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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), in discussion with fish vendor at the Old Harbour Bay fishing beach,in St. Catherine, Joan Bailey, during a recent tour of the facility.

Gov’t Negotiating Insurance Coverage For Fisherfolk

The Government is taking steps to provide insurance coverage for the island’s fisherfolk. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry has met with two major insurance firms to finalize plans for the provision of health and...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), engages with fishermen, Charles Moodie (second right) and Harold Lindsay (right), at a ceremony for the presentation of vouchers to fisherfolk in St. Catherine, who have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The function was held on Wednesday (December 8) at the Old Harbour Bay Baptist Church in St. Catherine. Looking on is Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Courtney Cole.

83 Fishers In St. Catherine Receive Support Under COVID Incentive Scheme

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), engages in discussion with from (centre), Secretary of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST), Rev. Paulette Wright and President, Michael Martin, at the 83rd annual conference of the JAST at the Sugar Industry Authority Conference Centre in Mandeville on November 5.

New Board of SIA to be Appointed Before Month End

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

106 Fisheries Sector Workers Provided With ID Cards

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers a statement durinng the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingtson.

$120 Million in Production Incentives for Fishers

5 years ago AgricultureFisheriesTourism

Agriculture and Fisheries Can Recover Losses in Tourism – Minister

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, believes that with more investments in both sectors, Jamaica can recover earnings being lost in tourism as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing the Kiwanis Club of Eastern St. Andrew Zoom meeting on Tuesday (November 10), Mr. Green said the tourism sector is experiencing a shortfall in earnings, which agriculture...

5 years ago AgricultureFisheries

Farmers and Fishers to Get Help Soon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will soon have a programme in place to support the country’s farmers and fishers who have been negatively impacted by the recent spate of heavy rains. “The Ministry of Agriculture [and Fisheries] is now in the process of doing their assessment and we will very shortly have, hopefully by next...

5 years ago AgricultureFisheries

Use of Scuba and Dive Compressors for Fishing Prohibited

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries wish to express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of those fishers who since the beginning of this year have lost their lives in tragic circumstances related to diving. Diving as a method to fish is not illegal once it is done between the hours...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the Ministry’s Listening Tour stop at the Lucea Anglican Church in Hanover, on October 9.

5 years ago AgricultureFisheries

Acquisition of Land Titles to be Made Easier for Farmers

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is taking steps to make the process of getting land titles easier for farmers. “The land-titling issue is a massive one. We passed some laws at the end of our last administration to make it easier for persons to get titles; what we have to do now is put...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green addresses a forum held on October 1, at the Commodore New Testament Church of God, in St. Catherine.

5 years ago Fisheries

Local Fisherfolk to get COVID-19 Relief Support

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green says the Government will shortly provide details, on a COVID-19 relief programme, for persons in the fisheries sector. Speaking at a public forum hosted for local fisherfolk at the Old Harbour Bay Baptist Church in St. Catherine on October 1, Mr. Green said he will provide details of the programme in the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the audience during the virtual official launch of the Rural Economic Development Initiative, Phase II (REDI II) Project, on Wednesday (September 30).

5 years ago AgricultureFisheries

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Endorses REDI II Project

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the full rollout of the Rural Economic Development Initiative, Phase II, (REDI II) Project. Implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), REDI II aims to improve outputs in both the agricultural and tourism sectors, with the overall objective of enhancing access to markets and building climate-resilient approaches for targeted...

Senior Manager for Projects at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Gregory Thomas (left), in discussion with Project Manager, Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco) Jamaica, Loureene Jones, during a recent coral outplanting exercise at the Orange Bay Fish Sanctuary, in Hanover.

5 years ago EnvironmentFisheries

Negril Fisherfolk Called on to Become Better Stewards of the Aquatic Ecosystem

Senior Manager for Projects at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Gregory Thomas, has called on fisherfolk in Negril, Westmoreland, to become better stewards of the aquatic ecosystem, in order to maintain a healthy marine environment and sustainable fisheries. In an interview following a recent coral outplanting exercise, at the Orange Bay Fish Sanctuary, in Hanover, Mr. Thomas said...