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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), purchases produce from a farmer during a tour of stalls at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) open day, staged at Brooks Park in the parish on March 22.

More Local Produce for School-Feeding Programme

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is working with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and the Ministry of Health to get more local produce into the national school-feeding programme. “We are putting together a… programme where...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), engages with President, Small Business Association of Jamaica, Hugh Johnson (left); and Chairperson, 2019 Caribbean MSME Conference, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson at the launch of the event on Wednesday (March 20), at the Ministry's New Kingston offices.

Gov’t Committed to Making Funds Available for MSMEs – Green

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth left), interacting with high-school students at a Youth Conference held at the St. Catherine High School on March 14. It was organised by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Governance Club, for high-school students who are preparing for tertiary education, under the theme ‘Total Wellness for a Smooth Transition into University’.

$400 Million for On-Lending to MSMEs

: Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), cuts the ribbon to symbolically hand over a silo press and packer to the Jamaica Dairy Development Board, at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on March 14. Observing (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, and Chief Operating Officer of Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), Sylvia Megret.

Agriculture Minister Commits to Development of Dairy Industry

Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is greeted by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the PIOJ’s inaugural Growth Forum held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 14). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker.

Investment Climate Continues to Improve – Minister Shaw

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Industry

Global Services Sector Project Transformative

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the project is transformative and will promote the growth of the sector in higher value-added segments. “The GSS Project will help Jamaica to compete at the next level [and move] into the higher value-added segments beyond business process outsourcing (BPO). It will also serve to allow the country...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry (second right) addresses a recent JIS Think Tank, where she provided details about next month

7 years ago Industry

Outsource2Jamaica in Support of BPO Growth

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, says next month’s staging of Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) is in support of the continued growth and exposure of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. The symposium and expo will be hosted by the BPIAJ on April 11 and 12 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, under...

Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on March 8.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

Several Activities to Mark Consumer Rights Day

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be observing World Consumer Rights Day 2019 on Friday, March 15, with several activities across the island. The theme for this year’s celebration is: ‘Become a Responsible Consumer: Empower Yourself’. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on March 8, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, noted that the...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, announces the launch of the Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium and Expo 2019, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 7.

7 years ago Industry

Public Sector Entities Partner with BPIAJ to Stage Conference

Public sector entities have partnered with the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) for the 2019 staging of the Outsource2Jamaica (O2J) Symposium and Expo in April. “We have the HEART Trust/NTA. They are our partner for human capital training and development…There is also JAMPRO. They have always been a strategic partner for this event, in terms of promotion, engaging...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), gets information from Nutrimix Technical Sales Representative, Samuel Jones (right), on the benefits of livestock feed, while on a tour of the Hague Agricultural Show, in Trelawny, on Wednesday, March 6.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit to be Strengthened

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be reviewing the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU), to make it more effective in reducing farm thefts. Speaking to agricultural stakeholders at the 64th Hague Agricultural Show in Trelawny, on March 6, Mr. Shaw that if the PLPU needs beefing up, and if it needs more resources,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right); Acting Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (second right); and Director, CNET Group Incorporated, Robert Thompson (second left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the implementation of the OUTAONE Agro-Economic Zone Project. Observing are President, CNET Group, Errol Bailey (left); and Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry, Courtney Cole. The signing took place on Monday (March 4), at the Ministry

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

MOU Signed for OUTAONE Agro-Economic Zone Project

The government of Jamaica and CNET Group Incorporated/OUTAONE EXCHANGE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at providing a framework for achieving the objectives of the OUTAONE Agro-Economic Zone Project. The initiative is geared towards selling and exporting produce coming out of the agro-economic zones being established across the island through a public-private partnership. One such facility is expected...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) stakeholder breakfast forum, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on February 28.

7 years ago AgricultureIndustry

CARICOM Among Four Major Markets Being Targeted

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says CARICOM is among four major markets being targeted, under the Government’s thrust to attain higher levels of economic growth, through the linkage between agriculture and industry. Addressing a Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) stakeholder breakfast forum, at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on February 28, the Minister said...