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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’.
Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, speaks on investments at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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...
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’.
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’.

JAMPRO Helping to Transform Business Environment
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.
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.

Ebony Park Heart Academy Offers Free Training and Boarding
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.
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.

Work to Start Soon on Essex Valley Irrigation Project
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.
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.

Strategies Being Targeted To Boost Dairy and Livestock Production

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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), applauds following the unveiling of a plaque at one of the livestock barns at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon, which was renamed in honour of late renowned veterinarian, Dr. Thomas Phillip Lecky, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 4. Others (from left) are: outgoing Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant; Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and JAS President-elect, Lenworth Fulton. The 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show is being held from August 4 to 6 under the theme: ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow: Agriculture, Securing Our Future’.
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Gov’t Targeting Increased Benefits for Greater Youth Involvement in Agriculture

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says young people involved in farming will be able to utilise the proposed agro-processing facility to be developed at the old Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex on Spanish Town Road, Kingston. He said young farmers will, among other things, be able to utilise the facility to further hone and develop their...
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Flyer highlighting features of the Youth in Agriculture Village at Denbigh.
Agriculture

Youth in Agriculture Village at Denbigh

The Youth in Agriculture (YIA) village at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, will highlight methods to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture under the theme ‘Youth in Agri-business: Sustaining the Environment”. Denbigh is being held from August 4 to 6 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon. The village, which is being hosted by...
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Agriculture

Funding Initiative for Farmers to be Launched at Denbigh

Local farmers are set to benefit from grant funding through the Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Taskforce (JDAT) Investor Circle, micro farming enterprise social fund. The initiative will be officially launched at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon on August 6. Speaking with JIS News Chairperson of JDAT, Kimone Gooden said the project’s aim is to create a mechanism for...
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President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.
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JUTC to Provide Transport to Denbigh

Patrons attending this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, scheduled to take place from August 4 to 6, will be given an opportunity to travel in comfort. The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will again provide park-and-ride services over the three days. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and Chairman of the...
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President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 27). He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.
Agriculture

All in Place for Denbigh Agricultural Show

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, is reporting that all is in place for the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show. The annual event will be held on the Denbigh Show Ground, May Pen, Clarendon, from August 4 to 6, under the theme ‘Grow what you eat… Eat what you grow: Agriculture securing...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), peruses a publication on crop modelling during Monday’s (July 23) launch of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) Advanced Training Workshop on Crop Modelling at the Department of Physics, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, St. Andrew. Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker. Others (from left) are pre-eminent scholar from the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, USA, Professor Gerrit Hoogenboom; Caribbean Agriculture Research Development Institute (CARDI) Jamaica Representative, Dr. Gregory Robin; and UWI Mona Campus Deputy Principal, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa.
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Regional Agriculture Stakeholders Benefiting from Climate Resilience Workshop

More than 20 agricultural stakeholders from the region are benefiting from a five-day training worship in Climate Resilience Advanced Crop Modelling. The participants are from Jamaica, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago, and include agronomists, agricultural extension officers and agrometeorologists, farmers, and researchers. Crop and livestock impact modelling — which is relatively...
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