Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), and Chief Technical Director, Orville Palmer (right), look on as Certification and Compliance Officer in the Ministry, Fitzroy Gordon, explains the characteristics of stem end rot in fruits. Occasion was the ‘New FACE of Food’ stakeholder engagement session at Casa Maria Hotel in St. Mary on November 23. The island-wide meetings...

A total of $157 million is to be provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, to support farmers affected by the recent heavy rains from Potential Tropical Cyclone 22. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, made the announcement during a National ‘Eat Jamaican Day’ ceremony in Portland on Friday (November 24). The Minister lamented that the country had moved...

Farmers in Spring Garden near Bamboo in St Ann, now have improved access to their fields and are now better able to transport their produce to market, following the rehabilitation of the farm road in the area. The 350-metre stretch of roadway was upgraded at cost of $9 million and was officially opened by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining...

Students from over 30 technical, junior, and traditional high schools across the corporate area, participated in the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) junior council forum. The activity, which forms part of the Corporation’s 2023 Local Government and Community Month activities, was held on November 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown Kingston under the theme, ‘Local Government:...

Legal Education Officer, Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Ivan Godfrey (right) speaks to a group of Cedar Grove Academy students about the voting process during the Ministry’s Road to Republic School Tour, which was launched on November 23, at the St. Catherine based institution. The tour aims to sensitize fifth and sixth form students who are at the age...

A strong public service is critical in enabling Jamaica to achieve the level of development for which it strives. Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell, in making the declaration at the recent awards ceremony for the top civil servants of the year, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, said that a key characteristic of a developed country is the...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will posthumously honour renowned Jamaican artists Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds and Kenneth Abendana Spencer at its ‘Craft with a Difference’ event. Previously called ‘Crafting for Christmas’ the rebranded event will be held on Sunday (November 26) beginning at 11:00 a.m. on the lawns of Devon House in St. Andrew. In a recent interview with JIS...