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Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyck (left); and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (2nd left), examine local potatoes on the shelves at Pricesmart, while representative of the wholesale retailer, Donna-Marie Ford (2nd right), looks on. The occasion was a tour of the Red Hills Road facility by a 26-member regional delegation, which participated in a one week study tour of Jamaica to learn best practices in Irish potato production. The visit was sponsored by the Canadian Government through the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for fresh Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) project.

Jamaica Imparting Best Practices in Irish Potato Production

With Jamaica near self-sufficiency in Irish potato production, the country is imparting its knowledge and techniques to other Caribbean countries. A 26-member delegation from Guyana, St. Lucia, and Dominica recently spent five days in the island, where they observed best...

Grace Smith examines callaloo reaped from her farm in Mafoota, St. James.

Veteran Mafoota Farmer has no Regrets

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), responds to questions from members of the pharmaceutical industry, during a ‘Meet the Minister’ luncheon forum, hosted by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), on April 19, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Also at the head table are (from left): Chairman of the Pharmaceutical, Medical and Health Committee of the JCC, Dr. the Hon. Glenford Christian; and President of the Jamaica Association of Private Pharmacy Owners, Mrs. Shereen Dawkins Cox.

Minister Commits to Reducing Waiting Time for Registration of Drugs

Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.

Jamaica gets Funding for Drug Prevalence Survey

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (fourth left), makes a point to Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (fifth left), at a demonstration of agricultural implements, manufactured in Cuba, at the Bodles Research Station, in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on April 19. Others (from left) are: Director General in the Ministry, Don McGlashan; Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Principal Research Director at the Ministry, Dr. Lisa Myers-Morgan.

Government to Acquire Farming Equipment from Cuba

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister and GOJ Delegation Return from Annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, State Minister Fayval Williams, and technical teams from the Ministry and the Bank of Jamaica returned from Washington, DC on Monday after holding a series of meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Minister Shaw and his technical team...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens as Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (April 19).

10 years ago Education

Education Minister Endorses ERP System at CMI

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has endorsed the move by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) to launch an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System online application portal. This will make the CMI the first tertiary institution to use a full scale ERP System to run the entire business processes of the institution. Speaking at a...

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (left); Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari William-Singh display cheque for $500,000, which the JCAA donated to the NCMC, today (April 19), at the Ministry, in Kingston. The money will be used to support National Children’s Day activities on May 13.

10 years ago Youth

JCAA Donates $500,000 to Support Children’s Day Events

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) has donated $500,000 to the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), to provide support for National Children’s Day activities on May 13. The cheque was handed over at the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, in Kingston, on April 19. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, said the donation will enable the National Child...

Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), listens to Advisor to the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Sharon Hay Webster, at the agency’s Greening in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) forum, held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, today (April 19).

10 years ago Education

HEART Committed to Integrated Training Programmes

Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley, says the agency is committed to integrating sustainable development principles in its training programmes and policies. “We are committed to equipping learners and workers with the technique, knowledge, skill and attitude to ensure sustainable development through conservation, recycling initiatives and renewable energy,” Dr. Wesley said. He was speaking at the HEART...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the 2016 launch of the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, today (April 19).

10 years ago Youth

Business Owners Urged To Take More NYS Summer Participants

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging business owners to facilitate the placement of more National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme participants in their organisations. “I know it is very difficult for small and medium enterprises (to take on these young persons), but the sort of social service that you are doing and the fact...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alison McLean, speaking at the World Heritage Day symposium at the University of Technology (UTech), on April 18. The day was recognized under the theme: ‘Heritage of Sport’.

10 years ago Sport

Positive Social Influence of Sport Highlighted

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alison McLean, says the Government recognizes the positive social influence of sport and is committed to its development. “Sport strengthens the core values of dignity, fairness, honesty, integrity and courage. At the same time it promotes positive social values, such as inclusiveness, respect for teamwork, tolerance and peaceful resolution...

Lecturer in the Department of Education, University of the West Indies, Dr. Carol Gentles, addresses a Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) conference on Education, held recently at the Jewel Runaway Bay Resort, in St. Ann.

10 years ago Education

Good Teaching Practices have to be the Standard Going Forward – Dr. Gentles

Lecturer in the Department of Education, University of the West Indies, Dr. Carol Gentles, says good teaching practices have to be the standard going forward, and the country should emulate countries that have prioritized professional learning as key to achieving high performance outcomes. She argued that while access to schooling is extremely important, it is the quality of student learning...