Farmers across the country can benefit from complimentary training seminars and field appraisals by agronomists through one of Jamaica’s largest manufacturers of fertilisers, Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited (NFJ). The seminars, which are facilitated online on Wednesdays cover several areas, including the production of vegetables, roots, tubers and condiments. Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Robert Morgan,...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will continue its comprehensive programme for the rehabilitation of markets across the island during the current financial year, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. He noted that projects that are already in progress include the Savanna-la-Mar market in Westmoreland, where some $20 million is being spent on the first phase. Rehabilitation of...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engages a student in reading during a literacy forum at the Denham Town High School in Kingston on Tuesday (May 30). Looking on are pupils of the school and Regional Director (Kingston and St. Andrew), Dasmine Kennedy (right).

More than 5,000 residents across six rural communities are to benefit from major water supply projects at a cost of $135 million. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure in his contribution to the 2023/24 sectoral debate on Tuesday (May 30) in the House of Representatives. He said the works, details of which are...

The island could experience extended dry periods, as a result of the recently ended La Niña weather phenomenon, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. “We will just be coming out of the La Niña weather phenomenon, where over the last three to four years, we have had the...

The agricultural sector is growing by leaps and bounds, to the point where farming is now big business, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter. Mr. Witter, who was speaking to farmers, food vendors and other stakeholders at the Hanover Agricultural Show 2023, in Lucea, Hanover, on May 26, said that it...

Jamaica is moving to infuse Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) into the primary schools, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Currently, TVET is offered in secondary schools, but the Ministry is looking to also introduce the subject areas at the primary level to ensure that students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to meet...