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The Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show has traditionally been a platform for Jamaican farmers to showcase their produce, livestock, and value added products. It has also provided excellent opportunities for them to network, exchange ideas, collaborate with other stakeholders in the industry and air concerns plaguing the sector. Of major concern to farmers, is praedial larceny, an issue that will...

A special effort is being made by the Portland 4-H Clubs to ensure that young people from the parish give a good account of themselves at the annual Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show to be held from Saturday, July 30 to Monday, August 1 in Clarendon. The preparation of the young people is being carried out at a workshop being...

Whendy Johnson, an 18-year old pharmacology student, is the new Miss Clarendon Police Youth Club. Miss Johnson, who represented the Longville Park Police Youth Club, won the title from a field of 13 contestants, at the coronation show held on Friday (July 22) at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church Hall in May Pen. With the victory, she has the honour...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill said today that the Government was pleased with the Judicial Review Court's ruling, which has upheld the designation of the Portmore causeway as a toll road, as well as the designation of the Mandela Highway as an alternative route. However, he noted that the government respected the right of the plaintiffs to pursue...

Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman has said the government intends to hold to its targets for this fiscal year and would not be seeking new money to fund the additional expenses incurred by the passing of Hurricanes Dennis and Emily. Speaking at Monday's (July 25) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Senator Whiteman said that based on a report...

Chief Personnel Officer in the Office of the Services Commissions, Charles A. Jones has announced the appointment of Maria Jones as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture with effect from May 9, 2005. Mrs. Jones, who has many years experience in both private and public sector management, was formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute...

The Canadian Friends of St. Thomas Healthcare organization, which should have conducted a one-week eye clinic at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas from July 25 to 29, has postponed its trip to January 2006. Chairman and Public Relations Officer of the organization, Dan Williamson, told JIS News that the group was advised to do so by hospital officials...

Jamaica's Consul General to New York, Dr. Basil K. Bryan has called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to help with the development of the education sector. According to the Consul General, education was essential for Jamaica to meet its 21st Century development goals. "Let us not think that we have to do the big things. We can do the small...

Measures are being put in place by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) to have tighter security and to streamline the activities at the annual staging of the Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show to be held from July 30 to August 1 at the showgrounds in Clarendon. Kingsley Clarke, First Vice President of the JAS told JIS News that changes have...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 'Best of Festival' gets underway today (July 25) and will last until Friday, July 29, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston. Speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Executive Director of the JCDC, Marcia Hextall said the event, which begins at 7:00 p.m. nightly, would feature this year's gold medal winners from...

A Bill to amend the 1967 Firearms Act was passed in the Upper House last Friday (July 22) with five amendments. The modifications to the legislation form part of the government's efforts to minimize the threat to public safety and national security posed by the proliferation of firearms, by streamlining the procedures for the issuing of licences, certificates and permits....

As members of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) meet in Kingston this week for the annual review and planning workshop, Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke, is charging the Institute to find ways to improve agricultural production in Caribbean economies, to ensure the region's competitiveness on the world market. The Minister, who was addressing the opening ceremony of...