The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is seeking support to establish a veterinary field hospital in western Jamaica, ensuring farmers and pet owners have access to essential animal care. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, noted that the temporary hospital is especially necessary, as three of the four veterinary stations in western Jamaica were severely damaged during the passage of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for unused and underutilised former sugar lands to be immediately put into production. He made the appeal on Tuesday (December 2) during the ceremony to break ground for the US$50-million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon. The project, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate, aims to revitalise sugar production...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed a US$50-million investment by Tropical Sugar Company Limited to re-establish commercial-scale sugar production in Clarendon. The new state-of-the-art, vertically integrated facility with an installed capacity of 50,000 metric tons will be situated in Chesterfield, near to the former Monymusk Estate. Construction is set to begin in January 2026 and is...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, has entered the second phase of the National Agriculture Recovery Programme, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. Initiatives will be undertaken through initial funding of $3 billion from the Government, and efforts from local agencies and international partners, building on the interventions during the first phase of the programme. In addition to the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says while Jamaicans across the island have shown care and concern by providing humanitarian relief to victims of Hurricane Melissa in the western region, greater emphasis must now be placed on the recovery of the national economy. He maintains that recovery from the category-five hurricane cannot rely solely on humanitarian relief, as...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will host a livestock clinic at the O&W Construction site on Main Street in Clark’s Town, Trelawny, on Friday, December 5. In an interview with JIS News, RADA Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, said farmers will benefit from livestock health checks. “We will be partnering with Hi-Pro and other stakeholders who will be able to...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is implementing a structured, three-fold plan for the recovery of Jamaica’s agricultural sector, which suffered an estimated $30 billion in damage from Hurricane Melissa. The two-year plan, comprising immediate, medium-term and long-term interventions, mobilises RADA’s full technical, extension and engineering teams and leverages partnerships among key agencies, farmer groups and the private sector, said...