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Agricultural production in Hanover is poised for growth, as the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in that parish has established its own vegetable plant nursery. According to the Hanover RADA parish manager, Bernard Goffe, the nursery was producing between 23,000 and 27,000 seedlings for farmers in the parish, but the demand has outgrown the production levels. As a result, a...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), will be exploring the theme 'Top Priorities for Engaging and Leading Teams in a World Class Public Sector', at its bi-annual Human Resource Development Conference on Friday, March 30, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MIND, Ruby Brown, told JIS News that efficient human resource management was...

Director of Production, Marketing and Special Projects at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Harold Spaulding, has said that the organization was in full support of the 2007 Census of Agriculture. He told JIS News that the information to be collected by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) was very important to his organization. "We have to plan projects and...

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has said that the government was in full support of the international drive to educate consumers about the potential risks of unethical marketing practices by unscrupulous pharmaceutical companies. The Minister, in his message to mark World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) today (March 15) under the theme: 'Unethical Drug Promotion and...

Jamaica's two Commonwealth youth representatives, Kerion Williams and Dianne Francis ended a brief visit to London with a call on High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Burchell Whiteman, on March 13. The two 18 year olds who represented Jamaica at the official activities in London on Monday (March 12), to mark Commonwealth Day, presented the High Commissioner with...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has informed that further expansion works would be undertaken at the island's ports to include the construction of three berths and the addition of a second terminal in Montego Bay later this year, at a cost of US$67 million. Speaking at a press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel...

Hope 2007, a multi-denominational group organized to incorporate the gospel into sporting events, has taken their evangelistic efforts to a new level with the launch of the HOPE Zone. Speaking with JIS News yesterday (March 14), Co-Chairman, Pastor Percival Palmer, said that the zone formed part of the group's evangelical thrust for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, and...

Phase one of the $80 million project to upgrade the St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston is expected to commence within the next two weeks. Project Manager at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Paul Griffith, told JIS News that the scope of work would include the rehabilitation of the bathroom facilities at the northeast and southwest corners of the...

The government of Jamaica is in the process of developing a National Housing Policy to provide all Jamaicans with access to affordable, safe and legal housing. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr. Alwin Hales, told JIS News the policy document was in its early stages of preparation and was expected to be completed within...

A delegation from the Portmore/Hellshire community this morning (Thursday, March 15, 2007) presented a 4,200 signature petition to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, seeking her intervention in addressing what the group described as the "unjust situation facing us as a result of the conversion of the Portmore Causeway to a toll road." The residents are seeking a reduction of the...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Hon. Robert Pickersgill has reiterated that the Government was still looking at introducing overhead bridges in the Corporate Area, in order to improve the flow of traffic. Mr. Pickersgill pointed out that the construction of overhead bridges would play a vital role in easing traffic congestion, which has become a major concern for...

Cricket fans who attended the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 between the West Indies and Pakistan yesterday (March 13), enjoyed the match relatively incident free, due to the deployment of some 550 security personnel. In an interview with JIS News, Superintendent of Police, Talbert White, who was in charge of the Joint Operations Co-ordination Centre...