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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, has urged farmers who want to access loans from financial institutions, to be guided,  so that  the correct decisions can be made that will benefit them. In the same vein, he implored farmers to take the requisite steps to adequately prepare themselves, when seeking to access those loans. The Minister was speaking at...

Jamaica must position itself in order to earn an estimated US$2.5 billion annually and benefit from the generation of up to 70,000 jobs in the maritime industry. This was stated by Principal of Jamaica College (JC), Ruel Reid, during a presentation on job creation in the maritime industry on April 12 at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston. According...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, has hinted at exploring the relevant provisions of the Land Development and Utilisation Act (1966), in order to get more of the country’s idle arable lands into cultivation. “There are systems within the structure that can deal with it. There was an aspect of it which spoke about idle land and idle land...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is encouraging Jamaicans to contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), noting that it provides an array of benefits and is also an important vehicle for investing for the future. The Minister was speaking Thursday (April 13), at an Information and Communications Technology (ICT)/Manufacturing/Tourism Labour Forum held at the Wexford Court...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Ministry of Education’s school feeding programme will be targeted as a catalyst to boost agricultural development, particularly in rural communities. He said this would facilitate greater utilisation of crops cultivated, particularly fruits and vegetables, while providing a healthy alternative to bag drinks, which are currently incorporated in the nutrition provisions for...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, said the government will be focused on reducing the debt burden in order to achieve sustained economic growth and foster investment activity. “We want to emphasise that growth is our primary objective and not only are we going to contribute to growth by reducing the appetite of the state for debt,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says his Ministry is on a drive to promote the importance of high levels of productivity in achieving steady economic progress. "We... have singled out productivity as one of our main areas of focus and we intend… (to take) this message right across the country,” the Minister told reporters on April...

With plans in place to extend the e-Learning Project to primary schools, the Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging teachers to make full use of the facility to improve educational outcomes at the primary level. He was addressing Wednesday’s (April 11) opening of the St Joseph’s Teachers’ College Symposium 2012, at the college campus in Kingston. The e-Learning...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is looking to set up farmsteads of up to 10 acres, complete with starter units, as a means of attracting young people into agriculture. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, during Thursday’s (April 12) launch of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Expo at the organisation's headquarters at 90 Old Hope...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has stated that good and steady progress have been made during her Administration's first one hundred days in office. In a statement from Cartagena, Columbia where the Prime Minister is participating in the 6th Summit of the Americas, Mrs Simpson Miller said that, 'although I know that one hundred days is an extremely short time...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) wishes to advise that Mr Courtney Hume is not employed to the OPM either in Kingston or in Montego Bay. In that regard, Mr Hume, does not have any authority to give instructions on behalf of the OPM. The OPM had no knowledge of or any part in the arrangements for the civic...

The National Land Agency (NLA) has placed a hold on the eviction notices previously served on residents of 87 East Street, in downtown Kingston, who are deemed to be occupying the property illegally. Deferment of the notice has extended the timeframe in which the agency will continue to accommodate the residents, until they are able to identify alternative living arrangements....