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Agriculture Minister Hands Over Development Plan in Trelawny

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says there is still vast potential for more growth in the parish of Trelawny, where agriculture can play a major role. Speaking at the handover of the Trelawny Sustainable Development...

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry.

Outsource2Jamaica to Showcase Island as BPO Destination

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.

Farmers Encouraged to Engage in Climate Change Mitigation Plans

Jamaicans Must See Agriculture as Primary Source of Income -Cole

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Support National Quality Policy

Team Leader, Electrical and Electronics Department, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Garfield Morgan (centre), shows Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen (left); and Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, a hair dryer that was tested by the BSJ that did not meet the required standard, at the launch of the Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Standard by the BSJ. The Standard covers general safety requirements of electrical appliances for household and similar purposes and outlines the necessary tests and safety conditions required to protect consumers against the hazards of electricity or electrical equipment. The launch was held at the BSJ’s Multi-Purpose Facility, Winchester Road, Kingston, on Friday, March 2, 2018.

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BSJ Launches New Standard for Electrical Appliances

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched a new standard that will cover general safety requirements for electrical appliances for household and similar purposes. Launched on March 2 at the Bureau’s office, in Kingston, the new standard, known as JS IEC 60335-1:2010 (AMD1:2013+ AMD2:2016), will also cover voltages for appliances not more than 250 for single-phase units and 480...

(FILE) The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda

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Gov’t Looking to Improve Ganja Licence Approval Process

The Government is seeking to improve the approval process for licences to be issued to stakeholders in the local cannabis industry. This is according to Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, who says the industry has not progressed as anticipated. “We are not satisfied with the pace at which approvals are made (nor) the manner in which...

Principal Director, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh, addresses the opening session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) national consultation to discuss priorities for Jamaica’s food and nutrition security and rural development held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 20.

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Gov’t Working with FAO to Develop Insurance Scheme for Farmers

The Government of Jamaica is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to develop an insurance scheme for crop and livestock farmers. Principal Director, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh, said that there have been models in the past that have worked, but they were not sustainable. “We are...

Product of GraceKennedy Limited (Grace Foods), one of the local companies to attend the Restaurants Canada Show (RC Show) slated for February 25 to 27 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada.

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Local Companies to Showcase Products in Canada

A range of exotic food products and brands offered by local companies will be showcased and sampled at the Restaurants Canada Show (RC Show), slated for February 25 to 27 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada. Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will lead a delegation, including six companies that are suppliers of authentic Jamaican products, to participate in the show....

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$47 Million to Enhance Resilience of Coastal Areas

A total of $47 million has been set aside to enhance the resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas. The allocation for the work is outlined in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to increase livelihood security of the population in targeted communities and the overall climate resilience of the agricultural...

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Resilience of Fishing Communities Being Strengthened

The Government has allocated $75.3 million for the promotion of community-based climate resilience in the fisheries sector. The project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, aims to enhance resilience to climate change among targeted fishing and aquaculture communities of Jamaica. Details of the project are provided in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now...

Identifier and Entomologist at the Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection Branch, Karen Christie (right), sharing information with cocoa farmers in Woodside, St Mary during the Ministry’of Agriculture’s recent Frosty Pod Rot sensitization session in that community..

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Frosty Pod Rot Seminars Well Attended by Cocoa Farmers

Facilitators of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Frosty Pod Rot sensitisation sessions targeting cocoa farmers in St. Mary say the forums have been well supported by the beneficiaries. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, told JIS News that farmers in Bellfield, Brainard, Lewisburgh, Anglican, Marlborough, and Woodside, where sessions were...