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May 21 (JIS):

In a move to reduce energy costs, the Government will soon commence distributing solar-powered cooling systems to dairy farmers, according to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

“This is to reduce the cost of producing water, to get more water to our farmers, especially in times of drought,” the Minister said, while speaking at the recent commissioning of solar plants for the Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, at the Peninsula Farms in Banbury, St. Catherine.

The Minister said that by leveraging renewable energy sources, including...

May 21 (JIS):

Jamaicans travelling to countries where Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is present are urged to be cautious in their movements to prevent transmission of the disease.

TR4 disease of banana or fusarium wilt is a deadly disease of bananas and plantains. Currently in Venezuela, the disease is soil borne and can spread rapidly, potentially devastating the local banana sector if brought into the island.

Speaking in an interview with JIS News, General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, said that TR4 is not in Jamaica, and it is “very important” to keep it out of...