of an assortment of personal protective equipment to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). The equipment, valued at $3 million, which will help protect healthcare workers from exposure to the coronavirus (COVID -19), was handed...

Members of the public are being urged to report suspected cases of price gouging to the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC). “It is very important that the reports are made. You should submit receipts along with the reports, so we can use this as evidence for the basis for us to proceed,” State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is confident that the country will come out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic a stronger nation. “We are not going to waste the crisis; the crisis gives us the opportunity to reflect on ourselves and our country to see some of the weaknesses and to correct them. So I feel that...