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World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer, Michael Swaby, observes bananas that are planted by intercropping on his coconut farm in Crescent, St. Mary.
World’s Best Innovative Coconut Farmer, Michael Swaby, observes bananas that are planted by intercropping on his coconut farm in Crescent, St. Mary.

Banana Farmers Urged to Use Fertilisers After Heavy Rainfall to Promote Crop Recovery

The Banana Board is reminding farmers to prioritise the proper use of fertilisers after periods of heavy rainfall, to promote crop recovery. General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, told JIS News that periods of heavy rain can lead...
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (right), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston. With her is Director of Donor and Partnership Management at NET, Keisha Johnson.
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (right), addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston. With her is Director of Donor and Partnership Management at NET, Keisha Johnson.

NET Far Advanced with Development of Education Sector Building Standards
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., presents a grant cheque to St. Elizabeth resident, Maricka Aiken, during the Rebuild Jamaica Initiative handover ceremony, held at the Ministry’s office in Santa Cruz, on Thursday (August 29).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., presents a grant cheque to St. Elizabeth resident, Maricka Aiken, during the Rebuild Jamaica Initiative handover ceremony, held at the Ministry’s office in Santa Cruz, on Thursday (August 29).

Hurricane Victims In St. Elizabeth Receive Grants
General Manager of the Banana Board, Mrs. Janet Conie, says a shortage of Banana and Plantain can be expected in the coming months.
General Manager of the Banana Board, Mrs. Janet Conie, says a shortage of Banana and Plantain can be expected in the coming months.

Banana Board Urges Farmers Not to Accept Planting Material Sourced Overseas
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a disaster preparedness forum with members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Ministry, in downtown Kingston, today (August 29).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a disaster preparedness forum with members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the Ministry, in downtown Kingston, today (August 29).

Foreign Minister Emphasises Need for Global Community to Keep Alive Goal of Limiting Temperature Increase

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National Housing Trust (NHT) Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Dwayne Berbick.
Housing

NHT Invites Applications for Special Home Improvement Loan

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is inviting applications for its Special Home Improvement Loan from persons whose houses sustained damage during Hurricane Beryl’s passage on July 3. Funding of up to $1.5 million can be accessed, which can be used for various reasons. These include repairing damaged roofs and rectifying structural issues or other home-related challenges. Applications for the facility,...
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General Manager, Banana Board, Janet Conie.
Agriculture

Banana and Plantain Farmers Urged to Contact Banana Board for Help with Pest Eradication

Banana and plantain farmers experiencing crop pest infestation are being urged to contact the Banana Board for assistance in eradicating these parasites. General Manager, Janet Conie, says bananas are affected by several pests and disease agents that affect different sections of the plant. One of the most prevalent is the borer weevil, also known as the banana borer, which eats...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left, background) and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Dr. Rocky Meade (third right, background) with some of the children of employees of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office, who were successful in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations held earlier this year. The awards function was held at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Thursday (August 29).
Education

Funds Being Put In Place to Build Six STEM Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that financing is being put in place to construct six science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) schools across the country. He made the disclosure during the annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awards function, held at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Thursday (August 29). “These schools will not be run under the...
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General Manager, Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.
Sport

Lights Being Upgraded At National Stadium

The upgrade of the National Stadium’s lighting infrastructure to meet world-class standard is estimated to cost more than US$4 million. Recently, a total of $75 million was released by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for urgent remedial work at the Stadium to address the lighting system. General Manager for Independence Park Limited (IPL), Major Desmon Brown, told...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right, seated), and Tourism Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre, seated), with this year’s beneficiaries of the East Central St. James Scholarship and Welfare Fund education awards. The occasion was the awards ceremony at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on Wednesday (August 28). Joining them are Councillor for the Springmount Division, Uvel Graham (left, seated); Councillor for the Rose Hall Division, Anthony Murray (right, seated); and past grant recipient, Paige Gordon (second left, seated).
TechnologyYouth

Jamaica’s Youth Encouraged to Be At the Vanguard of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Jamaica’s youth are being encouraged to position themselves, as future leaders, at the forefront of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution that is rapidly evolving across all sectors globally. The charge came from Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, who said students...
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