AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAgriculture Blueprint: Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture has finished a draft 10-year National Agricultural Development Plan, with Floyd Green saying it targets resilient farming, agribusiness and value chains, trade efficiency, food security, plus cross-cutting work on research, tech, workforce, youth, gender and praedial larceny. Transport Shock: In the US, the Long Island Rail Road strike has begun after talks failed over a 2% wage gap, leaving nearly 300,000 daily commuters stranded and forcing limited shuttle-bus plans. Crime in Half-Way-Tree: Police are boosting security after the killing of 68-year-old Lawrence Kessna, a bearer shot during an attempted knapsack snatch near Scotiabank. Guns Smuggling Case: Jamaican producer Countree Hype (Taugea Ubert Dayes) pleaded guilty in the US to smuggling firearms hidden in office furniture. Sports Spotlight: Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson won the Diamond League 200m in Shanghai, while Duplantis won pole vault but missed a world-record bid.
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