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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, with participants in the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit essay and poster competition, at the awards ceremony, held today (August 28) at the Ministry, Hope Gardens. At second left is winner in the poster category, Sehu Ray. Others (from left) are Camara Hamilton (second, essay competition); Alaine Preston (second, poster competition) and Angelique Forrest (third, poster competition).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, with participants in the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit essay and poster competition, at the awards ceremony, held today (August 28) at the Ministry, Hope Gardens. At second left is winner in the poster category, Sehu Ray. Others (from left) are Camara Hamilton (second, essay competition); Alaine Preston (second, poster competition) and Angelique Forrest (third, poster competition).

Agriculture Minister Commends Winners of PLPU Competition

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded winners of this year’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) Essay and Poster competition. He was speaking at the competition’s awards ceremony, held today (August 28), at the Ministry,...
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, highlights the performance of the local film industry during a JIS interview.
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, highlights the performance of the local film industry during a JIS interview.

Film Industry Contributes $1.2 Billion to Local Economy
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), converses with Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Chairman, Randy Dougherty, during Monday’s (August 27) opening ceremony for the IAAC’s 23rd Annual General Assembly at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), converses with Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Chairman, Randy Dougherty, during Monday’s (August 27) opening ceremony for the IAAC’s 23rd Annual General Assembly at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James.

Gov’t Pursuing Public Safeguards Against Dog Attacks
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), listens to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Assistant Extension Officer, Edwin Morrison (right), at a Farmers’ and Community Development Forum, held on August 21 at Richmond Gap, in St. Thomas. At left is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), listens to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Assistant Extension Officer, Edwin Morrison (right), at a Farmers’ and Community Development Forum, held on August 21 at Richmond Gap, in St. Thomas. At left is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.

Farmers to Benefit from MoU Between RADA and JAS
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, holds a pen made from bamboo at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Development Stakeholders Forum held on August 21 at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, holds a pen made from bamboo at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Development Stakeholders Forum held on August 21 at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas.

Bamboo and Castor Oil Industries to be Added to Agriculture Push-Start Programme

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon.William J.C. Hutchinson, speaking at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) agricultural development stakeholders’ forum at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas, on Thursday (August 21).
Agriculture

Agricultural Produce Act to be Amended

The Government plans to amend the Agricultural Produce Act to ensure farmers are able to recover the full cost of their produce, if stolen. The proposed amendments include increasing fines from $250,000 to $3 million; expanding the definition of praedial larceny; and simplifying the procedures for registering and licensing all handlers of agricultural produce. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry...
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Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, speaks on investments at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Agriculture

Investor Confidence Very High

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is reporting that investor confidence in the country is at an unprecedented all-time high, due to the stability of the economy and improved business environment. In an interview with JIS News, Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at JAMPRO, Shullette Cox, said that one of the greatest successes of the economic programme is the...
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Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, highlights various initiatives being spearheaded by the entity geared at transforming the business environment and getting Jamaica to the top ten in the Doing Business Report (DBR), by 2020, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Agriculture

JAMPRO Helping to Transform Business Environment

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has been guiding various initiatives geared at transforming the business environment and getting Jamaica to the top ten in the Doing Business Report (DBR) by 2020. The transformation will allow persons to transact all their business online with the Government as a result of the improvements; pay taxes and start a business online; apply for all...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens to Crops Demonstrator, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Jermain Griffith (left), at the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4. Also listening (from second left) are: outgoing President, Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, and Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.
Agriculture

Ebony Park Heart Academy Offers Free Training and Boarding

Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon is calling on Jamaica’s unattached youth to take advantage of the free training programmes and boarding being offered by the organisation for the upcoming academic year. In an interview with JIS News, Director/Principal, Ebony Park HEART Academy, Robert Green, says there are numerous programmes which 500 unattached persons can be enrolled in annually, which...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, looks at pineapple on display at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) booth during the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4.
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Work to Start Soon on Essex Valley Irrigation Project

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says development of the Essex Valley irrigation project in St. Elizabeth is expected to start within the next three months. “This project will positively impact the livelihoods of over 700 farmers on 1,700 acres of land through the provision of irrigation water and increased access of our agricultural produce to...
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An array of fruits and vegetables on display at the St. Elizabeth parish booth, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon on August 4.
Agriculture

Strategies Being Targeted To Boost Dairy and Livestock Production

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Ministry is targeting the implementation of several strategies intended to boost Jamaica’s livestock and dairy industries, to enable the country to become more self-sufficient in these areas. He said the strategies aim, over time, to reduce imports and improve the country’s beef, goat meat (chevon) and milk production. “We...
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