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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the SCJ Holdings Limited in June. Photo: Adrian Walker
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the SCJ Holdings Limited in June. Photo: Adrian Walker

Bidding Process Is On For Greater Bernard Lodge Project

The bid submission deadline for Phase 1 of the Greater Bernard Lodge development project has been extended to September 14. For this bid submission, the administrators of the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Master Plan, invite qualified developers to participate in...
Manager of Marketing and Communications at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown Forbes Photo: Contributed
Manager of Marketing and Communications at Agro-Invest, Alecia Brown Forbes Photo: Contributed

Landowners Urged To Lease Their Acres For Agriculture
Manager, for Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Sales and Promotions Division, with responsibility for agribusiness, Marlene Porter.
Manager, for Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Sales and Promotions Division, with responsibility for agribusiness, Marlene Porter.

JAMPRO Encourages Investment In Vegetable Farming
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaking with WiPay’s Country Manager for Jamaica, Kibwe McGann, about the point-of-sale terminals that the organisation provides, during the opening ceremony for the entity’s WiPay’s headquarters in New Kingston on August 26.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaking with WiPay’s Country Manager for Jamaica, Kibwe McGann, about the point-of-sale terminals that the organisation provides, during the opening ceremony for the entity’s WiPay’s headquarters in New Kingston on August 26.

Minister Green Calls For More Cashless Farmers’ Market
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (August 25).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a virtual press conference on Wednesday (August 25).

MOA Seeking To Find Relief In Costs To Farmers

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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), discussing digital currency evolution with the online payment facilitator WiPay’s Country Manager for Jamaica, Kibwe McGann (left) and Chairman of WiPay Jamaica, Livingstone Morrison, at the opening ceremony of the company’s new headquarters in New Kingston Thursday (August 26).
AgricultureHealth & Wellness

Digital Grants Coming for Healthcare Workers

The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has said that healthcare workers and vulnerable groups in Southwestern St. Elizabeth may benefit from digital grants as a result of partnering with payment facilitator, WiPay. The announcement was made during WiPay’s opening ceremony of its headquarters in New Kingston, yesterday (August 26). The Minister said the selection of the recipients...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing a virtual press conference on Wednesday (August 25). Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson.
Agriculture

$50M For Banana And Plantain Farmers Affected By Grace

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is providing $50 million to support banana and plantain farmers who were impacted by the recent passage of Tropical Storm Grace. Making the announcement during a virtual press conference on Wednesday (August 25), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the $50 million will be disbursed through the Banana Board. He said the funding support...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), interacting with Livestock Research Officer, Karayan Holt (left), and Chief Livestock Research Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Facey, at the launch of the National Small Ruminant Development Programme at Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth recently.
Agriculture

Praedial Larceny Unit Reaping Success

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the country’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) has been reaping success recently in curtailing acts of praedial larceny across the country. “We saw over 80 per cent increase in arrests between 2019 and 2020. [Additionally] we saw a 114 per cent increase in overall operations,” Mr. Green outlined while addressing the...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Dr. Al Powell.
Agriculture

AIC Seeking Investors For Mango Agro Park

The Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is establishing a Mango Agro Park in the Toll Gate area of Clarendon and is seeking investors to participate in the venture. Chief Executive Officer of the AIC, Dr. Al Powell, told JIS News that already 15 applications have been received, including from overseas interests. He said...
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Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth
Agriculture

Hounslow Research Station To Become Centre Of Excellence

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry will be allocating resources to transform the Hounslow Research Station in St. Elizabeth into a centre of excellence for small ruminant production in western Jamaica. He noted that the facility, which is currently underutilized, “is part of a project that has already been approved by our public infrastructure committee...
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