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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 11).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 11).

House Approves Conch (Export Levy) Order, 2024

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 11), approved the Conch (Export Levy) (Rate of Levy) Order, 2024, and Resolution, to maintain the current levy of US$0.50 imposed on each pound of conch exported during the 2024 season. In his...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (left) is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, at an Open Day held at the entity’s headquarters in Mandeville, Manchester on June 7.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (left) is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, at an Open Day held at the entity’s headquarters in Mandeville, Manchester on June 7.

PHOTOS: RADA Open Day In Mandeville (JIS)
Principal Director for Fisheries Compliance, Licensing and Statistics at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Zahra Oliphant.
Principal Director for Fisheries Compliance, Licensing and Statistics at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Zahra Oliphant.

NFA Urges Fishers to Get Licensed
Principal Director, Capture Fisheries Division, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Stephen Smikle
Principal Director, Capture Fisheries Division, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Stephen Smikle

Uptick in Local Diversified Fisheries Production
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, look at pineapple suckers being shown to them by Pineapple and Coconut Crop Manager, Jamaica Producers (JP), Tariq Kelly. Occasion was the launch of the JP Farm School Tours on Wednesday (May 29), at JP Farms in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, look at pineapple suckers being shown to them by Pineapple and Coconut Crop Manager, Jamaica Producers (JP), Tariq Kelly. Occasion was the launch of the JP Farm School Tours on Wednesday (May 29), at JP Farms in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Wednesday (May 29).

PHOTOS: Launch of JP Farms School Tours

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Principal Director for the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) Fisheries Compliance Licensing and Statistics Division, Dr. Zahra Oliphant.
Fisheries

NFA Commences Phase-One Implementation of IrieFINS Online Licensing and Registration System

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has commenced phase-one implementation of the ‘IrieFINS’ online licensing and registration system. This will eliminate the need for fishers to come into the Authority’s head office, located in Newport East, Kingston, to either apply for or renew their licences, Principal Director for the NFA’s Fisheries Compliance Licensing and Statistics Division, Dr. Zahra Oliphant, says. She...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,  Hon. Franklin Witter,  delivers the keynote address at the National Minerals Week Mining/Minerals Conference, at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester, on May 6. It was held under the theme ‘Benefits of Minerals Development Activities to Host Communities’.
AgricultureFisheriesMining

Alpart Could Reopen in the Near Future

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter, says following recent talks between Minister Floyd Green, a team from Alpart and himself, they are hopeful that bauxite production will resume at the plant in the near future. “We look forward to a new proposal being forwarded to us, so that we can engage the...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at a post Cabinet press briefing, held on Wednesday (April 24), at Jamaica House.
FisheriesOffice of the Prime Minister

Training for Fish Farmers Begins in September at Heart Academy, Ebony Park, Clarendon

Fish farmers are set to receive training at the Clarendon-based HEART/NSTA Trust Ebony Park Academy, beginning in September. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on April 24. Mr. Green noted that the Ministry is placing a lot more emphasis on the fisheries sector, as...
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Principal Director for the Fisheries Compliance, Licensing and Statistics Division at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Zahra Oliphant, addresses a Think Tank on Wednesday (April 24), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Fisheries

Fisheries Sector Contributes Over $30 Billion to GDP

Jamaica’s fisheries production amounted to more than $30 billion for calendar year 2023, representing contribution of just over one per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The total production, from marine captures and aquaculture was 14,583.15 metric tons valued at US$195.3 million. Principal Director for the Fisheries Compliance, Licensing and Statistics Division at the National Fisheries Authority (NFA),...
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