EDITORS' FORUM: DIVERSIFICATION OF BANANA INDUSTRY - Almost perfect fruit
"I THINK banana is almost a perfect fruit. It is quite nutritious in terms of the profile of nutrients in banana and so at Scientific Research Council (SRC) we are fortunate to have played a role and still continue to play a role...
EDITORS' FORUM: Tissue culture
"The European Union wanted to go into diversification within the banana industry, say, go into (producing) banana flour and chips, or even plantain because there is a big market for plantain. "This diversification programme will start this year...
MoU trouble looms - Unions wary about signing new accord
THERE ARE indications that plans for the signing this week of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government and public sector workers could be stalled. The current agreement expires on Friday, but some members of the Jamaica...
Trinidad murders up 37%
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): WITH THREE days left in the month, March has turned out to be one of the bloodiest, as the murder toll in Trinidad and Tobago reached the 100 mark.
Immigration releases married Dominicans
THREE DOMINICAN Republic nationals who were among a group of 65 illegal aliens taken into custody by immigration authorities last week have been released. The three men, who have established that they are married to Jamaican women...
More water woes
WHAT'S NOT WORKING: RESIDENTS AND students from the constituency of South West St. Andrew, the seat of Prime Minister designate, Portia Simpson Miller, have been experiencing a chronic water supply shortage. The residents of Whitfield Town...
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