Report pink mealy bug sightings - Tufton
Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is pleading with individuals to report sightings of the pink hibiscus mealy bug (PHM) in an effort to decrease the threat that the invasive pest poses to the Jamaican economy. "It is important for us to understand...
Elderly couple still reaching out to community
They may have been husband and wife for 65 years, but evergreen senior citizens, Hezekiah and Myrtle James, are as fresh as they come.The elderly couple, who lives in Gordon Land, St Mary, are quick to provide assistance to residents daily...
Mercy denied
PARLIAMENT'S PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) was on Tuesday asked to extend mercy or hand down judgement in a vexed issue involving staff of the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC). The committee deliberated and at the end...
Khemlani freed
After a trial which lasted for more than two years, Kingston businessman Raju Khemlani was on Tuesday freed of five fraud charges. Khemlani, 56, was accused of defrauding his cousins, the Mahtanis, in a deal to purchase a commercial building in Kingston....
Men on stolen vehicle charge granted $500,000 bail
Two men charged with receiving stolen motor vehicles were granted bail in the sum of $500,000 each when they appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. They are businessmen Winston Hill, 43, of St James, and Robert Whyte...
'Readjust tourism projections'
Opposition Spokesman on Tourism Dr Wykeham McNeill is urging Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett to adjust his projected earnings for the industry to reflect the realities of current market conditions. "A projection of 11.2 per cent in gross earnings this...
Tufton appoints five new managers
Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has moved to strengthen the management of his ministry with the appointment of five senior executives. The new managers include veterinarian Dr Marc Panton, who has been appointed chief technical director in the...
Agri officials wary of hurricanes
Domestic agriculture continued to rebound in the second quarter of 2009 with most crops recording increased production when compared to the corresponding period last year.However, officials of the agriculture ministry are concerned that things could...