New forage development strategies are being implemented by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) following a two-day visit to the University of Florida in the United States. A four-member JDDB team embarked on a technical visit to the University’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona, Florida, in September. Field Officer at the...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Positive Pathways Programme, staged a Family Resource and Resilience Symposium at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Thursday (September 1). The event promoted collaboration and networking among parenting service providers and stakeholders, in a bid to improve family-based therapy models to strengthen family structures as well as...

The Government remains committed to completing all development projects that are on the books and not yet executed, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. “We have learnt from the errors which have held projects down for eight or 12 years, and we are not making the same mistakes in the new projects,” he said. The Prime Minister...

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is advanced in the development of a Resilience Park in Portmore, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, advised that ground will be broken this year for the park, which will be developed on 25 acres of land. “Funding is in place [and] the designs are being finalised; it will be a magnificent...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the sector is recovering at a faster than anticipated pace. “We projected that we would recover to 2019 levels by 2023/24. We had a mid-year review in Ocho Rios this [past] weekend and I am very pleased to tell you that, to date, we have [had] 1.7 million visitors and they have spent...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Wednesday (August 24), broke ground for the $6-billion (US$40-million) Kiln-5 expansion project at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston. The Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project was also unveiled during the ceremony as part of efforts to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence. In his remarks, the Prime Minister said he is pleased that...

Residents of Priory, St. Ann, can view and provide feedback on the draft design for the development of the Priory (Fantasy) Beach, at a town hall meeting scheduled for Sunday, August 28 at 2:00 p.m., at the facility. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will deliver the main address. Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Eastern, Hon. Marsha Smith;...

Ground has been broken for the development of a contemporary, recreational area at the Maverley Park in St. Andrew. This is part of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) ‘Paint the City’ initiative, which is aimed at upgrading, beautifying, and reinjecting life into the City. The 2.5-acre area will be transformed into an inviting leisure space for residents...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is crediting the Government’s handling of the economy for the decrease in Jamaica’s unemployment rate. “In these difficult times, what you want is steady management and steady leadership. You want a government that can see beyond the crisis and ensure that we don’t do things in our economy that will destroy it,” he...