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Some of the baskets made by the prisoners.
Some of the baskets made by the prisoners.

Prisoners get vocational training in basketry

A training programme/workshop delivered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in raw materials’ harvesting and mat and basket construction is reaping rewards. Eighteen male and…

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Saleem Clarke, manager of New Forest/Duff House Agro-Park in Manchester, Jamaica, explains the concept of an agro-park. (IWN photo)
Saleem Clarke, manager of New Forest/Duff House Agro-Park in Manchester, Jamaica, explains the concept of an agro-park. (IWN photo)

FEATURE: Jamaica’s agro-parks, a success in agriculture

By Kenton X. Chance  KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle inside New Forest/Duff House Agro-Park in the south of Manchester, Carmeta Atkins easily fits…

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