Two agricultural projects, valued at a total cost of $125 million, were officially launched in St. Mary on July 21, will provide support for displaced banana farmers and revitalise the...

The long whispered rebirth of Jamaica's bauxite/alumina sector became evident on July 22, as the Ewarton Alumina Refinery in St. Catherine was officially reopened. The plant is expected to start...

The Forestry Department on Monday (July 19) officially opened its new training facility, which will be used to train staff in both forestry and customer service standards. The facility will...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Councillor Glendon Harris, has said that the farmers' group must become engaged in a process of renewal, in order to empower its members....

Expansion work to almost double wind generating capacity at Wigton Wind Farm, Manchester, is now far advanced, following ground breaking two months ago. By November, nine new 2 megawatt Vestas...

One of the United Kingdom's (UK) oldest and most prestigious chocolatiers, Charbonnel et Walker, is interested in using Jamaican cocoa in the production of its range of handcrafted chocolates. Next...

Executive Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), Ambassador Derrick Heaven, has said that the sugar industry has many economic possibilities in Jamaica, once it is managed well with the...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed local implementation of the Competitiveness Coffee Enterprises programme for farmers in several of the island's coffee producing regions. The programme,...

As part of efforts to 'go green' and reduce its impact on the environment, the Mavis Bank coffee factory, in rural St. Andrew, is to implement a waste water management...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) must be restructured to enable the organisation to better serve the interests of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the long term sustainability of Jamaican coffee is contingent on local stakeholders maintaining consistently high standards in quality and production. He...