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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), congratulates President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong, and President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, following the announcement that the JEA and the JMA have merged. Occasion was the opening ceremony for Expo Jamaica 2018 at the National Indoor Sports Centre on April 19. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, and at right is Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Jamaica, Justin Morin. Expo Jamaica 2018 is being held under the theme: ‘Advancing Breakthroughs’.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), congratulates President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong, and President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, following the announcement that the JEA and the JMA have merged. Occasion was the opening ceremony for Expo Jamaica 2018 at the National Indoor Sports Centre on April 19. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, and at right is Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Jamaica, Justin Morin. Expo Jamaica 2018 is being held under the theme: ‘Advancing Breakthroughs’.

Unclaimed Funds as Financing Option for MSMEs

The Government is to engage technical consultants to assess the feasibility of utilising unclaimed funds, held by financial institutions, as a critical financing option for the growth and development of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. This was...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens as General Manager, Digicel Business, Brian Bennett Easy (left), explains aspects of the ‘Digicel Eye’, following the opening ceremony for Expo Jamaica 2018 at the National Indoor Sports Centre on April 19. Others (from right are): Vice President of Sales and Promotions, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan; Government Senator, Aubyn Hill; President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, Metry Seaga; and President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association, Michelle Chong. ‘Digicel Eye’ offers customers a link to the Ministry of National Security’s JamaicaEye initiative, a national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme geared at improving public safety and security.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), listens as General Manager, Digicel Business, Brian Bennett Easy (left), explains aspects of the ‘Digicel Eye’, following the opening ceremony for Expo Jamaica 2018 at the National Indoor Sports Centre on April 19. Others (from right are): Vice President of Sales and Promotions, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan; Government Senator, Aubyn Hill; President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, Metry Seaga; and President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association, Michelle Chong. ‘Digicel Eye’ offers customers a link to the Ministry of National Security’s JamaicaEye initiative, a national closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance programme geared at improving public safety and security.

Micro Stock Exchange to be Established
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is greeted by residents of Alvie, Manchester (from second left) Yvonne Kennedy, Angella Gordon-Cormier and Vinceleta Gordon. This was after the official opening of the newly paved Alvie farm road in Manchester on April 13.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is greeted by residents of Alvie, Manchester (from second left) Yvonne Kennedy, Angella Gordon-Cormier and Vinceleta Gordon. This was after the official opening of the newly paved Alvie farm road in Manchester on April 13.

Farm Roads Rehabilitated in South Manchester
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) shares a light moment with President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Howard Mitchell (left); and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Baking Company, Gary Hendrickson, at the press launch of the Bold Ones Manufacturing Initiative for Expo Jamaica 2018, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 10.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) shares a light moment with President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Howard Mitchell (left); and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Baking Company, Gary Hendrickson, at the press launch of the Bold Ones Manufacturing Initiative for Expo Jamaica 2018, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 10.

Gov’t Looking to Increase Access to Funding for SMES
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) is being shown strawberry seedlings by Director of Jamaica Floral Products Limited/Evergrow Garden Centre, Burrell Scarlett, at an Evergrow seminar on fertiliser use, at Caymanas Golf and Country Club in St. Catherine on April 11.
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) is being shown strawberry seedlings by Director of Jamaica Floral Products Limited/Evergrow Garden Centre, Burrell Scarlett, at an Evergrow seminar on fertiliser use, at Caymanas Golf and Country Club in St. Catherine on April 11.

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Fisheries Minister Gives Commitment to Sector Stakeholders

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to creating an enabling environment which fosters growth and sustainability within the fisheries sector. Speaking at a Sustainable Fisheries Forum, held at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, St. Ann, on Thursday, April 19, Mr. Shaw said this will be achieved by creating an environment where...
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Newly appointed Labour and Social Security State Minister, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second right), greets Quality Management Specialist based in Japan, Atsuo Kanai, when he arrived at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston on Monday (April 9) for a courtesy call. Introducing Mr. Kanai is Executive Director, Jamaica Productivity Centre, Dr. Charles Douglas (second left), while Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden, looks on.
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Jamaica Productivity Centre Welcomes Quality Management Specialist

Over the next two years, the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will benefit from the expertise of a quality management specialist out of Japan. An independent consultant in that country, Atsuo Kanai, who has 30 years’ experience as a production engineer, will provide voluntary services to the JPC beginning April 18. Productivity improvement will be the key focus area for Mr....
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and Jamaica Manufacturerss Association (JMA) President, Metry Seaga (centre), are updated on Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s new $2.16-billion (€14-million) state-of-the art Line 8 production facility at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, by Managing Director, Ricardo Nuncio, during a tour of the plant on Friday (April 6).
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Industry Minister Welcomes $2.16-Billion Investment by Red Stripe

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s $2.16-billion (€14-million) investment in a new state-of-the art production line at the entity’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The new Line 8 facility, which was commissioned into service in October 2017, brews Jamaica’s world-renowned Red Stripe Beer and Dragon Stout for the CARICOM, North...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA), Imega Breese McNab speaking at a JIS Think Tank today, about the 46 staging of Expo Jamaica, schedule for April 19 to 22 at the National Arena and National Indoors Sports Centre.
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New Features for Expo Jamaica Trade Fair

A Jamaica Emerging Manufacturers’ and Services (JEMS) Village is among the new features at the 2018 Expo Jamaica trade fair, slated for the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston from April 19 to 22. The Village, aimed at enhancing patrons’ experience, will showcase micro and small business industries, including castor oil, nutraceuticals, beauty and spa care, aromatherapy,...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left,) converses with onion harvester, Omar Riley (right), during a tour of the Caribbean Broilers Group’s Imagination Farms in Hill Run, St. Catherine, on Friday (April 6). Looking on (from left) are: Caribbean Broilers Group Operations Manager in charge of the 400-acre farm, Don McGlashan; and Group Director, Lori-Ann Lyn.
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Minister Shaw Targeting Reduced Onion Imports

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts must be made to reduce the percentage of onions being imported for domestic consumption. It is a call to which the Caribbean Broilers Group is responding through its Crop Division subsidiary, Imagination Farms, situated at Hill Run, St. Catherine, where it has 12 of over 400 acres of land...
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Agriculture Minister on Growth Thrust

The new Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has indicated that he will be going full throttle in boosting agricultural production in order to cut down on food imports and grow the economy. He noted that the Administration has already committed to undertake “the largest farm road (rehabilitation) programme in the history of this country” and...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), accepts a basket of food from National Farm Queen 2017, Truddiann Ashmead (right), during the launch of Farmers’ Month on April 4 at the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) headquarters on Church Street in downtown Kingston. At centre is President of the JAS, Norman Grant.
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Agriculture Minister Commends Farmers

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has praised the country’s farmers for their hard work, which has resulted in significant economic gains. Speaking at the launch of Farmers’ Month at the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) offices on Church Street in downtown Kingston on April 4, the Minister pointed out that the achievements by the farmers have...
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