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Opposition Spokesman on Energy, Clive Mullings, has said that the castor oil plant is a great source of wealth and should be explored as a fuel alternative. Making his contribution to the 2007/08 Budget Debate in the House on (April 18), he suggested that a bio-refinery be established to harness this energy source. Outlining some of the characteristics of the...

Five hundred certificates of title are now being prepared for issue to beneficiaries under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). This was announced by Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, during his contribution to the 2007/08 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (April 18). Mr. Clarke also noted that last year, 250 certificates of title were...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, has said that the Squatter Management Unit was not established to take over the work of Operation Pride nor is a "universal policeman". "Our emphasis has been on co-ordination, containment and prevention through public education and monitoring. The unit does not absolve landowners, public or private, from securing their properties," said Mr. Clarke...

Chairman of the Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET), Ian Randle, has expressed satisfaction with the group's participation in 2007 London Book Fair, noting that CAPNET's involvement in the event was better than expected. "I don't think it's an exaggeration that this is actually one of the more popular stands in this corridor at this book fair. Obviously, there is something that...

The Rose Hall 4-H Training Centre in St Catherine has started a rabbit rearing project, with a view to promoting rearing of the animals and training of clubbites in rabbit production and management. The rabbit project, which was launched recently, is being funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at a cost of some $600,000.00. To date, the nine...

The last in the series of 22 public consultations on reform of the Jamaican justice system was held at the Old Marina in Port Antonio on Tuesday, April 17. They were held across the country to engage members of the public, as well as key justice system stakeholders to gather information on the problems, concerns and opportunities facing the justice...

A one-day workshop for stakeholders within the farming sector in western Jamaica is to be held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay on Monday, April 23, to discuss the way forward for the sector. According to President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris, the removal of preferential...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies has said while expenditure on the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 would not be recouped immediately, Jamaicans should be proud of the assets that would remain after hosting the event. These include the newly upgraded state-of-the-art Sabina Park and the brand new Trelawny multipurpose stadium. "A year ago in Parliament I...

The Ministry of Justice has announced restrictions to be put in place for persons attending the Coroner's inquest into the death of the Pakistani cricket coach, Bob Woolmer. At a press briefing yesterday (April 18) at the Ministry's Oxford Road Office in Kingston, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer informed that persons attending the inquest would be required to...

The office of the Children's Advocate has announced that it would be making visits to schools in communities affected by violence to speak with teachers and children. In the wake of reports of gun violence in certain volatile areas impacting on a number of schools, the Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke has expressed concern for the children who live and attend...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is in discussion with the Citrus Growers Association with a view to resuscitating 3,750 hectares of citrus and to establish an additional 2,083 hectares. Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, in his contribution to the 2007/08 budget debate in Gordon House yesterday (April 18), said that the initiative is to aid in the...

MR. SPEAKER, THIS GOVERNMENT REGARDS THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AS CENTRAL TO ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY. THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR WITH ITS STRONG LINKAGE TO TOURISM AND MANUFACTURING, AND BEING THE MAINSTAY OF THE RURAL ECONOMY, MUST PROVIDE THE SPRING BOARD FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE ECONOMY. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT TO THIS HONOURABLE HOUSE, THAT THE SECTOR HAS NOT FAILED...