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Improved Water Supply in St. Elizabeth South Eastern

Member of Parliament, St. Elizabeth South Eastern, Hon. Franklin Witter, says significant work has been undertaken to improve domestic water supply coverage to 60 per cent of the constituency. Mr. Witter, who is also Minister of State in the Ministry...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said the local observance of World Food Day (October 20), will centre around a National Ceremony and Exhibition at the Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon.

World Food Day to Focus on People Who Cannot Afford A Healthy Diet

Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) President, Wayne Chen (centre), walks with a group of Jamaican workers on a Canadian apple farm on Friday (October 15). Mr. Chen is a part of a team of factfinders from Jamaica, analysising the status of Jamaicans participating in Canada’s seasonal agricultural workers programme.

Jamaican Fact-Finding Team Visits Additional Farms in Canada

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Homer Davis.

MP Says More Youth Needed in Agricultural Sector

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), participates in the handover of a cheque valued at more than $2.7 million to four students who are pursuing studies at the Portland-based College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE). Occasion was the presentation of the Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship at the Ministry in Kingston on October 13. The students are Tamoi McLean (second left); Daunja Galloway (third left) and Celine Sitladeen (third right). Absent is Vanessa McMurrine. Sharing in the presentation are Acting General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Joan Thomas Levy (left); Chairman, Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Board, Sherene Golding Campbell (second right); and Principal Director, Mining/Minerals (Acting) in the Ministry, Suresh Bhalai (right). In the background are Director of Bauxite Lands, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay; and Programme Executioner, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ, Pamela Nesbeth.

Four CASE Students Get Rio Tinto/Alcan Legacy Fund Agriculture Scholarship

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

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Jamaica Thanks Japan for Support to Coffee Industry

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has hailed Japan for almost 70 years of support to Jamaica’s coffee industry. In the early 1960s, the Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) became the first Japanese company to import coffee directly from Jamaica. “We, therefore, want to say a big thank you to the people of Japan and the All-Japan Importers...

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Eastern, Kerensia Morrison, contributing to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

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Agriculture Taskforce for St. Catherine North Eastern

Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Eastern, Kerensia Morrison, says a constituency taskforce on agriculture will be established. Speaking in the State of the Constituency debate in the House of Representatives recently, she said that the taskforce will be highly responsive to the concerns of the farmers and provide training in best practices. “I was very encouraged last week...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on October 5.

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142 Farmers Formally Settled on Plots of Land in Bernard Lodge

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says, to date, 142 farmers have been orderly and formally settled on plots of land as part of the Bernard Lodge Development Plan, in St. Catherine. Providing an update on the Plan in the House of Representatives on October 5, Mr. Holness informed that the SCJ Holdings has paid more than $650 million...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on October 5.

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Gov’t to Demolish Illegal Structures Erected by Gangs in Bernard Lodge Development Area

Structures illegally erected on lands adjoining the Clifton community in St. Catherine, which have been captured by criminal gangs, will be demolished starting Thursday (Oct.6). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness made the disclosure while providing an update on the Bernard Lodge Development Plan in the House of Representatives on October 5. “This will be a watershed moment in...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the recent Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association (JPFA) 2022 Annual General Meeting, held at the Bridge Palm Hotel and Resorts in Obourne Store, Clarendon.

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Pig Farmers Urged to Protect Industry from Diseases

Pig farmers are being urged to collaborate with stakeholders to save the industry from current diseases, by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. The Minister, who was addressing the recent annual general meeting of the Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association (JPFA) at the Bridge Palm Hotel and Resorts in Osbourne Store, Clarendon, said it is “essential” for conversations...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association (JPFA), Annual General Meeting, at the Bridge Palm Hotel and Resorts in Osbourne Store, Clarendon, on September 29.

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$200-Million Damage to Agricultural Sector

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is reporting that damage to the agricultural sector by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ian is more than $200 million, and assistance will be provided to affected farmers. He said that from a preliminary report that has been compiled, it is clear that persons in the sector suffered losses, adding that...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.(right), and Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (left), who is Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South West, hand over fertiliser and other farming supplies to farmers, Zenora Davis (second from left) and Peter Campbell, during a presentation of agricultural supplies to fire-affected farmers at the New Testament Church of God in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, on September 22.

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Fire-Affected Farmers in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth Get Help

Fire-affected farmers in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, have received much-needed farm inputs and supplies to assist their recovery. The items, provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in collaboration with private stakeholders, include seeds, fertilisers, herbicides, guinea grass, insecticide, farming tools, black water tanks, irrigation kits and clothing. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., handed over the supplies during a...