Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is highlighting the value of partnerships to the effective implementation of the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ national campaign. The initiative, which aims to strengthen Jamaica’s food security, focuses on building a resilient and sustainable agriculture sector. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Minister Charles said the campaign’s key areas include crop...

The agricultural sector has met 40 per cent of the national demand for onions, surpassing the original target of 20 per cent. This means the production efforts resulted in farmers and suppliers producing roughly 4,000 tonnes of the demand of 10,000 tonnes last year. The sector was also able to meet 70 per cent of the national demand for potatoes,...

‘Rethinking Tourism’ is the theme for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week (TAW), slated for September 25 to October 1. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Monday (September 12), Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said several activities will be held to mark this year’s commemoration, which will incorporate...

The Human Employment and Resource Training/National Service Training Agency (HEART/NSTA) Trust, through its College of Beauty Services, enrolled between 900 and 1,000 trainees and certified up to 555 trainees over the last three years. This information was shared by the agency’s Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, who was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently. Dr. Ingleton informed that the...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is aiming to expand the implementation of agricultural practices in urban areas, which will include backyard gardening and vertical farming. Critical to the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign is the involvement of Jamaicans in the process of becoming food secure through creating opportunities for self- sufficiency. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.,...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is celebrating Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week 2022 from August 22 to 28, under the theme: ‘Let’s Push Start the Heart, Give CPR’. Several activities will be hosted by the HFJ during the week, aimed at increasing public awareness and promoting community and bystander participation. The HFJ’s Director of Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC), Dr. Hugh...

The National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), will be hosting a series of activities during Trafficking in Persons Week, to be observed from July 24 to 30. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on July 25, Manager of the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat at the Ministry of National Security, Audrey Budhi, said the aim of the activities is...