Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, on February 5, launched a tree planting project at the Orange Hill Primary School, in Stonehenge, South St. James. After launching the project, students and citizens planted a number of fruit and lumber trees. This initiative is being spearheaded by the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH) Limited through its National ‘Navel...

Three new fire trucks valued at US$1.36 million have been added to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) fleet, as the Government continues to boost the capabilities of the service. The trucks will be deployed to the parishes of Kingston, St. James and St. Ann, which have a high volume of fire calls and a large number of vulnerable communities. Minister...

Work to rehabilitate and widen the Marcus Garvey Drive roadway in Kingston will commence this month, following the signing of a US$20.5 million contract between the Government and contractor, China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) on Thursday (February 4). The project is being undertaken under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing through...

The Western Medical Association (WMA) continues to foster the development of education at the primary level in Jamaica, with the recent presentation of awards to three students who topped the 2015 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in the west. The 2015 top performers, Candice Owens, Jessica McKnight and Antonio Colman, who are all from Unity Primary, in Westmoreland, were each presented...

A section of the John Common Road, near Stonehenge, in St. James, will be repaired at a cost of $6.5 million. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, signed the contract on February 5, at the Orange Hill Primary School, in St. James. In his address, Mr. Kellier informed that the work will get underway next week and completed...

Twenty-eight years ago, Antonica Gunter-Gayle embarked on a career in the special needs field, when she accepted a job as Child Development Officer with the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP). She began  teaching children with developmental disabilities and later moved on to being the Supervisor of the programme. Now, for the past 10 years, she has been at the helm as...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the time is ripe to revisit the plan to establish a pineapple factory in Stonehenge, Southern St. James, to utilize the abundance of pineapple produced in that community and the adjoining areas. “We had planned some time ago, that we would establish in this zone, as part of our development plan...