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Jamaica’s hotel sector is growing and with that comes more markets for farmers to sell produce. The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to move the process along by calling on hotels to use more local produce in their restaurants. Listen to today’s edition of calling farmers.

CPFSA to launch National Plan of Action to respond to violence against children, Government committed to investing in civil service and eGov to become ICT authority in 2020.

Work officially begins on Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project; hotels encouraged to use more local produce; and Government grants 90 exploratory mining licenses.

The theme for National Youth Month, observed in November is Jamaican Youth R LIT… Learning Inspiring and Transforming Our World. Many young Jamaicans are pushing forward as entrepreneurs with fresh, new, creative ideas to fill gaps across various markets. Representatives from Lab One Studios, owned and operated by young people, visited JIS Radio’s Studio 58A to discuss getting their start as...

14 windshield wipers from communities in Kingston and St. Andrew decided to accept the invitation to use education as a tool to change their circumstances. Joy and pride were visible on their faces, as they stood outside in their blue gowns, waiting to make their grand entrance to the graduation ceremony at the Garmex Heart Academy in St. Andrew. Listen to...

Good bye IMF! That’s possibly how many Jamaicans greeted the morning of November 10 when programme arrangements with the fund officially came to a close. Former Mission Chief to Jamaica Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan is moving on to the role of Mission Chief to Egypt but not before she said farewell at a post IMF press conference last week. Listen to Going...

The National Works Agency NWA is currently working on its road marking project for the North Coast Highway, with 90 percent of phase one now complete. The Programme will address 37 kilometres of roadway in two Phases, with phase one spanning Runaway Bay in St. Ann from to Braco in Trelawny and phase two from Braco to Falmouth. Listen to Duh...

Transport and Mining Minister, Robert Montague, says some 90 exploratory licences for semiprecious minerals including cobalt, copper, gold, silver and zinc, have been granted since March 2018.

The Amaterra Jamaica Group has signed an agreement with global hotel chain, Marriott International that will see the establishment of an all-inclusive property in Trelawny.

Roughly 100 young people from Corporate-Area high schools and training centres are being introduced to cutting-edge trends in technology through the staging of the World of Tech Open Day. The two-day event being staged at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, is organized by Canadian-based Cuso International in partnership with local stakeholders. Listen to today's edition of RAJA to learn more.

Government to spend an additional 200 million dollars to transport the 2019/20 sugarcane crop to the Worthy Park and Appleton Estate. We tell you all about it on today’s edition of Calling Farmers.

Six primary schools in Westmoreland can now replace their Styrofoam boxes with reusable, environmentally friendly lunch containers thanks to a kind donation from the Sandals Foundation recently. The Foundation, through its Solid Waste Management programme, has a goal of reducing waste in the parish. Listen to Sharing the Love to find out more about this noteworthy initiative.