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12 July 2022

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer (right), in discussion with Rae Town Fishing Village fisher, Desroy Finley, at the recent International Fisherman’s Day Symposium, at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Clarendon.

Sargassum Project Being Explored

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 12 Jul 2022   

KINGSTON, July 11 (JIS):

The Government is taking steps to mitigate the effects of the brown seaweed known as sargassum, a source of discomfort for fishers and swimmers who use some of the affected beaches. Speaking at a recent International Fisherman’s Day conference in Clarendon, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Orville Palmer,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at the reopening of the eastern entrance at the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew, on July 7.

Eastern Entrance to Hope Gardens Reopens

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 12 Jul 2022   

KINGSTON, July 11 (JIS):

The completed eastern entrance for the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew was officially reopened on Thursday, July 7. Construction of the entrance began in February 2022 and was financed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, to make the Gardens more attractive for visitors.

 

Additional works are slated to be done, to include lighting throughout the Gardens, drainage works and expansion of restaurants...

Training and Placement Coordinator at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr.

Young Farmers Impacted by RYEEP

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 12 Jul 2022   

KINGSTON, July 8 (JIS):                                                                                                   

More than 1,000 young farmers are making strides in agriculture, with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (RYEEP). The ‘starter’ entrepreneurship programme targets rural underserved youth between 18 and 35...

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