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Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the global food shortage provides opportunities for farmers to increase production for local and exports markets. "We need to get our farmers and entrepreneurs to recognize those opportunities. We can do many things that we once never did and we can do them in a way that is successful and we...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, has commended the members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) for their hard work and dedication to duty over the years. "You have been given a special role to play in respect of public order, and the restoration of order in public places is vital to efforts at...

Minister of Energy with oversight for Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings, has commended Kingston High School for its practical application of the e-Learning project to the learning process, including incorporating the wider community in its use. In his address at the official handing over of a computer network system yesterday (June 12), at the Kingston High School, which was installed...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that a centre of excellence is to be established at the Bodles Research Centre in St. Catherine, which will bring under one umbrella, the range of agricultural research and best practices for the benefit of farmers. The Minister, who made the announcement at the launch of the Denbigh Agricultural Show on June...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has said that critical drainage works will be undertaken at major urban and rural thoroughfares across the island. These include the Sour Sop Turn area of Clarendon, where drainage and pavement works, valued at US$3.5 million, will be undertaken on an 8.1-kilometre stretch. Similarly, due to the frequent...

The Hanover leg of Spruce Up Jamaica 2 was officially launched in Lucea yesterday (June 12), with Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, presenting a commitment letter for $1.9 million to Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Lloyd Hill, for the maintenance of the programme. The presentation of the cheque took place in the chambers of the Hanover Parish Council, following an abbreviated Council...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan has strongly stressed the need for stringent measures to be implemented for the smooth and legitimate operation of the scrap metal industry. Mr. Budhan was speaking at a June 12 meeting with scrap metal operators and the Commissioner of Customs, Danville Walker to identify practical solutions to...

Jamaica's sugar production is expected to fall approximately 2,000 tonnes below projections this season, due to a shortfall in cane production. Head of Jamaica Cane Product Sales, Karl James, told JIS News that cane yield was expected to rise this year as new cane came into production, but this was not the case. In addition, late starts at some factories...

More than 700 banana and plantain farmers, whose crops were damaged or destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Dean in August 2007, have been benefiting from assistance under the European Union Banana Support Programme's (EUBSP) Hurricane Dean Resuscitation/Rehabilitation Training Programme, since its inception last November. More than 2,500 hectares of domestic banana and plantain trees, amounting to approximately 95 per...

Distinguished Jamaican clergyman, Rev. Dr. Joel Edwards, will deliver the keynote address at the annual pastors and leaders symposium organized by the New York-based Intercessory Prayer Ministry International (IPMI). The two-day event will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel, JFK International Airport in Queens, New York on June 20 and 21. Rev. Edwards, who is Director General of the...

The youth arm of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation has announced plans to expand its assistance projects in the island, by undertaking a multi-million dollar community development initiative in Rocky Point, St. Thomas. The disclosure came as the group of 150 young delegates met with the Jamaican press yesterday (June 13) at the Canadian High Commission, ahead of next week's...

As oil prices soar and the cost of energy skyrockets, Jamaicans are being reminded to exercise greater control over their use of electricity. "You have control over the cost you pay for electricity and the amount of energy you consume," said Senior Energy Management Engineer at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Volton Campbell. "You have control over what you do...