Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is shown agricultural produce by (from left) Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Assistant Officer, Vanessa Waldron, and Home Economics and Social Service Officer, Chanee Carty. Occasion was the Youth for Excellence ‘Farm the Future’ Symposium at the Rose Town Foundation for the Built Environment in Kingston, on Wednesday (December 14).

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (third left), observe as Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro (third right), applies sanitiser gel to the hands of St. Jude’s Primary School student, Okeila Dawkins (second left). Others...

Members of the public are being urged to remain vigilant and observe safety practices as they make their Christmas preparations. The call comes from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who has appealed to all Jamaicans, particularly motorists, to take greater care on the motorways. The Prime Minister was addressing the Christmas tree-lighting and carol ceremony at Independence Park,...

Businesses in the local forestry sector are being encouraged to put sustainable management practices in place ahead of the implementation of a new European Union (EU) measure related to forestry products. The EU’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, said that the organisation’s 27 member States recently agreed on a course of action, which will limit the importation...

More than 7,000 registered farmers in Hanover are to benefit from improved extension services, following the official opening of the new state-of-the-art multi-million-dollar Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) office in Lucea, Hanover, on Wednesday (December 14). Construction of the new office commenced in January 2020 and was completed at a cost of approximately $110 million. The new facility replaces the...

The new Departures Retail Area at the Sangster International Airport is being hailed by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, as a welcome addition to the passenger experience, which is critical to the overall success of an airport. “Every step of the customer journey on arrival and departure is an opportunity to win the heart of a visitor,...

Jamaicans are being urged to not abandon their loved ones at hospitals during the Christmas holiday. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in making the appeal, said it is a common practice for persons to leave their elderly or sick relatives at hospital, so that they can have a “hassle free” Christmas. He noted that these...