Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier has called on farmers to be registered with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as the data is necessary in the planning of the overall food security of the country. “We are now moving to ensure that through RADA and the Jamaica Agricultural Society, every single farmer that is involved in farming...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says there was a 5.5 per cent increase in visitor arrivals in Jamaica between January and September of this year, with the country welcoming some 1.6 million tourists. She was speaking at Sandals Whitehouse Resort in Westmoreland on Saturday, (December 5) at the 14th annual Star Awards staged by Sandals Resorts International...

Student and resident doctors stationed at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), who seek to specialise in reconstructive hand surgery, will soon get the opportunity to be trained in that discipline. Senior Medical Officer at the CRH, Dr. Delroy Fray says the hospital and the Carnegie Hand Institute and Surgery Centre are in dialogue, to come to an agreement which will...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer says that the changes being made to the country’s Justice Sector will bring greater equity and efficiency to the delivery of justice, through Jamaica’s courts. Mrs. Palmer who was delivering the keynote address at the installation ceremony for 26 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre...

‘I am created for excellence’, is the mantra that students of the Jonathan Grant High School located in the heart of Spanish Town, St. Catherine live by daily. It was once viewed as the school that only non-performers attended, but today, the 35 year old institution is graduating some of the top performers in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier has lauded the farmers of the parish of St. Ann, for their resilience and commitment, who, despite the drought conditions, successfully increased food production, which aided in the reduction of the country’s food import bill. He was addressing farmers during special meetings held at the Frazer Church of God of Prophecy in...

Tourism interests from Mexico have been eyeing Jamaica as a great place to do business, investing millions of dollars into the economy and employing scores of Jamaicans. In 2015 alone, a number of investments have either been completed or are currently being negotiated. Some of the investments include: the purchase of the Sangster International Airport by the Mexican Pacific Group...