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Director General of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation (PSTM) Division, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott.

Ministries to Complete Service Improvement Plans by April

All Ministries are required to complete their customer service improvement plans by April 2018. The plans, for which preparation is under way, are aimed at ensuring efficient and high-quality service delivery across Government. Director General of the Public Sector Transformation...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, takes a picture of the Bakers Common to Halifax farm road in Manchester, during his tour of the roads on January 24.

Farm Roads in Manchester and St. Elizabeth to Be Repaired

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

Government Embarks on Programme to Expand Irrigation

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, takes a bite from strawberry cultivated by farmers from East Rural St. Andrew, given to them by Member of Parliament for the Area, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on January 23. Mrs. Holness displays the 2017 Report on The Development of the Berry Industry in Jamaica, which was presented to her by Minister Bartlett.

Coffee Farmers Looking to Boost Demand

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Assistance for Farmers in Portland, St. Mary and Trelawny

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), enjoys a cup of coffee with wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre); and Vice President of the Cottage Farmers Group of East Rural St. Andrew, Mervin Hibbert (left), at the press launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 23.

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Programme to Bring Farmers Closer to Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an entrepreneurial training and coaching programme to assist local farmers to better understand the tourism industry, will be introduced in the first quarter of this year. The programme will enable the farmers to tailor their production, distribution and logistics to match the requirements of businesses in the hotel and tourism sector. “It is really...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while addressing a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (January 23). The Minister said the pre-shipment inspection regime for imported used motor vehicles will come into effect on February 1.

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Pre-Shipment Inspection of Imported Used Vehicles Begins February 1

The Government’s pre-shipment inspection regime for imported used motor vehicles, which will provide greater protection for consumers, comes into effect on February 1. Under the regime, the Government has employed the services of a company out of Japan, which will examine all used vehicles before they are shipped to Jamaica. Making the announcement today (January 23), at the Ministry in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 19.

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Agriculture Push-Start Going Well

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the pilot of the Agriculture Push-Start (APS) programme, launched in Guys Hill, St. Mary in October, is progressing well. Under the initiative, being undertaken in collaboration with the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) project, among other partners, approximately...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, addresses the Women & Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 19.

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Engaging Young People In Agriculture Can Help Curb Crime – Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, says the active engagement of young people in agriculture can turn them away from a life of crime. “I just want to say that one of the areas that I feel confident that we can curb crime with is agriculture, by putting some of our...

Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector, Sanniel Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (January 9), about the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries initiative to deal with the Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) cocoa disease.

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Agriculture Ministry to Assist Farmers to Tackle Cocoa Disease

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will commence sensitising and training farmers to manage the Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) cocoa disease, beginning tomorrow (January 10). Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (January 9), Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector, Sanniel Wilson, said the first session will be held in St. Mary. “We are starting with that parish...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, presents the Ministry’s trophy to Asher Harrison of Greater Portmore Primary School, who was the winner in the primary school category of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) inaugural essay competition in 2016. Sharing the moment is Marketing Coordinator at Newport Fersan, Joan Sharpe Colley.

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Deadline for PLPU Essay and Poster Competitions Extended

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has extended the deadline for entries to its Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have until midnight on Wednesday, February 28, to make their submissions. The extension is to allow more time for students who have expressed an interest to send in their entries. The...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), inspects bananas for export with General Manager, The Banana Board, Janet Conie. The bananas will be shipped to Trinidad for the first time on December 25. The 36,000 pounds of produce were loaded in a container at the compound of the Agriculture Export Centre (AMC Complex) in Kingston on Thursday (December 21).

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Shipment of Banana Leaves for Trinidad Dec. 25

A shipment of 36,000 pounds of internationally certified bananas, destined for Trinidad and Tobago, is to depart the island on Monday (December 25). The green bananas, which have been packed into 900 boxes, will be the first of weekly shipments to that country over the next six months. In preparation for next week’s shipment, the packages were placed in the...