Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton has said that the Government is committed to ensuring the sustainability of the island's forests. "In this regard, I have given my support and approval...

Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir George Alleyne, said that the UWI should be proud of its achievements over the past six decades. Sir Alleyne, who...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has said that the organization is better prepared this hurricane season than last year. He was...

Residents of Manchester are set to benefit from a series of initiatives aimed at stemming the incidence of crime in the parish. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the Ministers' Fraternal...

Preliminary figures for the 2008 winter tourist season have indicated an 8.4 per cent increase in stopover arrivals over the similar period last year. For the January to March period,...

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) has outlined plans to make coconut production a sustainable enterprise, despite the ravages of the Lethal Yellowing disease. More than a million trees have been...

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) recently staged its third annual 'Park and Walk' event in Mandeville. The event is geared at sensitizing the general public to the need to...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Advisor for Communication and Information in the Caribbean, Isidro Fernandez-Aballi has commended the commitment and resourcefulness of the Jeffery Town Farmers Association...

Some $5 million has been allocated for agricultural development in North Western Clarendon, under the newly established Constituency Development Fund (CDF). This was revealed by Minister of State for Industry,...

Corporate Communications Manager of the Coffee Industry Board, Arlene Daley, has expressed concern over what she says is the steady decline in coffee production over the past two decades. Speaking...

Fishers at the Lyssons fishing beach in St. Thomas are the beneficiaries of fishing gear valued at more than $3 million from the St. Catherine-based charity organization, Food for the...