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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter (left), engages with Senior Environmental Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Shanti Persaud, and District Manager-Closure, Rio Tinto, Fraser Thomson, during the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) International Workshop on Bauxite Residue and Mud Disposal Legacy Issues, at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, on July 15.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter (left), engages with Senior Environmental Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Shanti Persaud, and District Manager-Closure, Rio Tinto, Fraser Thomson, during the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) International Workshop on Bauxite Residue and Mud Disposal Legacy Issues, at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston, on July 15.

JBI Plays Pivotal Role in Bauxite Residue Management

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Frank Witter, says the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) plays a pivotal role in research and governance related to bauxite residue management. “Through regular reviews of the industry’s environmental...
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (left), listen attentively as Chief Executive Officer for the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, outlines the NFA’s strategies to ensure the safety of fishers and the protection of fisheries-related infrastructure in light of the impending storm. Dr. Bellamy shared the strategies during a strategic meeting held on Monday, July 1 at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) and Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (left), listen attentively as Chief Executive Officer for the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy, outlines the NFA’s strategies to ensure the safety of fishers and the protection of fisheries-related infrastructure in light of the impending storm. Dr. Bellamy shared the strategies during a strategic meeting held on Monday, July 1 at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston.

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining Mobilizes Hurricane Response Team for Farmers as Hurricane Beryl Approaches
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, fields questions from host, Debbie Bissoon, at the ‘Riverside Chat’, held during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on June 18. The Conference is being held from June 16 to June 19.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, fields questions from host, Debbie Bissoon, at the ‘Riverside Chat’, held during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on June 18. The Conference is being held from June 16 to June 19.

Export of Limestone Up by 300 Per Cent
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open a multipurpose building in Watt Town, St. Ann, on Friday (June 14). He is assisted by (from left) Deputy Mayor of St. Ann, Councillor Cardell Wickham; Executive Director Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester; Postmaster General, Jamaica Post, Lincoln Allen; Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charles Young; and Senior Project Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Wesley Harley.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Ann South Western, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open a multipurpose building in Watt Town, St. Ann, on Friday (June 14). He is assisted by (from left) Deputy Mayor of St. Ann, Councillor Cardell Wickham; Executive Director Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester; Postmaster General, Jamaica Post, Lincoln Allen; Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Universal Service Fund (USF), Charles Young; and Senior Project Officer, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Wesley Harley.

$30-Million Multipurpose Facility Established in Watt Town, St. Ann
Papine High School Principal, Leighton Christie (seated left), looks on as General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Yolanda Drakapoulos, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the use of a greenhouse owned by the JBI for the advancement of the school’s agriculture programme. The ceremony was held on June 14 at the JBI’s offices in St. Andrew where the greenhouse is situated. Looking on are (from left) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith; and Board Chair of the Papine High School, Dr. Noel Watson.
Papine High School Principal, Leighton Christie (seated left), looks on as General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Yolanda Drakapoulos, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the use of a greenhouse owned by the JBI for the advancement of the school’s agriculture programme. The ceremony was held on June 14 at the JBI’s offices in St. Andrew where the greenhouse is situated. Looking on are (from left) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith; and Board Chair of the Papine High School, Dr. Noel Watson.

JBI Teams with Papine High on Greenhouse Farming

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
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Lydford Mining Acquires Machine to Improve Efficiency of Operations

Lydford Mining in Golden Grove, St. Ann, has acquired a state-of-the-art Wirtgen surface miner, a technological first for the island, to improve the efficiency of their mining operations and to ramp up the production of limestones. The piece of equipment was purchased at a cost of US$2.4 million and is set to pioneer a less intrusive method of mining on...
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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 in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29).
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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...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is in discussion with President of the Mining and Quarrying Association of Jamaica, Samuel Millington (centre) and Director at Lydford Mining Company, Jackie Millington, at a recent minerals sector exhibition and trade show held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens complex in St. Andrew.
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Cabinet Approves Industrial Minerals Policy

Cabinet has approved an industrial minerals policy, which will capitalise on the development of the sector for the benefit of Jamaicans, says Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green. The policy will create the framework to attract investments in industrial minerals, which include Jamaica’s limestone. Minister Green said that industry consultations on the policy will begin before the...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. Seated to his right is the Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter.
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Bauxite Land Lease Programme to Be Introduced

A Bauxite Land Lease Programme will be introduced this year to provide farmers in bauxite areas with land to boost their agricultural production. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provided details during his contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. “A lot of bauxite land stands idle. We are starting...
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Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited Managing Director, Donna Howe, addresses Tuesday’s (May 7) Minerals Sector Investment Forum held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.
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JBM Undertaking Five Bankable Projects

Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) is pursuing five “bankable projects” to ensure a sustainable income stream, says the entity’s Managing Director, Donna Howe. The projects are spring water commercialisation, rehabilitation of an industrial park, development of a commercial park, the Orange Park housing development and a Port Development and Expansion Plan (PDEP). “Each of these strategic projects are going to...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.
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Minister Urges Mining Operators to Place Greater Focus on Innovation

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging existing and potential mining operators to place greater focus on innovation, value addition and sustainability. “Part of the complaint with some of our historical minerals and the things that we’ve mined for years is that we haven’t focused on carrying it to the finished product, and as such, we...
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