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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank'.

RADA Assisting Farmers

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is assisting farmers to source alternative markets for surplus produce as part of its coronavirus (COVID-19) response. Speaking with JIS News in a recent interview, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), listens attentively to a point being made by Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Trading, Vaughn Phang (left), at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office with manufacturers and distributors of disinfecting agents on March 12. At second right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs.

Government To Monitor Distributive Trade

Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association President, Richard Pandohie

Sufficient Supply Of Critical Food Items – JMEA President

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), engages in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of chemical raw material supplier, Paramount Trading, Hugh Graham (fourth right), at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office with manufacturers and distributors of disinfecting agents on March 12. At fifth right is Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) and Chairperson of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries COVID19 Task Force, Sharonmae Shirley.

Public Urged To Consider Use Of Alternative Sanitization Products

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is greeted by Managing Director of Progressive Grocers, Sing Chin (left), while the company's Chairman, Albert Lym, looks on. The Prime Minister was the quest speaker at Progressive Grocers' 20th Anniversary Banquet held on Monday (March 19), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kington.

PM Urges Supermarkets To Promote Local Produce

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MICAF COVID-19 Visitor Policy

As Jamaica continues our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The MICAF and its agencies wishes to assure our valued stakeholders that we will remain fully functional and commit to meeting the needs of our key publics. We value our stakeholders and regret that we have to temporarily restrict access aimed at safeguarding your health as well as those of our...

Acting Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Rainee Oliphant (left), in discussion with Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, Jolita Butkeviciene (centre), and Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, the Turks and Caicos, the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, during Monday’s launch of €850,000 (J$128 million) ‘EU Budget Support Programme for the Forest Sector Project’, at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

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Forestry Department Receives Technical Assistance From EU

The Forestry Department has received technical assistance support from the European Union (EU) totalling €850,000 (J$128 million) that will significantly boost the agency’s work in relation to the management and conservation of Jamaica’s forest resources, over the next three years. The provision, to be administered through the ‘EU Budget Support Programme for the Forest Sector’ project, will facilitate the development...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), displays the newly launched Things Jamaican website, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Breakfast with the CEO’, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; Marketing Service Manager, JBDC, Janine Taylor; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis.

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JBDC Launches Things Jamaican E-Commerce

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has launched Things Jamaican E-Commerce. The new website was unveiled under the theme ‘Buy Jamaica. Click Jamaica’, at the JBDC’s ‘Breakfast with the CEO, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Speaking at the event, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, endorsed...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, during the ceremony to break ground for a US$1-billion multi-resort development – Sugar Cane Bay Jamaica – in Llandovery, St. Ann, on February 28.

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Significant Opportunities For Farmers Expected From Sugar Cane Bay Resort Development

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the proposed US$1-billion dollar Sugar Cane Bay Jamaica multi-resort development in Llandovery, St. Ann, presents significant investment opportunities for farmers in the parish and the wider country. Speaking at the ceremony to break ground on February 28, Mr. Green indicated that the Ministry, through...

A farmer placing his products on display at the 65th Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 26.

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Stakeholders Laud Revamped Hague Agricultural Show

Trelawny stakeholders are praising the revamped Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, noting that it is a signal that agriculture is once again alive and well in the parish. “I am elated about this the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show. I am also very passionate about the theme chosen to commemorate this year’s staging – ‘Agricultural Resilience...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at the 65th Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 26.

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Agriculture Ministry Looking To Strengthen Linkages

Minister of State for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says that the Ministry is looking to strengthen linkages with key sectors in order to boost productivity and earnings. He said a recent study revealed that the demand for agricultural produce in the tourism sector alone is valued at $40 billion. “In recognising that there is a huge...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, looks at produce on display at the 65th Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 26.

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PM Calls For More Businesslike Approach To Farming

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says farmers should take a more businesslike approach to their trade and take advantage of the numerous opportunities the industry now offers. He cited prospects available through linkages with tourism and other sectors, and encouraged them to utilise technology and follow best practices in order to increase productivity and income. “If you are...