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Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has cited the influence of media and travel experiences of Jamaicans, as the major causes for negative attitudes toward local foods. Addressing the launch of a hydroponics project at the Knockalva Agricultural School, in Ramble, Hanover, on September 17, the Minister said that the changing tastes of Jamaicans over time, towards imported items, as...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is developing a new approach to agricultural education and training, with a view to motivating more young people to play their role in increasing food security. "We are now in discussion with a number of stakeholders, looking at establishing a centre of excellence for agricultural research and training, which will tap...

Some 40 persons from the Bluefields People's Community Association (BPCA), Sandals Whitehouse Hotel, and Bluefields Bay Fishermen Friendly Society, will tomorrow (Sept. 20), collaborate to clean half mile of the Bluefields Bay Fisherman's Beach in Westmoreland. The beach clean-up activities, will see several young people from Bluefields and surrounding communities participating and will be carried out, as part of the...

Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Earl Jarrett, has called on nationals in the Diaspora, to become proactive and recognise and seek the opportunities for investment in Jamaica, for their own wealth creation, as well as for the development of the nation's economy. The long term development plan, he said, is to position Jamaica as a developing country...

The St. James Parish Disaster Preparedness Committee, is in the process of seeking help for three families, who were severely affected by heavy winds and flooding, resulting from Tropical Storm Gustav, which lashed sections of the island recently. The families, numbering about eight persons, and residing in Pear Tree, Niagra, Maize Land in Catadupa and Spring Mount, all in South...

The establishment of a new national honour, Order of Jamaica Heritage, to be awarded to individuals or groups for outstanding contribution to the nation's tangible and intangible heritage, has been recommended by a committee set up to review the system of National Honours and Awards. According to a Ministry Paper, tabled in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (Sept.16), by...

It perhaps comes as no surprise that tourism accounted for a significant percentage of the record $22.9 billion in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), that Jamaica earned during 2007/08. For upwards of the last two decades, the sector has been the nation's flagship foreign exchange earner. What may, however, raise some eyebrows, is that Spain accounted for more than half of...

Jamaica's Consul General to South Florida, in the United States, Sandra Grant Griffiths, has given an undertaking to ensuring that the Jamaican brand remains visible in communities in that region. This, she says, she hopes to achieve by maximising outputs from the Jamaican Consulate General in Miami. Speaking at a reception hosted for representatives of Caribbean and mainstream media entities...

General Manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett, is urging members of the Jamaican Diaspora, to become proactive by seeking opportunities for investment in Jamaica, in order to facilitate personal wealth creation, and development of the country's economy. Mr. Jarrett, who is also Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), says the long term development plan for...

The Mutual Building Societies Foundation, has established two Centres of Excellence, one at the Mile Gully High School in Manchester, and at the McGrath High School in St. Catherine. The Centres aim to build the institutions' capacity, while empowering the students to achieve more academically. Speaking recently at the Mile Gully High, Programme Manager for the Foundation, Grace Camille Munroe,...

The Government and Opposition, have sought to reach consensus on a number of major issues, particularly on measures to tackle the scourge of crime, through talks at Vale Royal. Both parties have agreed to establish bipartisan Committees to review and report on critical matters, as they relate to specific issues raised at the meetings. The January meeting was described by...

The Ministry of National Security has, since September last year, been placing additional emphasis on training police personnel. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), as part of its crime prevention strategy, trained 40 of its members as crime prevention experts, who are available to provide persons with advice on how to crime-proof their homes. Two officers of the JCF, were also...