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Thousands of Jamaicans, as well as visitors to the island, braved intermittent rainfall to attend the annual Trelawny Yam Festival on Easter Monday (April 9), at its new location at the Hague Agricultural show-ground in Falmouth. Organized by the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA), the event serves to showcase the high quality yam varieties produced in the parish and sees...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, has said that 2006 was a good one for agriculture with production increasing by 20 per cent over 2005 levels. "God blessed us with a good season and we have moved tremendously upwards in terms of production," Minister Clarke said as he addressed the opening of the 17th annual Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial...

The 2007 ReelWorld Film Festival, which got underway yesterday (April 11) in Toronto, Canada, will shine the spotlight on Jamaica, with the screening of seven films that focus on the island's culture and lifestyle. The five-day festival, which is being held in partnership with Jamaica Trade and Invest (Jampro), will also honour renowned Jamaican actress Leonie Forbes. The theatre, television...

The Citrus Replanting Project, which was implemented to prevent the decline of the citrus industry, through the planting of trees resistant to the citrus tristeza virus, comes to an end in May of this year. Project Coordinator, Dr. Florence Young, told JIS News that the project, which was implemented in January 2001, was extended from April 2006 to March 2007,...

Minister of State for Local Government and the Environment, Harry Douglas has called for more young people to get involved in farming, in order to strengthen the agricultural sector. Giving the main address at the official opening of the 21st annual St. Mary Agri Expo held on April 9 at the Annotto Bay Sports Club, Mr. Douglas opined that the...

A contract valued at $402.7 Million was signed yesterday (Apr. 11) at Jamaica House by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, for the construction of a new permanent bridge at the Yallahs Fording in St. Thomas. The project is jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica and the Export Credit Guarantee Department of the United Kingdom. In her remarks Mrs. Simpson...

Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Science and Technology, Dr. Arnoldo Ventura, has returned from Lesotho, where he is providing technical assistance to that country with the implementation of its recently promulgated Science and Technology (S&T) policy. Dr. Ventura was one of the architects of that African country's first S&T Policy, which was promulgated in April last year. He...

When Hurricane Ivan lashed the island in September 2004, the category four storm wreaked havoc on a number of sectors, particularly agriculture, one of the mainstays of the Jamaican economy. But this sector, along with the fisheries and craft industries, were quickly revived, with invaluable assistance provided under the Jamaica Business Recovery Programme (JBRP), funded by the United States Agency...

Jamaica Trade and Invest (JAMPRO) will attend its fifth Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) locations expo in Los Angeles, USA from April 12 to 14. Jamaica recorded some success from last year's visit when it sealed the deal for a major Warner Brothers feature which is scheduled for release this summer. The production, Licence to Wed, stars Robin Williams....

Thousands of Jamaicans attended the annual St. Ann Kite Festival and Family Fun Day at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann's Bay on Easter Monday, April 9. The event, which was staged by the Friends of St. Ann Promotions, in collaboration with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), saw a variety of activities, including kite flying competitions, donkey and...

Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Jesus Silva, has pledged his Embassy's full commitment to linking the investors of new Spanish Hotels being constructed in Jamaica, with the local farming community. "I think that with the help of the farmers, the hotels are going to succeed, and with the help of the hotels, the farmers are also going to increase their production...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassadors and Consuls General in South Florida will meet with their constituents on April 13 at a town hall meeting, to discuss relevant issues for the upcoming Summit between Caribbean leaders and US President, George Bush, in June. The meeting will be held at the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, beginning at 7:00 p.m....