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According to the Institute, Jamaica earned US$6,297,874, or J$986 million from cheese sales on the export market, and US$10,493,862 or J$1.6 billion from the sale of buns, bread, bullas etc ...
JAMAICA is looking to carve out a space in the global financial services industry, but local authorities say success will depend on taking a long-term, structured approach, one that builds from ...
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) announced it has extended its partnership with ALG Vacations (ALGV). The expanded deal incentivizes travel advisors to book their clients to the destination with ALGV’s ...
As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...
Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds ...
"It's hard not to feel like a proud parent seeing them out there thriving and making history," London Zoo bird keeper Charlotte James said Jonny Shepherd/TNC-ZSL; TNC-ZSL The once-extinct Sihek ...
He died at the young age of five. His story highlights the cognitive abilities of budgies. These birds mimic human speech using their syrinx and brain structures. According to American Cage-Bird ...
Some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift cards to people in the community to get swabbed for a potential bird flu infection or to get a shot of the regular seasonal influenza vaccine.
Friday afternoon thunderstorms brought hail to some areas of the country, according to the Jamaica Meteorological Service. A video shot in Mandeville, Manchester showed the small spheres of ice ...
The crowned eagle is not the largest raptor on the continent, but it is the most powerful one. This predatory bird weighs between 3 to 5 kilograms, and has a wingspan that can reach over 6 feet ...
Bird flu outbreaks have forced tens of millions of chickens to be culled across nine states over the past year as more hotspots continue to emerge. So far, the Department of Agriculture has ...
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Dr Andrew Holness-led administration is urging local businesses to look to new markets amid the Trump administration’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Jamaican ...