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Oftentimes the discussions around mental health tend to focus on adults and the solutions available to help them address their personal issues. However, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 10% of children and adolescents worldwide are dealing with a mental disorder. The majority of them do not seek help or receive care. With this in mind, Regional psychologist at...

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining encouraging farmers to focus on priority crops and take advantage of support offered under the new face of food initiative.

Ministry of Agriculture announces plans to expand irrigation services to farmers in Trelawny.

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) ups the ante with the 11th staging of their annual invitational debating competition! Whether or not you’ve got the gift of gab, chances are you’d find the NCU’s annual invitational debating competition exciting! Students from 11 tertiary institutions, local and overseas, will square off in the NCU’s Invitational Debate Series scheduled to be held virtually on...

Manchester High School sixth-former, Kodia Allen, UTECH student Joshua Gordon and professional photographer Gerald Gordon all copped top honours at the recently concluded JN Foundation Jamaica 60th Photo Competition! Stay tuned for the details!

Each year thousands of Jamaicans benefit from social welfare services offered by the government. One of the flagship programmes through which this happens is the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Hundreds of persons are involved in its execution each year, but among them one has been particularly instrumental. That name is Colette Roberts Risden, Permanent Secretary in...

National Irrigation Commission launches cost effective strategy to expand irrigation services to farmers.

The popular streetside eatery, Crab Circle, located in Heroes Circle has gone viral, following a recent video showing one of the vendors engaging in an unsanitary act in close proximity to where her food is sold. A training opportunity will be provided to vendors in the area, in proper food-handling and preparation. Regulations will also be developed to regulate street-side...

Under the law, farmers selling produce commercially are required to register with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, RADA and obtain a receipt book from the Jamaica Agricultural Society, JAS. The Agricultural Produce Act stipulates that it is an offence for farmers to sell produce without issuing the approved receipt. Head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit in the Ministry...