RADA to boost pepper production
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: THE ST. Elizabeth branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is taking steps to boost the production of hot peppers which is currently at an all-time low. ...
Farmers begin replanting as drought eases
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: AFTER SUFFERING months of hardship as result of damage caused by Hurricane Ivan and the current drought affecting the island, small farmers in sections of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth are breathing a sigh of relief...
Strikes cost Appleton millions
Appleton, St. Elizabeth: THE APPLETON sugar factory in St. Elizabeth has lost approximately $100 million from the fallout in production which resulted from a series of industrial action by field workers since the start of the 2005 crop year...
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