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UN food aid agency welcomes US$800m donation from US
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UN food aid agency welcomes US$800m donation from US
June 17 08:25 AM
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The United Nations (UN) food aid agency, which has been hit hard by steep European and United States (US) funding cuts, on Wednesd...
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Trump threatens ‘dropping bombs’ if Iran doesn’t ‘behave’
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EVIAN, France (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran he was ready to resume military action if Tehran did not abid...
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St Elizabeth teenager charged in deadly machete attack on family
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St Elizabeth teenager charged in deadly machete attack on family
June 17 08:15 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A teenager accused of murdering his brother and injuring his mother and younger sibling during an incident at their St Elizabe...
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Oil retreat offers Jamaica relief — but not yet
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Oil retreat offers Jamaica relief — but not yet
Crude falls below US$80 as Middle East supply fears ease, raising prospects of lower fuel, electricity and transport costs
June 17 07:56 AM
Jamaicans bruised by weeks of rising energy costs may finally have reason to expect some relief after international oil prices fell below US$80 a barr...
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Barbados hosts high-level food systems investment forum
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UN Secretary General leaves Haiti optimistic about its future
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UN Secretary General leaves Haiti optimistic about its future
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PORT AU Prince, Haiti (CMC) — United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres ended a one-day visit to Haiti on Tuesday expressing confidence t...
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No deportee flood
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No deportee flood
Chang says foreign convicts from US will not be more than 25 at a time
Horace Hines | Observer Writer 
June 17 12:20 AM
No deportee flood
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Foodie Seminar 2026 provides expert panel on all aspects of culinary arts
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June 17 12:18 AM
Food in every fashion
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Parnassus Agro-Park farmers get $30m worth of agricultural tools and supplies
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Parnassus Agro-Park farmers get $30m worth of agricultural tools and supplies
February 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thirty-three farmers at the Parnassus Agro-Park have received farm tools and supplies from the Government, valued at approximately...
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NFA CEO confident Jamaica can surpass record tilapia production
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NFA CEO confident Jamaica can surpass record tilapia production
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr Gavin Bellamy, has expressed confidence that Jamaica’s tilap...
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As AI reshapes job market, St James bee farmers to take training into schools
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As AI reshapes job market, St James bee farmers to take training into schools
January 21, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica —  With artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforming the global workforce, President of the St James Bee Farmers Association, D...
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NIC encourages farmers to prepare for rollout of water supply under Essex Valley Project
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NIC encourages farmers to prepare for rollout of water supply under Essex Valley Project
January 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) is intensifying its customer engagement efforts as the Essex Valley Agricultural Developm...
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United Way of Jamaica unveils $1.5m fund to help restore farming communities
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United Way of Jamaica unveils $1.5m fund to help restore farming communities
November 3, 2025
United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) has postponed ‘The Ruby Thread’ 40th Anniversary Gala slated for Saturday, November 8, 2025 in the wake of Hurricane Melis...
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Farmers to gain business skills under second phase of RADA financial literacy programme
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Farmers to gain business skills under second phase of RADA financial literacy programme
August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Farmers and agricultural stakeholders across Jamaica will receive financial literacy and business management training in the secon...
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FAO launches new initiative to assist women
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FAO launches new initiative to assist women
August 8, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new digital tool aimed at strengthening the capacities, leader...
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Seiveright urges small farmers to tap into hotel boom
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Seiveright urges small farmers to tap into hotel boom
June 23, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism, Senator Delano Seiveright, is urging small farmers to position themselves to take adva...
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ISRATECH to host free sustainable farming symposium
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ISRATECH to host free sustainable farming symposium
June 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — ISRATECH Jamaica Limited, a national leader in agricultural innovation and sustainability, will host its Sustainable Farming Sym...
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Montpelier Research Station to be renovated
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April 29, 2025
The Montpelier Research Station in St James is to be renovated at a cost of $600 million as part of a six-year redevelopment programme spearheaded by ...
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Agriculture production could surpass pre-Beryl levels in six to 18 months, says Green
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Agriculture production could surpass pre-Beryl levels in six to 18 months, says Green
September 25, 2024
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says his ministry is anticipating that agricultural production that took a beating from Hurricane Beryl will reach or...
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UN food aid agency welcomes US$800m donation from US
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St Elizabeth teenager charged in deadly machete attack on family
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A teenager accused of murdering his brother and injuring his mother and younger sibling during an incident at their St Elizabe...
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Oil retreat offers Jamaica relief — but not yet
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Jamaicans bruised by weeks of rising energy costs may finally have reason to expect some relief after international oil prices fell below US$80 a barr...
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