The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry is working with citrus farmers to boost production as the Government looks to gain more from the over 5 billion dollar industry.
Restorative Justice is a process of conflict resolution, where those involved in an offense are given the opportunity to sit and talk about what happened and how they have been affected. To help spread the message about this message conflict resolution method, a public awareness forum was held on February 5 at the Pembroke Hall Primary School, as part of Restorative...
A bottle of honey is the reward for working with bees. Getting started is very simple if you have the right help. On this edition of Calling Farmers we share some tips on what you can do to maintain your hive. Press play to hear more.
Finance Minister announces 852 billion dollar budget, 10,000 housing starts by end of current fiscal year and national health insurance scheme green paper being finalised.
Patient moved into isolation over suspected coronavirus symptoms; Four new Family Courts to be established; and Increased training opportunities coming under HEART Trust NTA.
Jamaica’s tourism industry continues to grow, with record earnings in 2019. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett credits the growth of the industry, and the fact that more tourism dollars are staying in the country, to the establishment of linkages networks. Minister Bartlett recently sat down with Enthrose Campbell to discuss plans for 2020. Here’s an excerpt of the discussion. Listen to...
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) continues to sit among the greats, coming in as the 4th best performing stock exchange in the world in 2019, this after the leading the world twice over the last 5 years. The entity is spearheading some fairly new initiatives and we’re getting an update on two of them today. Listen to this edition of Going...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has won the inaugural ‘Best Communication Initiative Award’ in the British-based Central Banking Publications’ seventh annual central banking awards in recognition of their use of reggae music to simplify inflation targeting.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr, says the Water IQ initiative, which will see students trained as water monitors, will be ramped up in the coming months.
Creating educational opportunities for the nation’s youth continues to be a major objective of the Government. The National Irrigation Commission (NIC), under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is working to realize that mission by awarding over $1 million in scholarships and grants to secondary and tertiary level students across the island. Listen to Round About Ja to get...
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