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Fishers to Cease Operations Due to Impending Passage of Hurricane Beryl
With Jamaica under a Hurricane Watch, the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is urging fisherfolk to cease operations and for those on the cays to return to mainland. A Hurricane Watch means the country could start experiencing rapidly deteriorating weather conditions...
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NFA Urges Fishers to Get Licensed
Fishers who are not licensed with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) are being encouraged to take steps to become compliant with the law. Speaking with JIS News, Principal Director for Fisheries Compliance, Licensing and Statistics Division at the NFA, Dr. Zahra Oliphant, said that “according to the Fisheries Act of 2018, a fisher is defined as someone who is so...
Uptick in Local Diversified Fisheries Production
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is reporting an uptick in diverse fisheries production out-turns, including for sea cucumber and sea moss. Principal Director of the NFA’s Capture Fisheries Division, Stephen Smikle, says the Authority welcomes this level of engagement by local producers. “In recent years, we have seen a rise in non-traditional products like sea moss and sea cucumber, which...
PHOTOS: Launch of JP Farms School Tours
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, look at pineapple suckers being shown to them by Pineapple and Coconut Crop Manager, Jamaica Producers (JP), Tariq Kelly. Occasion was the launch of the JP Farm School Tours on Wednesday (May 29), at JP Farms...
PHOTOS: Cattle Breeders Association’s AGM
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, addresses the Cattle Breeders Association’s annual general meeting held recently at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
NFA Commences Phase-One Implementation of IrieFINS Online Licensing and Registration System
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has commenced phase-one implementation of the ‘IrieFINS’ online licensing and registration system. This will eliminate the need for fishers to come into the Authority’s head office, located in Newport East, Kingston, to either apply for or renew their licences, Principal Director for the NFA’s Fisheries Compliance Licensing and Statistics Division, Dr. Zahra Oliphant, says. She...
Alpart Could Reopen in the Near Future
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, says following recent talks between Minister Floyd Green, a team from Alpart and himself, they are hopeful that bauxite production will resume at the plant in the near future. “We look forward to a new proposal being forwarded to us, so that we can engage the...
