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Mining Minerals Policy and Community Relations Analyst with the Minerals Policy Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Geoffrey Mendez.

Jamaicans Urged to Use Mining Matters App Responsibly

Jamaicans are being encouraged to download and use the Mining Matters App responsibly, by only making relevant reports. Launched in February of this year, the App allows citizens to make anonymous reports using photos and text, on mining incidents that...

Director of Bauxite Lands and Programme Manager for the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), Kemoy Lindsay, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank', held at the agency’s Television Department Office in Kingston on Thursday (May 21).

Jamaicans Urged Not to Squat on Bauxite Lands

Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Social Planning, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Claire Bernard (left); Executive Director, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Dr. Leslie Harrow (second left); Chief Executive Officer/Government Town Planner, National Environment and Planning Agency, Leonard Francis and Ambassador, European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Dr. Erja Askola, examining some of the equipment officially over on Thursday (May 14) to the Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon.

EU Hands Over Fencing and Equipment to Mason River Protected Area

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 13).

Gov’t Begins Reform of Bauxite Community Councils

Mining Sector Remains Cornerstone of Jamaica’s Economy

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, emphasises a point while making his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 13).

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Renewed Drive to Benefit From Red Mud

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says there is a renewed drive to capitalise on bauxite residue, otherwise called ‘Jamaican red mud’. Making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 13, Mr. Green explained that more than a decade ago, Japan's Nippon Light Metal, working with the Jamaica Bauxite Institute...

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‘Mining Matters’ App Empowers Motorists to Report Aggregate Spillage

Motorists are encouraged to download the ‘Mining Matters’ mobile application to report incidents of aggregate spillage during transit. Launched in February, the app enables Jamaicans to report mining incidents, promoting safe mining practices and safeguarding community welfare. Mining Minerals Policy and Community Relations Analyst with the Minerals Policy Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Geoffrey Mendez, told...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green participates in a panel discussion during the JMMB Thought Leadership Breakfast, hosted by the JMMB Group at Jakes Hotel in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth on Thursday (April 16).

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Agritourism Model Key to Retaining Tourism Earnings – Minister Green

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says Jamaica’s agritourism model is critical to increasing local retention of tourism earnings while delivering more authentic visitor experiences. He emphasised that community-driven agritourism, as exemplified in Treasure Beach, is yielding some of the strongest returns for the country. “The agritourism model… is the model that really yields the most for...

A section of the Wag Water River in St. Mary, located near the Westmoreland Bridge.

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Temporary Quarrying Halt Recommended for Wag Water River in St. Mary

Commissioner of Mines, Roy Nicholson, will be recommending a temporary halt to quarrying activities along a section of the Wag Water River in St. Mary, citing insufficient material for extraction. The proposed suspension, covering the area from Devon Pen to the Westmoreland Bridge, is intended to allow for natural replenishment following reports of illegal quarrying. “The team from the Mines...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fifth left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi (sixth right), unveil the greenhouse established at the St. Catherine High School under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-Food Systems (IRL) Project. They are joined by stakeholders in the programme, including students at the institution. The infrastructure was handed over on Wednesday (March 25), during the IRL project’s closing ceremony, held at St. Catherine High School.

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St. Catherine High Receives Greenhouse Under IRL Project

St. Catherine High School has received a state-of-the-art greenhouse that can hold more than 1,000 plants on a hydroponic system as part of the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-Food Systems (IRL) Project. The infrastructure was handed over on Wednesday (March 25), during the project’s closing ceremony held at the institution. As the final milestone of the initiative, this installation...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Government of Jamaica’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (GOJ/SAWP) Scholarship, held on Tuesday (March 31) at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre, on East Street in Kingston. Sixty scholarships will be awarded for the start of the 2026/2027 academic year, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the SAWP.

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Farm Workers Off to Canada as SAWP Celebrates 60 Years

Nearly 300 farm workers departed for Canada on Wednesday (April 1), under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). This follows the departure of another 180 seasonal workers on Monday, March 30, which included a group of 31 bound for the United States. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., charged the Canada-bound men and women to remember...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (right), with farmers at a graduation ceremony for 50 cocoa farmers who successfully completed training in Cocoa Frosty Pod Disease Management, held on April 1 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. The farmers received seeds and agricultural tools from the Ministry. They are (from left) Herbert Freckleton, Andrae Forrester, and Pauline Bryce.

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Trained Cocoa Farmers Receive Seeds and Tools

Fifty cocoa farmers who successfully completed training in Cocoa Frosty Pod Disease Management have received seeds and agricultural tools from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining. The presentation took place at a graduation ceremony held on April 1 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, explained that the donation by the Ministry was part of...