Opposition wants new sugar board
The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wants the current board of management at the state-owned Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) to be fired and a new team appointed, in light of a dismal sugar crop which produced.
Ackee report this month
The long-awaited results of a study to determine the reason for the high levels of hypoglycin found in a shipment of local ackees to the United States (U.S.) should be ready by this month. President of the Jamaica Exporters Association...
Fun village for kids at Denbigh
Organisers of the Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show have created a children's fun zone, which will provide wholesome entertainment for the approximately 22,000 youngsters expected to attend the three-day show.
Little assistance given to 'Ivan'-affected farmers, says JLP spokesperson
Opposition spokesman on agriculture, Senator Anthony Johnson has expressed dissatisfaction with the level of assistance given to the island's farmers whose crops were devastated by Hurricane Ivan two years ago.
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