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Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart.
Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart.

Sandals Resorts International Partners With Farmers for the Supply of Irish Potatoes

Recognising the importance of the linkage between tourism and agriculture, Sandals Resorts International has made an upfront purchase of more than $3 million worth of Irish potato seeds, which have been handed over to local farmers. Chairman of the Tourism...
- Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), engages in conversation with Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, at a reception at the Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay on March 6.
- Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), engages in conversation with Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, at a reception at the Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay on March 6.

Ministry Commended for Hosting FAO Conference
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), Prime Minister of Jamaica, and Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), sample pastry during a tour of the exhibition at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Others from left are Dr José Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO, and Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), Prime Minister of Jamaica, and Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), sample pastry during a tour of the exhibition at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Others from left are Dr José Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO, and Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Minister Samuda Calls on Caribbean to Revisit Agricultural Priorities
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, chairing day one of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 35th Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Conference being hosted by the Government of Jamaica at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, chairing day one of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 35th Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Conference being hosted by the Government of Jamaica at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Youth Entrepreneurship, Food Security among FAO Conference Delegates’ Priorities

FAO Director-General Calls for Collaboration to Combat Malnutrition and Obesity

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Climate Smart Solutions in Agriculture are a Must – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has underscored that climate smart solutions in the agriculture sector is critical to Jamaica achieving economic growth and development. Speaking at the United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in Montego Bay on Wednesday (March 7), Mr. Holness said that smart climate solutions will assist Jamaica’s conservation efforts....
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PM Says Agricultural Sector Must Embrace Technology

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is cautioning against the continued reliance on manual processes in agriculture across the region, arguing that the sector must embrace technology to be more efficient. He was delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) regional conference for Latin America and the...
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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown.
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Support National Quality Policy

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, has encouraged Jamaicans to support the Government’s National Quality Policy 2017, as it aims to increase the nation’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) and export earnings. According to Mr. Brown, the new policy will help with quality upgrading of locally produced goods and services to internationally required...
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Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Julio Berdegué, addresses a press conference at the 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in Montego Bay.
Agriculture

FAO Official Wants Clear Mandate for Organisation

Assistant Director General for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Latin America and the Caribbean region, Dr. Julio Berdegué, says member states should provide a clear political mandate to guide the organisation’s activities over the next biennium. He notes that the FAO has been focusing on improving the quality of its agreements with the Governments, in...
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Sub-regional Director (ad interim), Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul (left), and Director of Projects at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Daniel Best (right), shake hands after signing Framework Cooperation Agreement, today (March 5), at the 35th staging of the Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Montego Bay.
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FAO and CDB Sign Framework Cooperation Agreement

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement for the Bank to approve a grant of US$1.2 million for the FAO to implement a cassava project in Dominica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Titled: ‘Cassava Industry – Market Assessment and Technology Validation and Dissemination’, the project...
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Assistant Director General for the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, Dr. Julio Berdegué, addresses a press briefing at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, where the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for the LAC is underway.
Agriculture

Record Number of Participants at FAO Regional Conference

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which is currently underway in Montego Bay, is already being hailed as a success for attracting the most participants to date. Assistant Director General for the LAC, Dr. Julio Berdegué, said the event, which commenced today (March 5), has drawn a record number of...
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Team Leader, Electrical and Electronics Department, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Garfield Morgan (centre), shows Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen (left); and Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, a hair dryer that was tested by the BSJ that did not meet the required standard, at the launch of the Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Standard by the BSJ. The Standard covers general safety requirements of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes and outlines the necessary tests and safety conditions required to protect consumers against the hazards of electricity or electrical equipment. The launch was held at the BSJ’s Multi-Purpose Facility, Winchester Road, Kingston, on Friday, March 2, 2018.
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BSJ Launches New Standard for Electrical Appliances

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched a new standard that will cover general safety requirements for electrical appliances for household and similar purposes. Launched on March 2 at the Bureau’s office, in Kingston, the new standard, known as JS IEC 60335-1:2010 (AMD1:2013+ AMD2:2016), will also cover voltages for appliances not more than 250 for single-phase units and 480...
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