ON THE FARM - Tilling the soil with pride
Spaldings, Clarendon: Ethelred Campbell has spent most of his life ploughing the lands high up in the hills of Sanguinetti, Clarendon. While he has worked as a mason on a number of construction sites, there is no work that satisfies him more than farming, despite the many challenges...
Carib trade ministers still analysing EU proposal
Trade Ministers of CARIFORUM are still analysing the proposal by the European Union (EU) to remove all remaining tariffs and quota limitations on products coming from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries....
'Support the new banana fund' - Insurance to assist with speedy recovery of sector
Banana farmers in Portland are being encouraged to support the newly-established Banana Rehabilitation Fund to assist with the speedy recovery of the industry after natural disasters. Vincent Thompson, project manager of the Banana Investment Programme...
Portland bee farmers improving efficiency and production
The Portland Bee Farmers Association (PBFA), with 160 registered members, has now grown into one of the more efficient honey producing outfits in Jamaica. Together, these farmers operate 1,100 colonies of bees, producing an average of 10 gallons of honey per colony up...
4-H Clubs to celebrate National Achievement Day
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is promising an improved National Achievement Day celebration, as the movement salutes youth achievement. Slated for April 25-27 at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon, the three-day event to be held under the theme: Transforming Jamaica through Youth...
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