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Chairman, Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC), Randy Dougherty, addressing an accreditation session at the IAAC’s 23rd Annual General Assembly on Monday (August 27) at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James. The event is being hosted by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) from August 25 to 31.

Jamaica Can Benefit Significantly from Accredited Conformity Assessments

Chairman of the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC), Randy Dougherty, says Jamaica’s industry and commerce sectors can benefit significantly from the globally recognised accredited conformity assessments. A conformity assessment directly or indirectly determines whether a process, product, service, or person meets...

Executive Director at the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), David Miller, highlights initiatives being undertaken by the entity geared at promoting competitive markets and improvement in consumer welfare, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 24.

Fair Trading Commission Promotes Competitive Markets

Vice President of Sales and Promotions at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan, addresses investors and project owners in western Jamaica at an investment packaging business forum, held at the Pelican Grill, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 22)

JAMPRO Says Country Poised to Attract More Investments

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), points to locally made products on display at the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store, which was officially opened at Devon House, in St. Andrew, on August 22. Observing (from left) are: former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Viera.

Gift Shops Encouraged to Display Jamaican Made Products

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, holds a pen made from bamboo at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Development Stakeholders Forum held on August 21 at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas.

Bamboo and Castor Oil Industries to be Added to Agriculture Push-Start Programme

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, looks at pineapple on display at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) booth during the 66th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 4.

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Work to Start Soon on Essex Valley Irrigation Project

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says development of the Essex Valley irrigation project in St. Elizabeth is expected to start within the next three months. “This project will positively impact the livelihoods of over 700 farmers on 1,700 acres of land through the provision of irrigation water and increased access of our agricultural produce to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and his wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), examine an artefact at the Independence Exhibition in the Ballroom of King’s House on Thursday (August 2), before the start of the Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen’s Independence Reception. At right is the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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PM Says Jamaicans Must Focus More on the Sciences, Commerce and Industry

As the nation gears up to celebrate 56 years of Independence next Monday (August 6), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on Jamaicans to focus more on the sciences, commerce, industry and trade for the development of the economy and to make their mark in those areas across the world. Speaking at the Governor-General, His Excellency the...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), peruses a publication on crop modelling during Monday’s (July 23) launch of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) Advanced Training Workshop on Crop Modelling at the Department of Physics, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, St. Andrew. Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker. Others (from left) are pre-eminent scholar from the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida, USA, Professor Gerrit Hoogenboom; Caribbean Agriculture Research Development Institute (CARDI) Jamaica Representative, Dr. Gregory Robin; and UWI Mona Campus Deputy Principal, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa.

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Regional Agriculture Stakeholders Benefiting from Climate Resilience Workshop

More than 20 agricultural stakeholders from the region are benefiting from a five-day training worship in Climate Resilience Advanced Crop Modelling. The participants are from Jamaica, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago, and include agronomists, agricultural extension officers and agrometeorologists, farmers, and researchers. Crop and livestock impact modelling — which is relatively...

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Agriculture Minister Says Plant Health Fundamental to Food Security

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that plant health is a fundamental pillar to achieving the region’s food security and economic growth. In this regard, he has called on regional Plant Health Directors to identify new strategies aimed at safeguarding the region’s agriculture and plant health. The Minister was speaking at the opening of the...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRPO), Diane Edwards, addressing a JIS Think Tank.

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JAMPRO Forecasts Business and Investment Boom

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is forecasting expansion in business and investment opportunities for the country as a result of increased interest and scouting of key sectors by potential investors. These include agri-business, business process outsourcing (BPO), energy, logistics, manufacturing and tourism, which were the focus areas at the recently held Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF). President of the agency, Diane...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and Outgoing President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, engage in light conversation at the JAS

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Minister Shaw Wants Hotels to Purchase More Local Produce

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be engaging with large hotel chains in order to increase the supply of local farm produce to the tourism sector and cut down on food imports. He said he will be working with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in achieving this objective. “We have to sit down with...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, during Wednesday’s (July 11) official opening of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority at Waterloo Road, St. Andrew.

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Logistics Hub Can Generate High Levels of Growth for Jamaica – British High Commissioner

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, says Jamaica can generate significantly high levels of economic growth from the Government’s implementation of the Global Logistics Hub Initiative (GLHI), which incorporates Special Economic Zones (SEZ). Speaking at Wednesday’s (July 11) official opening of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) in Kingston, Mr. Ahmad noted that cities and countries...