Jamaica’s farmers are set to benefit from a US$29 million pilot project, which will see more local produce being sold in cities across the United States (US). The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has partnered with the US-based National Association of Christian Educators (NACE) to embark on the project, which will initially benefit 10 farmers in St. Ann for one year....

Relations between Jamaica and Mexico will be further strengthened at the 8th Meeting of the Mexico-Jamaica Binational Commission in Mexico City in May 2016. Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Martha Cecilia Jaber, told JIS News that a comprehensive cooperation programme for 2016-2017 will be signed at the meeting. “There are different projects that will be considered in the two-year...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will be giving “urgent priority” to the provision of safe places and rehabilitative and reconstructive services for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. “I have directed that this matter be addressed as an urgent and first order priority in the upcoming fiscal year,” she said. The Minister...

The Ministry of Health has received a $100,000 donation from Fontana Pharmacy to assist in the fight against the Zika virus. Representatives of the entity handed over the cheque during a ceremony held Tuesday (April 5) at the Ministry of Health’s offices on Grenada Way, New Kingston. In his remarks at the short ceremony, Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher...

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) is ramping up its public education campaign as it continues to ensure that Jamaican farmers reap what they grow.  As part of the campaign, the PLPU, on Tuesday (April 5), launched its inaugural essay competition targeting students at the primary and secondary levels. The launch was held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...

Sport Minister, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has urged the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and players to find a common ground on which trust and confidence can be built in order for the West Indies  team to return to the pinnacle of world cricket. Speaking at the welcome home reception for Jamaican members of the West Indies cricket team...

Minister with responsibility for Gender Affairs, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has said that the Government is committed to ensuring that gender-based violence is eradicated through the use of the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence in Jamaica (NSAP-GBV). Speaking at the launch of ‘The Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Project’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston...