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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), addresses farm workers during a meeting held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre on August 3. The farm workers will be taking up employment opportunities in Ontario and Nova Scotia in Canada.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), addresses farm workers during a meeting held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre on August 3. The farm workers will be taking up employment opportunities in Ontario and Nova Scotia in Canada.

Farm Workers Leave for Canada

Forty-two farm workers left the island on Thursday, August 3 for Canada, to take up employment opportunities in Ontario and Nova Scotia. The customary send-off ceremony was held for the workers at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Overseas...
Senior Livestock specialist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown.
Senior Livestock specialist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown.

Rada Partners With US Universities to Improve Small Ruminant Nutrition
(FILE) An array of fruits and vegetables on display at the St. Elizabeth parish booth, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on August 4, 2022.
(FILE) An array of fruits and vegetables on display at the St. Elizabeth parish booth, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on August 4, 2022.

Preparations Well Advanced for Denbigh Show
Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited, Joseph Gyles (second right), converses with (from left), NIC Board Member, Dr. Horace Sherwood; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Michelle Parkins; and Mayor of May Pen, Winston Maragh, at the NIC’s 36th anniversary launch and church service held at St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen, Clarendon on Sunday, July 23.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited, Joseph Gyles (second right), converses with (from left), NIC Board Member, Dr. Horace Sherwood; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Michelle Parkins; and Mayor of May Pen, Winston Maragh, at the NIC’s 36th anniversary launch and church service held at St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen, Clarendon on Sunday, July 23.

PHOTOS: NIC’s 30th Anniversary Church Service
JIS 2349: Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (left), hands over a donkey called “Prosperity”, to farmer Dionne Blake in Cornwall, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 21).
JIS 2349: Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (left), hands over a donkey called “Prosperity”, to farmer Dionne Blake in Cornwall, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 21).

Female Farmer Gets Donkey Promised by Prime Minister

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Farmers examining crops under cultivation.
AgricultureFinance & Public Service

Agriculture Ministry Allocates an Additional $104 Million to Assist Farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has allocated an additional $104 million towards drought mitigation efforts for farmers. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 19). “To address the challenges of water scarcity and drought caused by climate change, we have initiated a comprehensive programme for the...
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Livestock Specialist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Maxine Brown.
Agriculture

RADA Tells Farmers to Keep Livestock Cool

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers to keep their livestock cool during the summer months. With rising temperatures and repeated record-breaking highs, Livestock Specialist at RADA, Maxine Brown, said farmers can implement short-term measures to protect animals. “Because of the heat that we are having, what farmers need to do, immediately, is to make sure that their...
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AgricultureHealth & Wellness

Farmers Urged to Get Storm-Ready

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers islandwide to make preparations to protect their properties, crops and livestock against the impact of potential storms. Jamaica is now in the second month of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Speaking to JIS News in a recent interview, Senior Plant Health and Food-Safety Officer...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking to residents of Clarendon during a visit to several communities in the parish on Wednesday (July 12).
Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Tasked with Identifying Alternative Crops for Cultivation In Southern Clarendon

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has been tasked with identifying orchard crops that can be grown on lands in southern Clarendon owned by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) that are not currently under cultivation. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing residents during a brief tour of the area on Wednesday (July...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
AgricultureNational Security

Retreat for Judges to Deal with Praedial Larceny

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says a retreat will be held for judges to sensitise them on the harm being done to farmers due to praedial larceny. Calling it the biggest threat facing the agricultural sector, Mr. Green said one of the main problems is that the fines are too low, to the point where the...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second from left) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Agro, Olive Downer Walsh (second from right) present farm supplies to South St. Elizabeth-based farmer, Henrick Francis (centre) during an official handover ceremony held at the Bull Savannah Church of God of Prophecy in the parish on June 29. Also taking part in the presentation are (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Orville Palmer; and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson.
Agriculture

South St. Elizabeth Farmers Grateful for Assistance

St. Elizabeth farmer Howard Powell has received much-needed assistance to “pick up the pieces” after his fruit and vegetable crops were washed away during heavy rains in June. The farmer, who plants watermelons, tomatoes and sweet peppers, told JIS News that he lost everything. “When the rains came, I had melons that were above five or six weeks old on...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, speaks during Thursday’s (July 6) ‘Farming as a Business’ conference hosted by the Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement (JOAM) at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston.
Agriculture

Gov’t Commits $35M to Support Organic Agriculture Movement

The Government has furthered efforts to boost the country’s food security with the announcement of $35 million in support for the Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement (JOAM). Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, made the announcement on Thursday (July 6) during the organisation’s annual ‘Farming as a Business’ conference at the University of...
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