The second National Agricultural Production and Food Security Summit is among the activities organized by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) to commemorate Farmers’ Month 2016, during April. The summit is slated to be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on April 21 under the theme: ‘Grow What We Eat...Eat What We Grow through Climate-Smart Agriculture’. Details of...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the partnership forged between the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College to provide tertiary training for skills in the maritime industry. Speaking at the launch at the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College campus in Granville, St. James on April 7, Mr. Green noted that there was...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, said negotiations are ongoing for a reduction in the toll rates for the North-South leg of Highway 2000. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday (April 7), at the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister Henry informed that Cabinet has met for discussions on the issue and the Government will be seeking...

Special needs children in Portland and surrounding parishes now have access to a fully equipped centre that will facilitate their holistic development. The Mickhail Betancourt Building, located in Orange Bay, was established through partnership between the Government and the Digicel Foundation. It will be operated by the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The...

Restructuring the country’s bureaucratic system to enable efficient and quick decision making is among the Government’s priorities for its first 100 days in office. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) at Jamaica House on Thursday (April 7). He said reform of the country’s bureaucratic system will...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has committed $3.5 million for first phase improvement works at the Padmore Primary School in Red Hills, St. Andrew. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS News that the works will include renovation of the bathroom facilities, installation of a computer laboratory, which will also serve as a library, as well...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, Hilary Alexander, is calling on Jamaicans, particularly students, to conduct more research in the field of alternative energy. She said these sets of research, which may yield positive results, will augur well for the country, especially in the application of new technology, and diversifying the country’s fuel mix, which will...