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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right) addresses a meeting held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) offices in Catherine Hall, St. James on Thursday, August 11. Looking on is Acting Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.

PMOs to Play Major Role in the Distribution of Farm Resources

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is reorganising the distribution of resources, to ensure that genuine farmers are able to receive assistance whenever they need it. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C....

Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (3rd right), accepts a cheque for $170,000 from NCB Matilda’s Corner Branch Manager, Dave Wilson (4th left), at the SRC’s Hope Road Office on August 10. The funds will go towards expanding the ‘Energy For Young Minds’ (EFYM) programme of the SRC’s Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) Department. Others pictured (from left) are Team Leader for the CEIS, Curtis Deenah; Manager for the Information Services Division at the SRC, Kerry-Ann Curtis; Technical Information Officer, CEIS, Carol Davis; Kingston High School student, Alethia Thompson; Ardenne High School students Nicholi Bogues and Fabrizio Darby; and St. Hugh’s High School student, Oshen Constable.

Energy for Young Minds Project Gets $170,000 from NCB Foundation

General Manager for the Commercial Division of JP Tropical Foods, Neil Crum-Ewing, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

JP Tropical Foods to Upgrade Facilties and Increase Production

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

Farmers Encouraged to Practise Intercropping

St. James Farm Queen 2016 Sofiya Clennon (3rd right), visits the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) booth at the St. James Business, Health and Opportunities Fair at the Montpelier Agricultural Showground on August 4. Others (from left) are JAS Secretary for St. James, Shanacay Yee; Nethel Scarlett and Clover Record.

Scores Turn out for Montpelier Business, Health Fair

The Cannabis Licensing Authority says it will issuing licences to sell marijuana products soon.

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Jamaicans Urged to Stay Away from Unlawful Ganja Products

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is appealing to Jamaicans to stay away from unlawful marijuana products. The agency, which falls under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, was established in 2015 under the Dangerous Drug (Amendment) Act, with a specific role to establish and regulate Jamaica’s legal ganja (marijuana) and hemp industry. In an interview with JIS News,...

Expectant mothers attending the Montego Bay Type V Health Centre enjoy milk presented by Island Dairies Limited on Friday (August 5). They are the beneficiaries of a project to provide expectant mothers across the island with fresh milk to enhance their health and that of their unborn babies.

10 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Expectant Mothers in Montego Bay Receive Weekly Supply of Milk

Scores of expectant mothers, who attend the Type V Health Centre in Montego Bay, will receive a weekly supply of fresh cow’s milk from Island Dairies Limited. They are the beneficiaries of a programme aimed at enhancing the health of pregnant women and that of their unborn babies. It is being undertaken by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), an...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), and Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant (centre), examine a rabbit that was on display at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on Saturday, July 30. Looking on is JAS First Vice-President, Donald Berry.

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Farmers Commended for their Output Despite Climate Change Impact

Deputy Governor-General and Custos of Kingston, the Hon. Steadman Fuller, is commending the over 200,000 farmers in Jamaica for “expending their time, energy and effort to ensure that agriculture can still be counted as a major contributor to national development.” His comments were made at the recent Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show where he also cited the effects...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), share a laugh as they examine cassava used in the production of Red Stripe Beer. Occasion was a tour of the company’s plant on Spanish Town Road on August 3. Managing Director of Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio; and head of Corporate Relations, Dianne Ashton Smith, also share the light moment.

10 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Expansion of Red Stripe Cassava Project to Create More Jobs

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, has committed the Government’s full support for plans by Red Stripe to expand its cassava project, which will create more jobs for Jamaicans. “As far as we are concerned, working together as we have been, you have our 150 per cent support in everything you are undertaking,” he said. Minister Samuda...

President of the Thompson Town branch of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Althea Pryce, at the 2015 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show.

10 years ago Agriculture

Thompson Town Farm Group Improving Lives

Members of the Thompson Town branch of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) have been blazing a trail in improving the lives of residents of the community through farming. The group, which is located 15 minutes away from Albert Town in Southern Trelawny, has a membership of approximately 60 farmers. On a recent visit with members...

Executive Director of Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL), Neil Curtis (2nd left), provides information about the programme, during a recent JIS Think Tank. Others (from left) are Secretary FUJL, Daihana Martinez; Director of the Diaspora and Consular Affairs Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders; and Inter-farm Supervisor for FUJL, Dahlia Cole.

10 years ago Agriculture

Farm Up Pushing Youth into Agriculture

Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL) has implemented a ‘Young Soldiers for Food Security’ (YSFS) programme aimed at encouraging more of the country’s youth to get involved in agriculture. Farm Up is a non-profit organisation, established in 2013 to assist local farmers in the cultivation of organic produce. It is comprised of Jamaicans living in the diaspora. Executive Director of FUJL,...

Executive Director of Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL), Neil Curtis, addresses a recent JIS ThinkTank.

10 years ago Agriculture

Farm Up Jamaica Helping to Boost Local Agriculture

Members of the Jamaican diaspora are increasing their contribution to the national growth agenda through Farm Up Jamaica Limited (FUJL). A non-profit organisation, established in 2013, FUJL assists local farmers in the cultivation of organic produce. The objective is to reduce the importation of conventional, inorganic and genetically modified (GMO) foods; increase the export of organic, niche produce; create numerous...