Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, says the sector has suffered some $29.5 billion in losses ...
Food is one of humanity’s most fundamental needs, transcending class, status, and background. It is the foundation of life, ...
There is never a good time for a catastrophic hurricane to hit. But for Junior Ebanks, a farmer on Jamaica’s southern coast, Hurricane Melissa’s timing could not be worse.
In Jamaica, the destruction comes just 15 months after Hurricane Beryl impacted more than 50,000 farmers and 11,000 fishers, and caused $4.73 billion Jamaican dollars (about $29 million) in losses, ...
The impact of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica is personal for Samuel Pennant, the mayor of the Town of Dundee in Polk County. “I ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category ... “Flooding is obstructing access to farmland and markets ...
As the season wraps up at Davidian's Farm in Northboro, Massachusetts, the focus is on final chores and closing out another harvest. But right now, work is not at the top of mind for a group of ...
While a Nashua woman on vacation in Jamaica is trying to ride out the storm, a New Hampshire farm is supporting several longtime employees who are desperately trying to stay in touch with their ...
Seasonal workers from Jamaica say a fundraiser at the Newfoundland farm where they work has given them a big boost amid the ...
School In A Bag in Chilthorne Domer has been supporting aid campaigns for 15 years, and has operated in 61 different ...
The updates sent by friends and neighbours on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 15-metre fishing boat, and damaged the cabin ...