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About 35 farmers from the Sligoville/Harkers Hall area in St. Catherine participated recently in a training day to learn more about the cultural practices of growing ginger. The event, which was organised by the Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Linstead, was held in Harkers Hall. Presenters were Land Husbandry Specialist at RADA, Winston Simpson; Crop Protection...

More than 650 young persons in Clarendon have benefited from an 'Opportunities Fair' hosted by the National Youth Service (NYS), in collaboration with the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA). Held on February 20 at the Denbigh High School in May Pen, the fair targeted young persons between the ages of 14 and 29 years to provide them with information about...

Several communities served by the Greater Mandeville Water Supply system will be experiencing low water pressure as a result of a damaged transformer at the Gutters Plant. Community Relations Officer at the National Water Commission (NWC), Karen Brown told JIS News that the engineers were working assiduously to rectify the problem. "It is a serious electrical problem at the pumping...

Jamaican national, Dorothy Gallimore has received two wheelchairs from members of the Jamaica Ex-Constabulary Association, South Florida chapter. The presentation was made recently by Malachi Smith, President of the 10 year-old Association, which comprises former officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Miss Gallimore, who sells novelty items on the streets of Lauderdale Lakes, is disabled as a result of...

The development of a first class education system, which will enable the country to meet the challenges of the 21st century, highlighted discussions at the regional Round Table Talk on Education held at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education on Friday, February 20. Educators, community groups and members of the public were given the opportunity to make their contributions...

New application forms for persons seeking loans from the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) are to be introduced this year. Executive Director of the Students' Loan Bureau, Lenice Barnett said that the new application forms would determine persons who were genuinely in need of a loan. Mrs. Barnett made the disclosure while addressing a seminar last week for principals and guidance...

Another public/private sector partnership has been forged which will see over 570 persons from approximately 200 companies who offer services to the trading community being trained to use Jamaica Trade Point, the trade facilitation portal. In this, Jamaica Trade Point has joined forces with the New Economy Project (NEP), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Jamaica Export...

They speak of bees like mothers speak of babes. Their eyes gleam with awe and what can only be described as love, amongst a medley of other emotions. Perhaps only fellow beekeepers could share the care and fascination of Audrey and Mortimer Wilson, but even if you aren't a beekeeper, they certainly make you want to understand their passion, their...

Confidence in both political parties and governments throughout the Caribbean and Latin America has fast been eroding, so much so that, people have been mobilizing themselves more into organizations in an attempt to enunciate their views and opinions in order to create change. According to Senator Delano Franklyn, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Dr. Simon Clarke, has been elected Chairman of the Administrative Commission of the International Bureau of Education (IBE) at the recently concluded 51st session of its Governing Council held in Geneva. Dr. Clarke, who for the past two years served the Governing Council as Vice-President for the Latin American and Caribbean region and...

The Senate yesterday (Feb. 20) passed amendments to the Protection of Geographical Indications Act, 2003, which will see fines for breaches of the Act increased to more meaningful levels. When Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell piloted the Bill in the House of Representatives on January 13, he explained that it would help to further demonstrate that the...

Better care is on the way for nursing home residents as well as stricter guidelines and more realistic fees and fines for operators of nursing homes following amendments to the Nursing Homes Registration Act in the Senate. Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who piloted the Bill on Friday (Feb. 20) explained...