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Director of Research and Development at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Dr. Wayne Myrie, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.
Director of Research and Development at the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), Dr. Wayne Myrie, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Television Department, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston.

Coconut Farmers Urged to Look Out for Signs of Lethal Yellowing

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is advising coconut farmers to look out for signs of lethal yellowing disease. Outbreaks of the disease have killed most of the native Jamaica tall coconut variety in the island over the past 40 years....
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, foreground), and other stakeholders observe renovation works underway at the Yallahs Market in St. Thomas during a site visit on Friday (July 25).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, foreground), and other stakeholders observe renovation works underway at the Yallahs Market in St. Thomas during a site visit on Friday (July 25).

PHOTOS: Minister Mckenzie Tours Yallahs Market Renovation Project
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers remarks during Wednesday’s (July 23) launch of the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holding Limited Regularisation Programme at Golden Grove Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers remarks during Wednesday’s (July 23) launch of the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holding Limited Regularisation Programme at Golden Grove Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas.

St. Thomas Farmers Receive 30 Land Leases Under SCJ Regularisation Initiative
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, tries out avocado oil, while Tasheika Bascoe of Anointed Treasures highlights the benefits of the skin care product. Occasion was a tour of booth at the Ministry’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow held at Sacred Heart Academy in Christiana, Manchester on Thursday (July 24).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, tries out avocado oil, while Tasheika Bascoe of Anointed Treasures highlights the benefits of the skin care product. Occasion was a tour of booth at the Ministry’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow held at Sacred Heart Academy in Christiana, Manchester on Thursday (July 24).

Minister Hill Highlights Opportunities in Agriculture, Technology
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with south St. Elizabeth farmers, who have received land titles under the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project. The documents were handed over on Tuesday (July 22) at the Newell High School in the parish.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), shares a moment with south St. Elizabeth farmers, who have received land titles under the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project. The documents were handed over on Tuesday (July 22) at the Newell High School in the parish.

88 More Land Titles Handed Over to Farmers Under Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
AgricultureYouth

Gov’t Empowering Young People for New Era in Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is committed to empowering young people to become the architects of a resilient and vibrant agricultural future. He was speaking at the staging of the recent New Era Agriculture Youth Workshop held in Falmouth, Trelawny. The two-day event, a partnership between the Ministry, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, and dancehall...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), sends off workers departing the island to take up employment opportunities in North America. The departure ceremony was held on Tuesday (July 15) at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre on East Street in downtown Kingston.
Agriculture

2,482 Jamaicans Secure US Jobs Under Agricultural and Non-agriculturalvisa Programmes

A total of 2,482 Jamaicans travelled to the United States (US) for employment between January and June 2025 under the H-2A (agricultural) and H-2B (non-agricultural) visa programmes. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a Jamaica Central Labour Organisation (JACLO) webinar on Thursday (July 17). He said the figure represents 36 per cent...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address at the St. Thomas Agricultural Show held recently at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay.
AgricultureYouth

Agriculture Ministry to Pump $5 Million into Agribusiness Pitch Competition

Impressed by the quality of the presentations in the 2025 Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP) National Agribusiness pitch competition, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Ministry plans to boost the prize package to $5 million. There were two winners for this year’s inaugural staging, with each winner copping $1 million each. “We launched it (the competition) last year and I...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green delivers the keynote address during the recent St. Thomas Agricultural Show at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay.
Agriculture

Mechanisation Boost for St. Thomas as Agricultural Momentum Builds

With St. Thomas showing strong agricultural momentum, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has announced mechanical support for the parish, including a new tractor and an onion harvester. Speaking recently during the parish’s agricultural show at Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, Mr. Green disclosed that four additional tractors will be added to the Rural Agricultural Development...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents farmer, Kevin Lindo, with his land title, during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11). 
Agriculture

200 South St Elizabeth Small Farmers Get Land Titles

Some 200 small farmers, who occupy lands in south St. Elizabeth, are now proud property owners. The beneficiaries were presented with titles during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in the parish on Thursday (July 10). They are the first set of about 1000 persons, who will benefit from land titles generated free of cost under...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers remarks during the official ground-breaking and launch of the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11).
Agriculture

Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Designated National Development Project

The Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project has been designated a national development project allowing for  greater speed and efficiency in its execution.   Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at the launch and groundbreaking ceremony in Short Hill, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11).  Being undertaken at a cost of some $26 billion, the project...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11).  Joining Dr. Holness (from left) are: Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Vitus Evans; Farmer, Tameka Daye; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining , Hon. Floyd Green; Chief Executive Officer at the NIC, Joseph Giles; State Minister in the Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter; Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern , Delroy Slowley; Chief Executive Officer at the National Land Agency (NLA), Cheriese Walcott; and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. 
Agriculture

Ground Broken for $26 Billion Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project

Ground was broken on Friday (July 11) for the $26 billion Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project, which will bring water to thousands of farmers across the southern end of St. Elizabeth.  The project, which represents a major investment in national food security and economic growth, will draw from the Black River surface flow to expand irrigation access and boost agricultural...
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