AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAgriculture Blueprint: The Ministry of Agriculture has finished a draft 10-year National Agricultural Development Plan, built with FAO support, aiming at resilient farming, agribusiness value chains, food security, and cross-cutting work on youth, gender, research, IT, and even praedial larceny. Education Recovery: Macmillan Education and Kingston Bookshop donated 4,000 textbooks worth $6 million to schools still recovering from Hurricane Melissa, while NET continues school rehabilitation with urgent reroofing and repairs at places like Anchovy Primary and Ferncourt High. Hurricane Melissa Aftermath: In St Elizabeth, officials are scrambling for alternative shelters because many schools and community centres were damaged by Melissa, and Westmoreland is getting temporary waste-collection help with trucks diverted to clear a backlog. Culture & Language: Opposition culture spokesperson Nekeisha Burchell says she’ll move a Private Member’s Motion to allow Jamaican Patois in Parliament after being stopped during her sectoral debate. Sports & Tourism: Jamaica is targeting 5,000 diaspora CPL fans, and Cricket West Indies has launched a 10-day high-performance ODI camp in Antigua ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
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