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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

FAO and CDB Sign Framework Cooperation Agreement
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.
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.

Record Number of Participants at FAO Regional Conference
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.
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.

BSJ Launches New Standard for Electrical Appliances
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), engages with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Gillian Smith, at the launch of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on February 13.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), engages with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Gillian Smith, at the launch of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on February 13.

FAO Conference Starts Monday

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(FILE) The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda
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