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The Government will be establishing a one billion dollar rural agricultural diversification programme in banana producing parishes during the next financial year, to promote increased agricultural production and productivity in those parishes. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Montague, at the 22nd annual St. Mary Agricultural Expo held at the Gray's...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Caribbean Agri-business Association (CABA) will host the island's inaugural Greenhouse Technology Symposium on March 31 under the theme: 'Getting it Right'. State Minister in the Agriculture Ministry, J. C. Hutchinson will be the guest speaker at the event, which is slated to commence at 8:00 a.m. at the Hilton Kingston. In an...

Minister of State for Agriculture, J.C. Hutchinson, has outlined a number of initiatives being undertaken by his Ministry to address some of the problems being faced in the agricultural sector. Among the plans he outlined at the opening ceremony of the Montpelier Agricultural Show in St. James on Monday (March 24), are an increase in the number of Rural Agricultural...

Secretary Manager at the Manchester Parish Council, Winston Palmer, has said that the permit park system, which was implemented in Mandeville some six months ago, has brought more order to the town. Mr. Palmer said that the system, which operates from Ward Avenue to Manchester Road, was set up to address the problem of congestion, which inconvenienced pedestrians and restricted...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said that initiatives are being pursued to increase airlift to Jamaica, particularly out of Europe. The Tourism Minister, who held discussions with airline partners at a travel trade show in Berlin recently, pointed out that an increase in airlift out of Europe will significantly impact visitor arrivals. "Much of the deficiencies we have had...

Chairman of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dr. Omer Thomas, has said that technology will be at the forefront of the agency's operational restructuring process. Dr. Thomas, who was speaking at a JIS Think Tank session at the agency's head office in Kingston today (March 26), said that the use of technology is pivotal in promoting efficiency in the...

The Hon. Olivia Grange has announced the relocation of the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) and the Kingston Youth Information Centre from the Caenwood Centre on Arnold Road, to the new youth hub of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS), based at the Trevennion Park Complex (TPC), 16A Half Way Tree Road. The Trevennion Park Complex...

The Hon. Olivia Grange has announced the relocation of the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) and the Kingston Youth Information Centre from the Caenwood Centre on Arnold Road, to the new youth hub of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS), based at the Trevennion Park Complex (TPC), 16A Half Way Tree Road. The Trevennion Park Complex...

Mayor of Portmore, Keith Hinds has expressed his expectation that ground will be broken soon for the proposed Portmore Municipal Hospital. The Mayor told JIS News that he has been advised that all the necessary provisions have been put in place for the start of the first phase of construction. "The developers have told me that they are ready and...

Mayor of Portmore, Keith Hinds has expressed his expectation that ground will be broken soon for the proposed Portmore Municipal Hospital. The Mayor told JIS News that he has been advised that all the necessary provisions have been put in place for the start of the first phase of construction. "The developers have told me that they are ready and...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, said the Ministry plans to raise US$100 million to build 100 schools in the next five years and will be establishing a National Education Trust to help achieve this goal. Speaking at a ceremony on Wednesday (March 19) to officially open the refurbished and upgraded Braeton Primary and Junior High School in Portmore, St. Catherine,...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security sent off the first batch of hospitality workers to the United States (US), today (March 25). The 104 workers, the largest batch ever sent off at one time, were chosen from the Ministry's Overseas Job Fair that was held in October. Speaking with JIS News, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles...