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‘Drop iN THE bucket’ Describing the Government’s allocation for water trucking to schools as “a good first drop in the bucket”, Anniona Jones, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), says more sustainable measures will be needed to cope with the ongoing drought conditions affecting the island. “Now we need a regular drip so the bucket can fill up to give the capacity required so the children can get what they deserve,” she told The Gleaner yesterday.
Probe ordered after engineer fatally crushed on MoBay Perimeter Road project WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has ordered a full investigation into the death of 58-year-old Clifton Archibald James, who was crushed by a truck while working on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project in St James yesterday. Works Minister Robert Morgan, describing James as a supervising engineer from Hendon, St James, said the tragedy “should never occur on any of our worksites”. Preliminary information is that James was carrying out measurements when a white 2023 FAW motor truck reversed into him at approximately 10 a.m.
Water at last - Essex Valley irrigation nears finish WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says farmers in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth, should begin receiving irrigation water by the end of September, as the Government moves to complete a long-running project aimed at providing a reliable water supply to one of Jamaica’s major farming belts. Green said the irrigation system was now about 98 per cent complete and that, despite a problem encountered with one of five wells, the Government expects to begin supplying water to farmers before the end of the month.
Crafting a comeback - Old Fort gets $53.5m makeover WESTERN BUREAU: Vendors at the Old Fort Craft Market on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, are hailing the $53.5-million rehabilitation of the facility. Their president, Marylin Falconer, has described the investment as a long-awaited opportunity to transform the craft sector and give traders a greater stake in Jamaica’s tourism industry.
Imported imitations put local artisans under siege WESTERN BUREAU: Chairman of the National Craft Council, Delano Seiveright, is warning that imported products imitating Jamaican cultural symbols and designs are putting local artisans at an unfair disadvantage and siphoning tourism dollars away from Jamaican businesses. Seiveright said the country must become more serious about protecting authentic Jamaican craft, arguing that visitors should be able to trust that products marketed as Jamaican are actually made by Jamaican hands.