Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday, August 11, broke ground for the $907 million Sheffield Palms housing development in Retreat, Westmoreland. Being executed under the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) Guaranteed Purchase Programme (GPP), the project will provide 60, two-bedroom housing solutions to Jamaicans in the first phase. The first 30 units are expected to be completed by...

Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says the region may experience more storms this hurricane season that initially anticipated. He said that the likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is now twice as much as was predicted at the beginning of June. “Instead of a 30 per cent chance it is now a 60 per cent...

The 2023 National Champion Farmer, Owen Bartley, is encouraging more persons to get into goat farming, noting that the sector is profitable. “Goat farming is so big. Right now, management and security are key; you have to have that as number one. If you are not managing the animals, you are not going to survive. You have to take care...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is reporting that more than 24 per cent of lands in agro-parks are now occupied by young farmers, surpassing its target of 20 per cent. Agro-parks are a critical component of the Government’s thrust towards economic development, particularly foreign exchange earnings and savings. They are areas of intensive agricultural production that seek to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has reiterated the call for the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector to produce for the overseas market. He said that exporting what we produce is key to becoming a rich nation. “Every entrepreneur must understand that we must export; we must not only make things that Jamaicans...

A free medical camp and a Bollywood Extravaganza are among the activities being organised by the Indian High Commission to celebrate India Week from August 11 to 15. In an interview with JIS News, High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung, informed that this year’s activities will culminate with the celebration of India’s Independence Day on August...

Jamaicans are being reminded to store food at the appropriate temperatures to prevent spoilage as well as illnesses that could result from persons consuming items gone bad. This urging from the Scientific Research Council (SRC) comes against the background of the heightened atmospheric temperatures currently being experienced. “Higher temperatures put our food in the danger zone. So, we all need...