Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is lauding the move by Red Stripe to use cassava as a replacement for imported barley in the production of beer, noting that this has opened up opportunities for farmers. He said the initiative by Red Stripe is providing “a sure market” for the tuber. Minister Kellier was speaking on...

The British Government has committed a further £17 million to assist in the fight against corruption and fraud in Jamaica and the eastern Caribbean, over the next five years. Making the disclosure, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton, said the money is being provided by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and will...

Work has been completed on the new building to house the Trelawny parish offices of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Lenworth Fulton, said once the utility services have been connected the building will be officially opened. “We have to wait for the connection of water … electricity…and we are now waiting on the connection...

The Government is reaffirming its commitment to the fight against corruption, with Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, emphasising that if it is not eliminated, it can threaten the country’s development. “The administration recognizes that corruption is corrosive, and undermines the processes and institutions that underpin our economy and society, therefore threatening the country’s economic and social development,”...

Minister without Portfolio (Information) in the Office of the Prime Minister, Sen Hon Sandrea Falconer is currently in New York where she is leading Jamaica’s delegation to the 59th Meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, CSW 59.   Delivering the Country Statement to the Assembly on Monday (March 9), Minister Falconer stated Jamaica’s commitment to...

The National Health Fund (NHF) will spend approximately $3.6 billion this fiscal year, as it continues to provide for the healthcare needs of Jamaicans. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fund, Everton Anderson, said the sum will be paid out to NHF beneficiaries in subsidy for pharmaceuticals, which represent the largest area of spending for the government agency. Mr. Anderson...

Researchers can now access an extensive personal collection of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, which documents aspects of his political career and contribution to Jamaica’s development. Dubbed, ‘The Edward Seaga Collection’, the material, which includes artefacts illustrative of nearly five decades (1959- 2005), correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings and autographed books, was officially handed over to the University of...