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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages in a light moment with (from second left), President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; Senior representative, Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), Frank Schreurs; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Technological Solutions Ltd.(TSL), Dr. André Gordon. Occasion was the opening of the TSL’s Safe Quality Food (SQF) training seminar series at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on Monday (October 14).

Minister Shaw Says Exporters Must Maintain High Standards To Remain Globally Competitive

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the competitiveness of Jamaican goods and services in the global economy rests largely on the efforts of the export community in maintaining high standards. “The performance of our exports...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.

Global Leadership Summit Slated For Kingston And Montego Bay

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right) presents the Prime Minister's Award for top large manufacturing exporter to Managing Director, Red Stripe, Luis Prata at the Jamaica Manufacturers’ & Exporters’ Association Awards Banquet held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on October 5. Others from left are: Head of Finance, Red Stripe, Paul Schalekamp; Head of Sales and Domestic Export at Red Stripe, Jean Look Tong.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Manufacturers’ & Exporters’ Association (JMEA) Awards Banquet

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the National Consumers’ League of Jamaica (NCLJ), held on October 2 at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in St. Andrew.

Agriculture Minister Says Major Investments Coming

: Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Monique Gibbs, speaking at a workshop on Movable Asset-based Finance at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Tuesday (October 1).

Gov’t Taking Measures To Expand MSMEs’ Access To Credit

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses delegates attending the 10th Annual Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) Meeting at the Royalton Negril Resort and Spa in Westmoreland on Tuesday (October 1).

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State Minister Calls For Collective Stakeholder Approach To Climate Change Mitigation

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Floyd Green, says a collective stakeholder approach is needed to mitigate the impact of climate change on Jamaica, particularly in the agricultural sector. “Climate change demands that we bring change and innovation to the sector. We have to work smarter and we have to increase our...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (second right), signs memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with (from left) University of Technology Vice President, Professor Colin Gyles; Small Business Development Centre Network Manager, JBDC, Dionne Palmer, and Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts Vice Principal , Administration & Resource Development, Kerry-Ann Henry, at the JBDC, in Kingston, on October 1

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JBDC Signs MOUs For More SBDCs

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for the establishment of three new Small Business Development Centres (SBDCs). The MOUs were signed at the JBDC’s corporate office in Kingston on Tuesday, October 1, with the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE); University of Technology (UTech); and Edna Manley College of the Visual and...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown.

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NCRA Partners With Businesses To Achieve Conformance To Standards

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) says its partnership with local businesses to achieve conformance to established standards, will result in increased confidence in Jamaican products. Speaking with the JIS News, NCRA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lorice Edwards Brown, said the regulatory agency expects its work to increase the marketability of Jamaican products. “Our mandate is to create confidence...

Canadian businessman and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canopy Growth Corporation, Bruce Linton (centre) with (from left) CEO of Dawa Cannabis Limited, Olanzo Jarett; and Founder of CanEx Jamaica and Chairman of Zimmer and Co., Douglas Gordon, at the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo 2019 held recently in St. James.

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CLA Among The World’s Top-Two Regulators Of The Cannabis Industry

Canadian businessman and former Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Growth Corporation, Bruce Linton, says the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has instituted one of the best cannabis regulatory systems in the world. “They have created a platform that works very quickly. When I look at the chain of custody for where the products come through and the social presentation of it...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) converses with Chief Executive Officer of Abacus Health Products, Perry Antelman (right), during a tour of booths at the opening of the CanEx Business Conference and Expo on Thursday (September 26), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Listening are Founder of the event, Douglas Gordon (second left), and Chief Executive Officer of Zimmer and Company Sales and Distribution, T’Shura Gibbs.

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Minister Shaw Announces Cannabis Partnership With Harvard Institute

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, will be partnering with the Harvard International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute (HIPI) in the United States on initiatives aimed at improving the country’s competitiveness in the global cannabis industry. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, in making the disclosure, said that representatives of HIPI will be visiting the island from September 30...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at the opening ceremony for the 25th Seminar on Harmonisation of Registration and Control of Veterinary Medicines, organised by the Americas Committee on Veterinary Medicines (CAMVET), at the Royalton White Sands hotel in Trelawny on Monday (September 23).

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Jamaica Prepared To Deal With Exotic Animal Diseases

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says Jamaica has an integrated plan in place to ensure the country’s preparedness for any outbreak of exotic animal diseases and threats. He said that the plan, which is managed by the National Emergency Animal Disease Committee (NEADCOM), is in accordance with Jamaica’s Animals (disease and importation) Law, and...

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for Trelawny, Courtney Taylor, speaking at the recent monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation.

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Steady Recovery In Sweet Yam Production In Trelawny

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is reporting a steady recovery in sweet yam production in Trelawny. Speaking at the recent monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, RADA Parish Manager, Courtney Taylor, said sweet yam production had declined in recent years due to the anthracnose fungus, which affects many plants, including vegetables, fruits, and trees. It also attacks developing...