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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries developing protocols to prevent cross pollination of hemp and local marijuana as it seeks to protect Jamaica’s budding cannabis industry. We tell you more on today’s edition of calling farmers.

Success can sometimes be a two-edged sword. The success of Broughton Primary school in sports and academics at the regional and national levels made it a school of choice in the parish of Westmoreland. However it led to an expansion of the school’s population and created a new challenge for administrators. Listen to Sharing the Love to find out how...

On today’s edition of Jamaica House Weekly, Prime Minister Holness along with other Parliamentarians hosts children in the Lower House, pilots HEART Trust merger Bill and welcomes new Youth Advisory Council members.

The Ministry of Tourism is expecting Jamaica’s hotel room stock to double within 10 years, based on developments slated to come on stream. These include the Princess Hotel in Hanover with 2,000 rooms; the 1700-room Hard Rock Casino Hotel in St. James; Harmony Cove in Trelawny with 3,000 rooms; and the Marriot International all-inclusive resort with 800 rooms. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett...

On November 10 each year, the world observes World Keratoconus Day. Keratonconus is an abnormality in the shape of the cornea due to weakness in its inner layer. Listen to this edition of Healthline to learn more about this condition.

The HEART Trust National Training Agency has a new and improved job placement portal for job seekers. The state-operated training agency’s labour market portal which is accessible at lmip.heart-nta.org, pulls together the agency's labour market research as well as secondary information taken from agencies such as JAMPRO and STATIN. Listen to Career Talk to get the details.

Work has officially started on Part B the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). Prime Minister Andrew Holness broke ground for the 384 million US dollar project on November 16 in Yallahs, St Thomas. He noted that focus is being placed on Part B of the project to maximize the benefit to taxpayers and to the residents of the eastern section of...

Government pumping 66 million dollars into health and wellness tourism; health and wellness research fund to be launched in December; and protocols being developed for marijuana industry..

Caribbean Alternative Investment Association launched, new youth advisory council appointed; and applications open for Take a Child Home for Christmas programme.

Outside the walls of the hotel rooms and resorts there’s a new adventure on offer for vacationers in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth. If you’re looking to burn some calories while immersing yourself in Jamaican culture at the community level then Red’s Cycle Tours may just be for you. Listen to this edition to get the details on this week’s tourism...

Schools, groups, bands and individuals are now working on their entries for the 2020 competitions hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). We caught up with 2019 Jamaica Gospel Song Winner Joanna Walker who has been taking her song Taste and See all over the airwaves. Listen to this edition of The Arts Page to find out more

A Health and Wellness Research Fund is to be launched early next month as part of the Health and Wellness Ministry’s efforts to find innovative solutions to address issues affecting public health.