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Centre to Advance Plant-Based Medicine Research Being Established in Jamaica

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says there are plans to establish a centre in Jamaica to further advance plant-based medicine research. Mr. Shaw told JIS News that a “programme of cooperation” involving noted Jamaican scientist and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), in discussion with Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster (centre), and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, during a tour of farmlands destroyed by fire in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (August 20).

Flagaman Irrigation System Feasibility Study Far Advanced

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), engages on conversation with from left: Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in St. Elizabeth, Nathan Samuels; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, during a tour of farmlands destroyed by fire in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, Tuesday, August 20.

Gov’t to Aid Fire-Affected Farmers in St. Elizabeth

Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

CAC Encourages Parents to Give Priority to Safety and Health of Children

CAC Calls on Parents to Check for Counterfeit Products

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E. G. Hunter (left), and President of the Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association, Fredrick Sutherland, at the Association’s annual dinner and dance, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on August 17. The State Minister was a special guest at the function.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

PHOTOS: Hon. Floyd Green Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association Annual Dinner

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA), E. G. Hunter (left), and President of the Dinthill Technical High School Alumni Association, Fredrick Sutherland, at the Association’s annual dinner and dance, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on August 17....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), smells one of the cannabis products available at the SENSI Medical Cannabis House during its official opening on Wednesday (August 14), at Pulse Centre in New Kingston. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green and at centre is Shareholder, Marigold Projects Jamaica Limited, Mr. Laban Roomes.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Import/Export Regulations for Cannabis Soon

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaicans can expect the import/export regulations for cannabis soon. Speaking at the official opening of SENSI Medical Cannabis House at the Pulse Centre in New Kingston, on Wednesday (August 14), Mr. Shaw said work is being done on the draft of the regulations by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA)...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Judith Ramlogan, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago Commerce

COJ Reports 100 % increase in Number of Business Names Registered

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reporting a more than 100 per cent increase in the number of business names being registered. The figures were revealed by Chief Executive Officer, Judith Ramlogan, during a recent JIS Studio 58A session. “We are seeing an increase in the number of companies being registered and the number of business names being registered,...

Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (second left), listens to Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon (second right) at a recent workshop on ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Jamaica’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. Also sharing in the dialogue are Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information, RADA, Winston Shaw (left), and Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Roy McNeil.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryWater

RADA Seeks To Implement Sustainable Water-Harvesting Techniques

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, says the organisation is seeking to implement sustainable water- harvesting techniques in the sector, as it seeks to boost the country’s food security. Speaking at the recently held workshop on ‘Accelerating the Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture in Jamaica’, he informed that the Authority has conducted an...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is briefed on details of the Companies Office of Jamaica’s (COJ) newly established Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) by Chief Executive Officer, Judith Ramlogan, during the launch at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (August 7). Mr. Holness was the keynote speaker.

7 years ago CommerceIndustryPrime Minister

COJ to Facilitate 24-Hour Online Business Registration From Any Location

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan, says the entity is looking to embark on the next phase of its programme of technology-based value-added customer service delivery. This follows Wednesday’s (August 7) launch of the innovative Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (second left) and Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William ‘Billy’ Shagoury (left), view products on display at a booth at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon on August 4. Also on the tour were Marjorie Grant Fuller (third left) and Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Mike Henry (fourth left).

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryWeather and Climate Change

Farmers Encouraged to Learn More About the Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging farmers to learn more about the effects of climate change on agriculture, as they are inextricably linked. Delivering the main address at the 67th annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at the Denbigh Showgrounds in Clarendon, on Sunday, August 4, the Governor-General emphasised that farming decisions have...

Principal Director, Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryJIS Think Tank

RADA Says Glyphosate Poses No Risk When Used Appropriately

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is assuring citizens that the herbicide, glyphosate, poses no risk to public health when it is used in accordance with its label. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Principal Director, Technical Services, RADA, Marina Young, said there have been numerous reviews of research findings to assess the risk the herbicide...