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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), tastes shredded coconut at the St. Mary Agricultural Show at Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, on Monday (April 2). Others (from left) are Highgate Senior Citizens Club member, Louis Chambers; and President of the club, Robert Osbourne. The club designed and manufactured the electronic coconut shredder, which was on display at the event.

Farmers Encouraged to Grow Coconuts

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging Jamaicans to invest more in coconut farming, as there are opportunities to earn from the product. Speaking at the 32nd annual St. Mary Agricultural Show at Gray’s Inn...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), views food items on display at the St. Mary Agricultural Show at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex in Annotto Bay on Monday (April 2). At right is Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Mr. Peter Thompson, and at third right is Member of Parliament, South Eastern St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.

Shaw Says He is Ready to Make a Difference

Agriculture Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Invest More in Idle Lands

Expo Jamaica 2018 Co-Chairman, Richard Coe (left), outlining details of this year’s 46th staging of the biennial trade show slated for April 19 to 22 at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, during a JIS Think Tank at the Agency’s head office. Looking on is Manager for Manufacturing, Energy and Mining at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Ricardo Durrant. The event is being jointly staged by the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) and Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) in collaboration with JAMPRO.

JMA/JEA Focusing on ‘Advancing Breakthroughs’ at Expo Jamaica 2018

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda.

Agriculture Minister Hands Over Development Plan in Trelawny

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his address at the launch of the H&L Agro’s Duwest soluble crop nutrition line, at the Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, March 14.

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Agriculture Ministry Targets Self-Sufficiency in Irish Potato This Year

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson says he is anticipating that Jamaica will achieve its goal of 100 per cent self-sufficiency in the production of table Irish potato this year. He was speaking at the launch of the H&L Agro’s Duwest soluble crop nutrition line at the Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in...

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, addresses the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 13.

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Farmers Encouraged to Engage in Climate Change Mitigation Plans

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on farmers and agricultural investors to engage in more climate change mitigation plans, in an effort to protect their investments. Mr. Cole said due to climate change, Jamaica has been experiencing inconsistent weather patterns, which have affected crops across the island in the last 12 months,...

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Investment Policy Forum on Thursday

Development of Jamaica’s National Investment Policy will be the focus of discussions at a policy forum to be hosted by JAMPRO in partnership with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Thursday (March 15). The event will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott, New Kingston, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The proposed National Investment Policy aims to...

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Jamaicans Must See Agriculture as Primary Source of Income -Cole

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on Jamaicans to change the culture of identifying agriculture as a vocation, to a primary source of income for the growth of the society. Speaking at the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (second right), looks through the National Quality Policy 2017 with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and ISO Ambassador/Consultant for the International Organization for Standardization at the Ministry, Reginald Budhan. Occasion was a stakeholder workshop on the policy, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

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National Quality Policy Presented to Stakeholders

The National Quality Policy (NQP) 2017, which articulates the Government’s position on the quality of goods and services produced and consumed in Jamaica, was presented to critical stakeholders during a workshop at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel recently. The session, staged by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, through its entity, the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC),...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda.

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Samuda Urges Unity among Latin American and Caribbean States to Address Food Security

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says food security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can only be addressed by collaboration among countries. He said that the “going it alone” approach has never worked and needs to be replaced by a spirit of unity and cooperation. “It is critical that we cooperate with each other...

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

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CAC Plans Week-Long Activities to Mark World Consumer Rights Day

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has organised a week of activities to mark World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15 under the theme: ‘Making the Digital Marketplace Fairer: Access, Security and Protection.’ Activities got underway on March 11 with a church service at the New Beulah Moravian Church in Mandeville in collaboration with the National Consumers League (NCL). Speaking...