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Farmers in St. Elizabeth have perfected the art of growing crops in drought conditions and are achieving high yields. Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in St. Elizabeth, Elton Bent tells JIS News that the parish is mainly affected by drought conditions between January and March and the period between June and September. He indicates that this...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has urged Parish Councils across the island to play a greater role in facilitating the delivery of quality education. Speaking at the official handing over of a new block of classrooms at the Braeton Primary and Junior High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, on March 19, Mr. Holness said there should be greater interaction between...

Members of 4-H Clubs in St. Mary staged their annual Achievement Day activities at the St. Mary Technical High School in Richmond, on March 18. A total of 21 clubs took part in the event by participating in the competitive activities, and exhibited projects they had prepared for the occasion. Competitive events included cattle judging, poultry care and management, rabbit...

Some 50 public sector financial investigators from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, have completed a short intensive training course.They graduated recently from the Caribbean Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine. The participants were drawn from the Police, Customs, Defence Forces and Financial Investigation Units in 14 English-speaking countries across the Caribbean.Director/Principal of the Caribbean...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said there is a dilemma in Jamaica regarding the financing of education, and professed his support for corporations that fund educational causes. "I have to lend my support and associate myself with any corporate entity that wants to fulfill its corporate obligations by funding educational endeavours," the Minister said. He was speaking at the...

Members of 4-H Clubs in St. Mary staged their annual Achievement Day activities at the St. Mary Technical High School in Richmond, on March 18. A total of 21 clubs took part in the event by participating in the competitive activities, and exhibited projects they had prepared for the occasion. Competitive events included cattle judging, poultry care and management, rabbit...

Some 50 public sector financial investigators from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, have completed a short intensive training course.They graduated recently from the Caribbean Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine. The participants were drawn from the Police, Customs, Defence Forces and Financial Investigation Units in 14 English-speaking countries across the Caribbean.Director/Principal of the Caribbean...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said there is a dilemma in Jamaica regarding the financing of education, and professed his support for corporations that fund educational causes. "I have to lend my support and associate myself with any corporate entity that wants to fulfill its corporate obligations by funding educational endeavours," the Minister said. He was speaking at the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda has said that small and micro businesses constitute the bedrock of national development and is the basis on which the country will grow, and create jobs. "The opportunities that abound in this country can only be achieved if we are confident, and have that sense of commitment that not only do we...

The newly refurbished Trench Town Police Station in Kingston, 10 service vehicles and equipment were handed over to the Ministry of National Security, at the station on March 19. This was facilitated by the European Commission, through the Social and Economic Reform Programme (SERP III). Minister of National Security, Derrick Smith, in his remarks, said the refurbishing of the (Trench...

The National Water Commission's (NWC) customer information system (CIS) is being upgraded to provide customers with more accurate reflections of water consumption on their bills. Chairman of Cabinet's Infrastructure Committee, Michael Henry, told journalists at Wednesday's (March 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, that a contract in the sum of US$503,067.57 has been approved and awarded to IBM World...

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) recently staged the inaugural Parenting Symposium, with parenting groups and associations across the island meeting to discuss and share best parenting practices. The symposium, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, involved 26 inner city communities in Kingston and St. Andrew, St. James and Westmoreland, and was held under the theme: 'Empowering...