Members of 4-H clubs in 10 schools across Kingston and St. Andrew are expected to vie for the top prize in a debate competition, to be held as part of...

The National People’s Cooperative Bank of Jamaica (NPCB) is reporting that the value of its assets increased to $4.39 billion during 2013, a 14 per cent increase on the $3.85...

As of June 1 this year, a cold storage facility to benefit farmers in South East St. Ann is to be re-opened in Lydford. Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna,...

A group of innovative youngsters from Waterford High School in St. Catherine are proposing the use of modern technology to assist in the fight against praedial larceny. The four students,...

Two properties, deemed potential agro-park sites, have been identified in St. Mary and are being explored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to determine the feasibility of their development....

More than 2,000 banana and plantain farmers and workers will benefit significantly from provisions under the European Union’s $718 million (€4.73 million) Jamaica Banana Accompanying Measures (JBAM) programme, to be...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says the local coconut industry remains a potentially lucrative one, capable of generating significant export earnings and employment. This...

About 46 farmers of the Alpart Community Council in Nain, St. Elizabeth, are to benefit from sustainable employment and income generation through the installation of a drip irrigation system. The...