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The Agriculture Ministry, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), is encouraging farmers and other interested persons to get involved in pig farming, in the drive to increase local production to meet the growing demand for pork. This is being done even as RADA, through its training division, heightens public awareness of its role in providing assistance to farmers for...

Just one year old, and already Operation Kingfish is creating waves in the fight against organized crime, as it is successfully putting a big dent in the criminal networks in Jamaica. With several organized criminal networks severely impacted, 140 illegal weapons seized, three illegal air strips used for trafficking drugs destroyed, and 235 persons arrested for various offences, head of...

Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller has pointed out that there has been increased emphasis on public participation and community involvement in the development of the country. Delivering her address at the third Bi-annual conference of the High Level Inter-American Network of Ministers Responsible for Decentralization, Local Government Reform and Citizens' Participation (RIAD), in Recife,...

Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell has said that Jamaica was positioning itself as the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) destination in the region, including the Latin America grouping. "This year, the World Information Technology Report has Jamaica at number three in the region in terms of E-readiness, in terms of the infrastructure and in terms of...

Firestream Media Distribution System (FSMDS) is the recipient of the prestigious Commerce, Science and Technology Minister's award for Innovation in Science and Technology. The system emerged the grand prizewinner from a total of 62 entries in 10 categories in the inaugural National Innovation Awards competition, which was organized by the Ministry, to recognize excellence in science and technology. At the...

Come Sunday, December 4, motorists and pedestrians traversing through Half-Way-Tree should observe a noticeable reduction in congestion as a result of changes to the traffic flow and the relocation and reassignment of specific bus stops. Speaking with journalists today (December 2), following a brief tour of the improvement works along the routes that will be affected, Minister of Transport and...

Jamaican student Rennie Miller is the beneficiary of a $1.5 million scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Brixton's Education Fund, to pursue tertiary studies at the Shortwood Teacher's College in Kingston. Rennie, who is a resident of the Summerfield Boy's Home in Clarendon, is the first recipient under the Fund. The scholarship is valid for three-years and the sum includes...

A total of 170 teachers have been added to the education system with yesterday's (Dec.1) graduation ceremony at the Sam Sharpe Teacher's College in Granville, St. James. At the ceremony, the teachers were presented with honours, credit and pass certificates in addition to plaques, trophies and gift packages for outstanding performances in their three-year academic and professional training. Principal of...

Chair of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), Professor Kenneth Hall, has sought to allay fears and concerns raised about the new CXC Associate Degree Programme, which was introduced to the region's education system in 2004. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 36th Meeting of the CXC Council, at the Hilton Hotel in Kingston on December 1, Professor Hall said...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has been honoured by the Jamaican Association for Distance and Open Learning (JADOL), for its contribution to advancing distance education in Jamaica. At JADOL's 2005 workshop and awards luncheon held yesterday (Dec.1) at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, the Ministry was cited for promoting distance education through its Education Broadcasting Service (1972-1981);...

Those members of the security force, who choose to 'look the other way' while their 'palms are being greased' will now find themselves under the microscope as the recently implemented Anti-Corruption Division will be vigilant in its attempt to purge the force of unscrupulous persons. The Anti-Corruption Division came about when the Professional Standards Branch was established on June 1,...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, has appealed to fathers to play more active roles in their children's lives, as their presence was critical to the child's development. Speaking against the background of the prevalent absence of Jamaican fathers from the home, and the fact that 40 per cent of children had something negative to say about their...