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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Executive Chairman, ARC Manufacturing Limited, Norman Horne (left); and Deputy President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association, Richard Pandohie, tour the newly established metal slitter plant at ARC Manufacturing Limited in Kingston, recently.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Executive Chairman, ARC Manufacturing Limited, Norman Horne (left); and Deputy President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association, Richard Pandohie, tour the newly established metal slitter plant at ARC Manufacturing Limited in Kingston, recently.

Government Pursuing Programme to Facilitate Trade

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government has commenced a programme of trade facilitation to increase Jamaica’s chances of global competitiveness. He was speaking at the launch of ARC Manufacturing Limited’s metal slitting plant, at...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Jamaica to Lobby US Gov’t on Medical Cannabis
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), purchases agricultural items on sale at the launch of the 2019 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, on June 5, at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, in White Marl, St. Catherine. Assisting the Minister is Training Base Enterprise Manager at Ebony Park Academy, Selma Khani (left), and Assistant Vice President at Hi-Pro, Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), purchases agricultural items on sale at the launch of the 2019 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, on June 5, at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, in White Marl, St. Catherine. Assisting the Minister is Training Base Enterprise Manager at Ebony Park Academy, Selma Khani (left), and Assistant Vice President at Hi-Pro, Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie.

Small Dairy Farmers Encouraged to Prepare for Revival of Sector
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses stakeholders during the opening ceremony of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE), which was held recrntly at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses stakeholders during the opening ceremony of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE), which was held recrntly at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Agriculture Ministry Boosting Production for Local and Int’l Markets
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right) speaks with Correctional Officer, St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Joel Lilly (right), during a tour of the farm on the grounds of the correctional facility in Spanish Town on Tuesday (June 4). Looking on (from left) are Superintendent Herbert McFarlane; Director, Economic Cooperation, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Keiichi Kosaki and Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right) speaks with Correctional Officer, St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Joel Lilly (right), during a tour of the farm on the grounds of the correctional facility in Spanish Town on Tuesday (June 4). Looking on (from left) are Superintendent Herbert McFarlane; Director, Economic Cooperation, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Keiichi Kosaki and Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.

Minister Shaw Hails St. Catherine Correctional Centre Farm Project

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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, converses with students the Golden Valley Primary and Infant School in St. Mary, during the annual Castleton Botanical Gardens Expo on Friday, May 31. The event was hosted by the Ministry’s Public Gardens Division under the theme: ‘Protect our Species’. The expo serves to heighten patrons’ awareness about the Gardens’ wide-ranging plant species.
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PHOTOS: Minister Shaw Attends Castleton Expo St Mary

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, converses with students the Golden Valley Primary and Infant School in St. Mary, during the annual Castleton Botanical Gardens Expo on Friday, May 31. The event was hosted by the Ministry’s Public Gardens Division under the theme: ‘Protect our Species’. The expo serves to heighten patrons’ awareness about the Gardens’ wide-ranging...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), examines pudding made by farmer, Theressa Ewers, during the 2019 staging of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Bess Agri-Fest, held at the Santa Cruz Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday, May 31.
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Gov’t Moving to Reduce Importation of Organic Produce

The Government will be redoubling efforts to promote programmes aimed at reducing Jamaica’s importation of organic agricultural produce. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the announcement while addressing farmers at the 2019 staging of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Bess Agri-Fest held at the Santa Cruz Community Centre in St....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, speaking at the Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners Community Council Agriculture, Education and Industry Expo and Fun Fair on the grounds of the Port Rhodes Sports Club in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday (May 30).
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Stakeholder Support Being Lobbied to Create Agro-Economic Zone in St. Ann

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, is calling for a public-private partnership to be forged to create an agro-economic zone in St. Ann. He says the zone will help to boost the parish’s agricultural productivity and ensure a reliable supply of crops for the local and export markets as well as...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.
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220 Small Farmers to Take Up Plots at Holland Bamboo

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says that approximately 220 small farmers will be cultivating plots on the 2,400-acre farm to be established at Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth. Minister Hutchinson, who was speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, said that the property will be officially handed over on...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), looks at a bottle of black castor oil manufactured by Cestan Hills Nature’s Beauty and Delight, while the entity’s owner, Madge Conliffe (left), explains the benefits of the product. Occasion was the Hanover Agricultural Show, which was held at the Jockey Factory in Lucea on Saturday (May 25). At right is Local Economic Development Coordinator at the Social Development Commission
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Bamboo Factory for Hanover

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says an investor has expressed interest in opening a bamboo factory in the parish of Hanover. He made the disclosure during his address at the Hanover Agricultural Show held at the Jockey Factory in Lucea on Saturday (May 25). “This is the parish with the...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
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Electronic Single Window A Game Changer for Importers and Exporters – Minister Shaw

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Electronic Single Window (ESW) will be a game changer for importers and exporters. The system, which forms part of Jamaica’s Trade Facilitation Programme, integrates approximately 20 border regulatory agencies into a single platform for all documentation relating to trade. It is being implemented by the Jamaica Customs Agency...
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