Green: Poultry consumption to rise 3% in 2025, remains most valuable agricultural sector

Reading Time: 4 minutesMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green says poultry is among the world’s most valuable sectors, with global consumption set to rise 3 per cent in 2025 due to…

Holness: Government has prioritised agriculture as a driver of economic growth

Reading Time: 4 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration has prioritised agriculture as a driver of economic growth through investment in irrigation and infrastructure development.

This Holness outline is reflected under the government’s Aspire agenda, which caters to infrastructure, people and human capital development, and economic diversification.

Strong economy vital to build shock resilience, says finance minister

Reading Time: 2 minutesFinance Minister Fayval Williams says building a strong and competitive economy is critical to building resilience against economic shocks. “Resilience, so far, has meant ensuring that we have buffers against…

Menendez brothers appear by video in bid to reduce life sentences for murder

Reading Time: 4 minutesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) Lyle and Erik Menendez, serving life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home 35 years ago, appeared in a Los Angeles…

Caribbean Poultry Association boasts of contribution to regional food security

Reading Time: 3 minutesHamant Mahabir, President of the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA), outlined that the organisation is celebrating 25 years of operation.

Mahabir stated that this remarkable milestone allows for a reflection on the tremendous growth and evolution of the CPA and the impact it has had on the Caribbean poultry industry and the region at large.

Twenty states sue over Trump’s push to link grants to immigration enforcement

Reading Time: 2 minutes(Reuters) A coalition of 20 Democratic-led states filed two lawsuits on Tuesday (May 13) seeking to block President Donald Trump’s administration from forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement in…