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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson Smith, closes the debate on the Trusts Act, 2019, during a sitting of the Senate on June 21. The Bill was approved.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson Smith, closes the debate on the Trusts Act, 2019, during a sitting of the Senate on June 21. The Bill was approved.
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Senate Approves Trusts Act, 2019

The Senate on Friday (June 21), approved the Trusts Act, 2019, which seeks to create a modern statutory instrument as it relates to the most pertinent principles of Trust law. The legislation addresses the creation, validity, duration and enforceability of...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), symbolically ‘breaks bread’ with a sample of Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited’s new Purity gluten-free line. The launch was held on Wednesday (June 19) at the bakery’s Valentine Drive address in Kingston. Others (from left) are Managing Director, Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited, Anthony Chang; Attorney-at-Law, Arnaldo Brown, and President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Metry Seaga.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), symbolically ‘breaks bread’ with a sample of Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited’s new Purity gluten-free line. The launch was held on Wednesday (June 19) at the bakery’s Valentine Drive address in Kingston. Others (from left) are Managing Director, Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited, Anthony Chang; Attorney-at-Law, Arnaldo Brown, and President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Metry Seaga.

PHOTOS: Shaw Breaks Bread
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the House of Representatives on June 18.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the House of Representatives on June 18.

60,000 Acres Of Former Cane Lands For Other Crops
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), observes as President, Community & Workers of Jamaica Co-Operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCUL), Condell Stephenson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (right), sign a memorandum of understanding for cassava farmers to have easy access to loans. The signing took place on Tuesday (June 18) at C&WJCCUL’s office in Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), observes as President, Community & Workers of Jamaica Co-Operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCUL), Condell Stephenson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (right), sign a memorandum of understanding for cassava farmers to have easy access to loans. The signing took place on Tuesday (June 18) at C&WJCCUL’s office in Kingston.

PHOTOS: MOU Signing With Minister Shaw – RADA and C&WJCCUL
Vice President of Marketing at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Gabriel Heron.
Vice President of Marketing at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Gabriel Heron.

JAMPRO to Connect Diaspora Investors with Local Businesses

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left) and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (right), hold a box of mangoes that was among the first batch to be exported to the United States. Occasion was the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States, held at the Sangster International Airport Export Complex in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 13). At centre is Manager of the complex, Dalton Hastings.
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12,000 Pounds of Mangoes Exported to US

Twelve thousand pounds of mangoes were exported on Thursday (June 13) to the United States (US). The mangoes – ‘Julie’ and ‘East Indian’ – were the first set to be exported to the US in 20 years. Export of the mangoes, which is being facilitated through the Mango Irradiation Programme, is expected to continue once or twice per week until...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) Breakfast, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday (June 7).
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Minister Shaw Urges Local Entities to Get JANAAC Stamp of Approval

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging more Jamaican entities to get certified through the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) in order to lift their standards and elevate their position in the global marketplace. The Minister was speaking at JANAAC Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) Breakfast at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Friday...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), along with (from left) Owner, Longville Park Fish Farm, Donnie Bunting; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Director of Fisheries in the Fisheries Division of the Ministry, André Kong, view fish in a tank at the farm, in Clarendon, today (June 7). Minister Shaw, along with technical officers from the Ministry and representatives from other large fish farms, toured the farm and hatchery.
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PHOTOS: Shaw Tours Longville Park Fish Farm

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), along with (from left) Owner, Longville Park Fish Farm, Donnie Bunting; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Director of Fisheries in the Fisheries Division of the Ministry, André Kong, view fish in a tank at the farm, in Clarendon, today (June 7). Minister Shaw, along with technical...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Executive Chairman, ARC Manufacturing Limited, Norman Horne (left); and Deputy President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association, Richard Pandohie, tour the newly established metal slitter plant at ARC Manufacturing Limited in Kingston, recently.
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Government Pursuing Programme to Facilitate Trade

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government has commenced a programme of trade facilitation to increase Jamaica’s chances of global competitiveness. He was speaking at the launch of ARC Manufacturing Limited’s metal slitting plant, at the company’s Bell Road address in Kingston, recently. “Some weeks ago, the Cabinet approved a number of initiatives to further...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is greeted by Professional Sales Representatives Association of Jamaica (PSRAJ) Patron, Hon. R. Danvers Williams, at the launch of the Association at the Spanish Court Hotel, on June 5.
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Professional Sales Representatives Association Launched

The Professional Sales Representatives Association of Jamaica (PSRAJ) was officially launched at a ceremony held at the Spanish Court Hotel on June 5. The goal of the PSRAJ is to provide tools and resources to members of this profession in Jamaica through networking, training, education and outreach. In his address, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw,...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.
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Jamaica to Lobby US Gov’t on Medical Cannabis

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Jamaican Government is in full support of any lobbying effort to get United States (US) banks to facilitate stakeholders in the medical cannabis industry. Speaking to JIS News following the two-day Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) in St. James recently, Mr. Shaw said the Government will be using all...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), purchases agricultural items on sale at the launch of the 2019 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, on June 5, at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, in White Marl, St. Catherine. Assisting the Minister is Training Base Enterprise Manager at Ebony Park Academy, Selma Khani (left), and Assistant Vice President at Hi-Pro, Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie.
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Small Dairy Farmers Encouraged to Prepare for Revival of Sector

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging small dairy farmers to get ready for a turnround of the industry. According to the Minister, permission will be given to several large companies to import dairy cattle from disease-free countries, so that the shortage can be filled, because “we want to rebuild our industry”. Delivering the keynote...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right) speaks with Correctional Officer, St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Joel Lilly (right), during a tour of the farm on the grounds of the correctional facility in Spanish Town on Tuesday (June 4). Looking on (from left) are Superintendent Herbert McFarlane; Director, Economic Cooperation, Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Keiichi Kosaki and Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake.
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Minister Shaw Hails St. Catherine Correctional Centre Farm Project

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is hailing the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre on its sustainable farming and rainwater harvesting project. This initiative has been ongoing for over two years through support from the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) and the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership Pilot Project (J-CCCP). Under the...
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