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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaks at the joint Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Jamaica Red Poll and Jamaica Black Cattle Breeders Societies, at Minard Estate in Brown’s Town, St Ann, on July 17. Listening (at left) is President of the Red Poll Cattle Breeders’ Society, Martin Hopwood.

Bodles Research Station to Evaluate Use of TMRs

The Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, will be undertaking research to evaluate the use of total mixed rations (TMRs), with a view of introducing it to the local market. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is in discussion with (from second left): Executive Director, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; and Director of Tourism, Donovan White, during the fifth staging of the Christmas in July tradeshow at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on July 18.

Gov’t to Establish Five More Business Incubators

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), converses with Rotary Club Assistant Governor, Beverly Miller (left), during the Rotary Club of Spanish Town’s installation ceremony at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 17). Mr. Green was a special guest at the function. Others (from second right) are the Club’s outgoing President, Catherine Gregory (second right), and incoming President, Gail Dixon.

PHOTOS: State Minister Green at Spanish Town Rotary Club Installation Ceremony

Farmers participate in the joint Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Jamaica Red Poll and Jamaica Black Cattle Breeders Societies, held at the Agro Investment Corporation on Minard Estate in Brown's Town, St Ann, on July 17.

Buyers of Stolen Produce to be Targeted

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), accepts samples of products created by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre from Superintendent Herbert McFarlane (second right), during a recent tour of the facility. Lookng on are correctional officers.

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to Place Products on Market

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.

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120 Exhibitors to Showcase Products at ‘Christmas In July’

Some 120 local producers of authentic Jamaican gift and souvenir items will showcase their products and network with corporate entities and various industry players at the fifth staging of ‘Christmas in July’. The event, hosted by the Tourism Linkages Network and its partners, is slated for July 18 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Activities will get under...

President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, addresses the organisation’s 124th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday (July 10), at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon.

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JAS to Launch Young Farmers’ Association

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has announced plans to launch a Young Farmers’ Association that will be geared towards supporting youth who want to pursue a career in agriculture. President of the JAS, Lenworth Fulton, said that the objective is to “better attract that age cohort among our farmers, a very important group, especially in terms of our drive to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

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Change in Structure of Farm Road Programme

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has announced that the structure of the Farm Road Programme has been changed. “Members of Parliament (MPs), councillors and farmers’ organisations who would like a road to be rehabilitated should make their request to their Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager in writing,” he said, as...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams (second left); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left), display a certificate of authorisation, at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Alternative Development Project. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (July 8). Sharing the moment are State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right); and Chairman, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Hyacinth Lightbourne.

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Agreement Signed for Cannabis Pilot Project in Accompong St. Elizabeth

A tripartite agreement was signed on Monday (July 8) to implement a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Cannabis Licensing Authority’s (CLA) Alternative Development Project. The agreement was signed by representatives of the CLA, Accompong Town Maroons, and Timeless Herbal Care, during a press conference at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ New Kingston office....

Deputy Prime Minister of the landlocked African nation of Lesotho, Hon. Monyane Moleleki (left), is presented with a Bob Marley T-shirt by Director, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Delano Seiveright, at the Cannabis Europa Conference at the Southbank Centre in London, United Kingdom, recently. Mr. Moleleki and Mr. Seiveright were among a range of speakers from across the globe. Lesotho is the first African country to legalise the cultivation and manufacturing of medicinal cannabis.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA Director

Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright, says emerging reforms in the United States and Europe relating to cannabis are exactly what Jamaica needs to benefit from the lucrative medical marijuana industry. Mr. Seiveright, who recently returned from Great Britain where he joined some 80 panellists from countries across the globe at a Cannabis Europa Conference, said the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), signs a Declaration of Interest to assist micro, small and medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), during the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica/Jamaica Bankers Association ‘Time for Growth: Unlocking the Power of the SME’ workshop, held on Wednesday (July 3), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira; and Chairman, Jamaica Association for Micro-Financing, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

MSMEs to Access Loans at Very Low Interest Rate

Owners of micro, small and medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) will soon be able to access loans for their businesses with help from the Government, at 4.75 per cent, one of the lowest interest rates that will be available on the market. This was announced by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, at...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zones Authority (JSEZA), Dr. Eric Deans (third right), joins in displaying the WFZO banner at the organisation

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Jamaica Wins Bid to Host World Free Zones Int’l Conference

Jamaica has been chosen to host the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition in 2021, following a successful bidding process by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). The event will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. A team, led by Chairman of the JSEZA, Metry Seaga, presented Jamaica’s proposal at...