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President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, addresses the organisation’s 124th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday (July 10), at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon.

JAMAICA | Agricultural Society (JAS) to Launch Young Farmers’ Association

DEMBIGH, Jamaica, July 11, 2019 - The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has announced plans to launch a Young…

July 12, 2019
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Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA Director

KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright, says emerging reforms in…

July 10, 2019
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), greets Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams (second left), at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Alternative Development Project. The signing took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (July 8). Looking on are State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left).

Agreement Signed for Cannabis Project in Accompong and Orange Hill

KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - A tripartite agreement was signed on Monday (July 8) to implement a cannabis…

July 10, 2019
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Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries Clarence Rambharat

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | TT places ban on poultry products from Guyana

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 2, 20019 - THE Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries has…

June 2, 2019
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People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for South St Catherine Fitz Jackson

JAMAICA | Jackson wants Gov't to preserve Bernard Lodge Farm Lands

KINGSTON, Jamaica April 27, 2019 – People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for South St Catherine Fitz…

April 27, 2019
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India: widespread food insecurity may be damaging children’s ability to learn – and the future economy

There has been an impressive expansion in school enrolment in India since the early 2000s. Despite this, India…

April 20, 2019
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Cavendish bananas may not be around for much longer. Steve Hopson/wikipedia, CC BY-SA

The quest to save the banana from extinction

Panama disease, an infection that ravages banana plants, has been sweeping across Asia, Australia, the Middle East and…

April 20, 2019
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Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), addresses the opening session of the three-day World Trade Organization (WTO) Regional Workshop on ‘Fisheries Subsidies for Caribbean Countries’, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (April 9). Listening keenly WTO Rules Division Counsellor, John Finn, and Legal/Economic Affairs Officer, Taal Sainabou.

JAMAICA | Countries Participate in Fisheries Workshop

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2019 - More than 30 government officials from 14 countries are in Jamaica taking…

April 9, 2019
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CARICOM to Investigate suitability of plantation white sugar for Regional manufacturing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 4, 2019, – A collaboration between the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Community…

April 6, 2019
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Law and science seek proof in similar ways, but at very different speeds. Chinnapong/Shutterstock

Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer? The law says yes, the science says maybe

THE CONVERSATION, March 25, 2019 - A federal jury in California has unanimously decided that the weedkiller Roundup…

March 25, 2019
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), pets a calf on display during the 64th Hague Agricultural Show in Trelawny, on Wednesday, March 6. With the Minister (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton; Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager; and Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett.

JAMAICA | Stronger Coastal Surveillance to Prevent Poaching

KINGSTON, March 7, 2019 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, says stronger methods of…

March 8, 2019
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JAMAICA | Agricultural Society (JAS) to Launch Young Farmers’ Association

Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA Director

Agreement Signed for Cannabis Project in Accompong and Orange Hill

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | TT places ban on poultry products from Guyana

JAMAICA | Jackson wants Gov't to preserve Bernard Lodge Farm Lands

India: widespread food insecurity may be damaging children’s ability to learn – and the future economy

The quest to save the banana from extinction

JAMAICA | Countries Participate in Fisheries Workshop

CARICOM to Investigate suitability of plantation white sugar for Regional manufacturing

Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer? The law says yes, the science says maybe

JAMAICA | Stronger Coastal Surveillance to Prevent Poaching

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Integrated pest management

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