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Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, makes a point during a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 11).
Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, makes a point during a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 11).

CAC Secured $20.5 Million For Aggrieved Consumers Last Year

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reporting that it secured $20.5 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers in 2019. Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that the agency resolved 81 per...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, displays his custom-made bag from local small business, Bresheh, which is now a part of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, displays his custom-made bag from local small business, Bresheh, which is now a part of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation's (JAMPRO) Export Max Programme. Mr . Green was addressing the closing exercise of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Design Fusion Programme, at the agency's Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (January 29).

Gov’t To Expand Business Incubator Services This Year
Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans, speaks at a Special Economic Zone sensitisation session, held at the Spanish Court Hotel today (January 27).
Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans, speaks at a Special Economic Zone sensitisation session, held at the Spanish Court Hotel today (January 27).

JSEZA Hosts Sensitisation Session
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left) listens to Donovan Taylor (right), during a meeting with sugar-cane farmers previously employed by the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The meeting was held at the factory in Duckenfield, on Friday (January 24).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left) listens to Donovan Taylor (right), during a meeting with sugar-cane farmers previously employed by the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The meeting was held at the factory in Duckenfield, on Friday (January 24).

Gov’t Provides $200 Million To Assist Cane Farmers In St. Thomas
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the Bengal pump station solar system in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschette; Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Senator Aubyn Hill; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the Bengal pump station solar system in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschette; Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Senator Aubyn Hill; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

Solar System Now Powers Bengal Pump Station In Trelawny

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce , Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses stakeholders at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.
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Agricultural Assistant Programme To Be Launched In March

An agricultural assistant programme, aimed at strengthening extension services provided to the farming sector, will be launched in March. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, said that the programme is aimed at addressing the shortage of extension officers. “We do not have enough extension officers… to be out in the field...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Harold Paul Muschette (centre); and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.
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Company To Invest US$280 Million In Bamboo Farm

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says a company is set to invest US$280 million in the development of a bamboo farm in Trelawny. Mr. Green made the disclosure at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, speaks at the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff and Prosper to Tangle River roadways in South St. James, on Wednesday, January 22.
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Ministry To Lobby For More Money To Fix Farm Roads

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be lobbying for a $1.4-billion allocation in the next Budget to rehabilitate more farm roads islandwide in the 2020/2021 financial year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the disclosure during the official opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff and Prosper...
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More Traditional Ganja Growers To Take Part In Alternative Development Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says emphasis will be placed on increasing the number of community groups of traditional growers participating in the Alternative Development Programme. The programme aims to prevent and eliminate the illicit cultivation of ganja and channel the process through legal streams. The 1998 Action Plan, adopted...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses an investor briefing for First Rock Capital Holdings Limited’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), at 5 Seaview Avenue in St. Andrew on January 9.
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First Rock IPO Indicative of Confidence in the Economy – Minister Shaw

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the decision by the principals of First Rock Capital Holdings Limited to offer shares in the firm’s operations to the public is indicative of their confidence in Jamaica’s economy.   He contended that their confidence and, by extension, that of other interests across the society has been and continues to be...
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An Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) Kiosk, located at the Companies Office of Jamaica in New Kingston.
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COJ Urges Jamaicans to Use eBRF Kiosk to Register Their Business

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is encouraging persons to use the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) kiosk, located at its New Kingston offices, to register their business or company. Public Relations Officer at the COJ, Kawain Fearon, told JIS News that the kiosk, which was installed in April, is designed to include persons without internet access or a computer. He stated that persons have...
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National Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer, Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU), Sergeant Bruce Williams.
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Farmers Urged To Take Precautions Against Praedial Larceny

National Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer in the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU), Sergeant Bruce Williams, is encouraging farmers to take the necessary precautions against farm theft during the festive season. Sergeant Williams, who was speaking to JIS News during a recent interview, said that the incidence of praedial larceny tends to increase during the months of December and January....
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