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Expectant mothers attending the Montego Bay Type V Health Centre enjoy milk presented by Island Dairies Limited on Friday (August 5). They are the beneficiaries of a project to provide expectant mothers across the island with fresh milk to enhance their health and that of their unborn babies.

Expectant Mothers in Montego Bay Receive Weekly Supply of Milk

Scores of expectant mothers, who attend the Type V Health Centre in Montego Bay, will receive a weekly supply of fresh cow’s milk from Island Dairies Limited. They are the beneficiaries of a programme aimed at enhancing the health of...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), share a laugh as they examine cassava used in the production of Red Stripe Beer. Occasion was a tour of the company’s plant on Spanish Town Road on August 3. Managing Director of Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio; and head of Corporate Relations, Dianne Ashton Smith, also share the light moment.

Expansion of Red Stripe Cassava Project to Create More Jobs

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), engages in a light moment with Charge d’Affaires of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, José Luis Martinez Prada. Occasion was a certification presentation ceremony for patent examiners held recently at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry.

70 Patent Examiners Trained

President of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) Michelle Chong (left) engage in conversation with Vice President of Marketing at Coca Cola for the Caribbean, John Pinto at the JEA Global Talk Speakers Series held on July 15 at the Terra Nova Hotel.

JEA to Increase the Country’s Export Earnings

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

Closing of Sectoral Debate – Hon. Karl Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, closes the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 12.

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Government Will Take Decisive Action to Tackle Crime – Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government will take decisive action to tackle the issue of crime. “We must amend our laws to put tougher penalties in place for persons convicted of violent crimes, and we must fix our justice system,” Mr. Samuda said. The Minister was closing the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens keenly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Juici Patties, Jukie Chin, at the official opening of ‘Empowerment Park’ by the company at Clarendon Park, on July 10.

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Prime Minister Highlights Importance of Entrepreneurs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says investment in the entrepreneurial spirit of Jamaicans will guarantee the country’s economic growth. “We need more entrepreneurs. The countries that are going to grow rapidly in this era will be the countries that can create, innovate and add value. The critical element in that is the entrepreneur,” Mr. Holness said. The Prime...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister , Hon. Karl Samuda (right), observes sugar cane processing activities at the Long Pond Sugar Factory, during a tour of the Clark’s Town Trelawny-based facility on July 8. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (3rd right); and Mayor of Falmouth, Garth Wilkinson (2nd right), also look on.

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Gov’t to Tackle Sale of Imported Refined Sugar in Retail Trade

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government will be moving to tackle the problem of imported refined sugar for use in the manufacturing sector, which ends up in the retail trade. “You cannot have sugar being produced…brought back having been refined and then you have manufacturers, who use that refined sugar as raw material,...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Exporters’ Association’s (JEA) Fantastic 50 Exporters Awards Banquet at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (July 2).

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Minister Samuda Focused on Growing Exports

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Ministry will continue to work with critical stakeholders to enable them to capitalise on opportunities in the export market. He said a key role of the Government is to promote Brand Jamaica to the world and identify new trade and investment opportunities in order to spur economic growth....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), looks on as President of the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (right), hands over a signed copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Chief Executive Officer of Seprod, Richard Pandohie (2nd left). The MoU, which was signed on Tuesday (July 5) at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, will see students from CASE benefiting from internships at Seprod. Others in attendance are Director at Seprod, Melanie Subratie (left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (background left); and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Thomas, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

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Seprod Signs $30-Million MOU with CASE

Students at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) are to benefit from practical training in dairy production under a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seprod. The $30-million agreement, which was signed on July 5 at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in St. Andrew will, among other things, see Seprod offering internship opportunities to CASE...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in conversation with French Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax, at a press conference at Jamaica House on July 1, to announce the successful divestment of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT).

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Kingston Terminal Divested

The Government has divested the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) to Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at a press briefing at Jamaica House today (July 1). He said financial closure was attained yesterday (June 30) for the concession agreement between KFTL and the Port Authority of Jamaica. KFTL assumed operation of...

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Downtown Kingston to be Established as a Tourist Destination

The Government plans to establish downtown Kingston as a tourist destination. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives, on June 28. He informed that the boundaries establishing the area for urban renewal benefits to local and overseas investors has been...