More

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that a US$1 cess on conch exports will be introduced this year to support the development of a sustainable fishing industry. Dr. Tufton, who was addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Parish Council on Thursday(March 12), said that the money will go into the Consolidated Fund(Budget), but would be reinvested in...

Three important parochial roads in banana growing areas of St. James have benefited from funding provided through the European Union's Banana Support Programme, which assists areas affected by the loss of export markets. Chairman of the St. James Parish Council and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair Jnr., made the declaration on Wednesday(March 11) during the contract signing ceremony...

Jamaica has been assured of full support and continued assistance from Europe, despite the current global crisis, by the head of the European Commission's delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni. Ambassador Alemanni said that despite the world economic crisis, Jamaica has the European Union's (EU) full support and continued commitment to assistance. He added that while the world crisis...

The Jamaican Consulate in Miami will continue its series of community outreach, targeted at Jamaican nationals in Florida, with a session at the Grace Episcopal Church, 3600 Australian Avenue, Palm Beach County on March 17. The session, which will begin at 9:30 a.m., will cover consular services; the processing of Jamaican passport and citizenship applications; and the provision of information...

The mouth watering flavours of Jamaican and Caribbean food will be brought to life before a United Kingdom (UK) audience, when Jamaican-born chef Levi Roots, stars in a new television series about Caribbean cuisine on the BBC. Filming for the series titled 'Caribbean Foods Made Easy' gets underway in the UK this week and in Jamaica in early April. A...

Raymond Sukarloo was elated to hear that the Ministry of Agriculture was assisting farmers islandwide to set up pepper nurseries. He had been waiting for such an opportunity. "For years I have been longing to have a nursery and the Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP), came along and put up a structure and has been monitoring it," he tells JIS...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, has disclosed that there have been requests from American companies for 5,000 Jamaicans to be employed on farms in the overseas employment programme. "We are very fortunate. Up to the middle of August last year, we have had requests from American employers for 5,000 Jamaicans. We sent off 200 last week and...

Business related information and support will be more accessible to Portlanders, with the opening of the Jamaica Exporters Association/Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (JEA/RADA) Export Centre and Business Information Point, in Port Antonio, on Thursday(March 5). The centre, co-founded by the Government of Jamaica and the European Union(EU), is a component of the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP). It is located...

The Montego Bay High School 4-H Club, in St. James, was crowned champion and awarded the parish's 4-H Clubs Championship Trophy, after dominating most of the competitive events, at the annual Achievement Day activities, held at the Irwin Primary School, on March 3. Competing against some 54 other educational institutions, the school also walked away with a brand new Singer...

Clubbite of the Year for 2002, Tyrone Thomas, has outlined four strategies young persons should employ, in order to respond positively to Jamaica's food security. He emphasised that they must recognise and accept roles they have to play in food production; become more environmentally aware; change the negative perception about agriculture; and treat agriculture as a viable business. Mr. Thomas...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has said that, through the movement, youths are being exposed to sustainable ways of making a living. "So many of our youngsters have been told some fancy ways to make a living, but those ways are not sustainable. We are bringing to you a sustainable way to make a living and...

Extension services offered by the Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA) office in Manchester, has been boosted with additional officers providing agricultural services in the field. The disclosure was made by RADA representative, Winston Miller, at the Manchester 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day on Thursday (March 5) at the Kirkvine Sports Club in Manchester. "Currently, we have eight extension officers and...