Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts must be made to reduce the percentage of onions being imported for domestic consumption. It is a call to which the Caribbean Broilers Group is responding through its Crop Division subsidiary, Imagination Farms, situated at Hill Run, St. Catherine, where it has 12 of over 400 acres of land...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is among several notable persons supporting a programme designed to curtail crime and violence among youth through sports and mentorship, which is being spearheaded by Jamaica’s former ‘Sunshine Girls’ netball team captain, Simone Forbes. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Gold’ (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development),...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is encouraging persons to utilise their standardisation services in food product development. “If you have a product that you have been developing at home for a while, and you have interest in commercialising that product, we are able to take you through the steps, applying a scientific process to ensure that you can get a...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to a comprehensive programme of social intervention in tackling crime in the society. “We have identified that targeted social intervention is a critical medium-term strategy to allay the effects of crime. We are aiming to identify the pathology of the behaviour and treat it,” he said at...

Bishop Conrad Pitkin was on April 5 installed as Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. James in an official ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. A throng of dignitaries and well-wishers, led by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and the Most Hon. Lady Allen, were on hand for the occasion. In his remarks, Sir...

Twenty-five-year-old Tanasha Tamasa is not your typical young Jamaican who is swooned by the perceived glamour and prestige associated with careers in academia, law or medicine. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Tanasha’s choice as the ideal career is farming, and she is resolute in her belief that her decision to pursue this path was the correct one. A native of...

The Vale Royal Talks – a mechanism for the two main political parties to have bipartisan dialogue on critical national issues got under way this morning (Wednesday, April 4, 2018) at the UWI Regional Headquarters.

The Vale Royal Talks - a mechanism for the two main political parties to have bipartisan dialogue on critical national issues will take place on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at the UWI Regional Headquarters commencing at 10am. The Jamaica Labour Party’s team will be led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and will include General Secretary Horace Chang, Chairman Robert Montague,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has heaped praises on Jamaica’s highly successful team at the recently concluded Carifta Games, held in the Bahamas. Jamaica topped the medal table with a grand haul of 82 medals, comprised of 44 gold, 27 silver and 11 bronze. She said the outstanding performance by the team is a...