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Thirty-five primary and all-age schools from Manchester and St. Elizabeth are slated to participate in a two-day safety, health and environment fair at the Alpart Sports Club in Nain, St. Elizabeth from June 9 to 10. The event is being organized by Alpart in association with the Home, Street, School (HSS) Safety Committee. Alpart's public relations manager, Lance Neita told...

The first in a series of workshops focusing on issues connected to the rehabilitation of mined out lands was held yesterday (June 7), at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville. "We have been trying to get all the parties in the mining industry together.because we plan to work and deal with a lot of concerns and to find solutions. Dealing...

The leadership and members of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) met with senior officials of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last Friday(June 3), to discuss a range of issues aimed at further enhancing the development of the Jamaica stock market and deepening the relationship with other similar entities, particularly in the developed world. This meeting between the two organizations...

Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, has said that the Ministry would be undertaking several initiatives under its three-year Agricultural Development Strategy, which was geared towards the repositioning of the country's farming sector. Minister Clarke, who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 7) said the attempt was to drive efficiency and competitiveness...

The agricultural development strategy of the Ministry of Agriculture, a three-year plan designed to facilitate efficient research-based, market-led production within the sector, has already begun to set the stage for the transformation process. Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke said the strategy, which took effect this year and is scheduled to last until 2008, has identified focus areas as: increased production...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has said that the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) provided favourable conditions for the growth and development of agriculture, on which so many Caribbean economies were dependent. He noted that protocol five of the treaty, provided for the diversification of agricultural production; intensification of agro-industrial development; expansion of agri-business; placing agricultural production on a...

The Agriculture Ministry is planning to bring some 8,094 hectares (20,000 acres) of public and private lands into production, to enhance the competitiveness of the sector. Making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House yesterday (June 7), Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke said the strategy was focused on identifying government land for distribution to farmers under various schemes....

Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke has said that agricultural research has been making strides in several critical fields, despite the misinformation and misunderstanding of the discipline. Making his presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 7), Mr. Clarke noted that the area of agricultural research was one which required time and patience. "It is a...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has said that despite the many challenges the agricultural sector faced during the 2004/2005 period the industry recovered well to demonstrate sustainable growth. Making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 7), the Minister said that the sector continued to have a positive impact on the economy, "as...

The leadership and members of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) met with senior officials of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last Friday(June 3), to discuss a range of issues aimed at further enhancing the development of the Jamaica stock market and deepening the relationship with other similar entities, particularly in the developed world. This meeting between the two organizations...

Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, has said that the Ministry would be undertaking several initiatives under its three-year Agricultural Development Strategy, which was geared towards the repositioning of the country's farming sector. Minister Clarke, who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 7) said the attempt was to drive efficiency and competitiveness...

The agricultural development strategy of the Ministry of Agriculture, a three-year plan designed to facilitate efficient research-based, market-led production within the sector, has already begun to set the stage for the transformation process. Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke said the strategy, which took effect this year and is scheduled to last until 2008, has identified focus areas as: increased production...