Empowering Fairy Hill - Paper products project gains traction
Like many other communities in Jamaica, Fairy Hill in eastern Portland is affected by many social problems which prevent the area from realising its full potential for social and economic development. However, one area where people are being empowered is through the operation of an enterprise called Natures Handmade Paper Project.
Minister regrets passing of Clarendon farmer
Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said the farming and business communities of Clarendon are mourning the death of prominent farmer and businessman, Keith Murray, who died of a heart attack on October 12.
Workers awaiting divestment in dire straits, says Mayor
Mayor of Morant Bay and chairman of the St Thomas Parish Council, Harold Brown, has made an urgent appeal for the soon-to-be-dismissed workers of Eastern Banana and the Sugar Company of Jamaica Eastern Region.
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