Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the Government has undertaken important infrastructural development in sugar producing communities, with funding provided by the European Union (EU). “We have been making some significant strides…this year we are putting in about 200 kilometres of good cane roads. Next year, and going into the other year, we have another 280 kilometres...

British government minister, Hon. Mark Simmonds, says he is keen on facilitating increased business and trade links between Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK). Mr. Simmonds, who has responsibility for the Caribbean, Africa, Overseas Territories, Climate Change, and International Energy, cited increased exports of Jamaican products to the UK, and “significant” British expertise and experience in developing renewable energy solutions,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says work will begin next month on the establishment of three diagnostic and care centres to cater to students with special education needs in rural Jamaica. “Construction is starting in December at Sam Sharpe (Teachers’ College in St. James) for the construction of the centre there and we have existing space at Church Teachers’...

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) will be intensifying its public education thrust in order to encourage more citizens to report cases of child abuse. The move is in keeping with recommendations coming out of a recent baseline study conducted by the agency, through United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), geared towards ascertaining the current views, knowledge, practices and behaviour...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) has introduced a Logistics Hub Essay Competition, which is part of a continued thrust to heighten awareness about the Logistics Hub initiative. Themed: ‘Jamaica’s Global Logistics Hub - the big opportunity for Jamaica and the world’, the competition is open to Jamaicans living in Jamaica who fit in one of two entry...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says eating local produce can have a positive impact on the nation’s economy, environment and health. “There are very essential reasons to ensure that we ‘grow what we eat and eat what we grow’. First of all, our economy depends on this. Whatever we do, we must seriously endeavour to decrease the...

As the Government continues to reform the financial sector and strengthen the legislative framework for regulation of the securities industry, proposals have been put forward to amend the Securities Act, to combat the establishment and proliferation of unlawful financial organizations. “Whilst the Financial Services Commission (FSC), in conjunction with other regulatory agencies, used various means of communication to persuade the...