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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at the launch of CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 4).

Work In Progress to Establish Closer Ties Between Local Cannabis Dealers and Banks In US

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is working on establishing better relationships between dealers in the local cannabis industry and banks in the United States, for growth of the developing sector. At the...

Professor Laura B. Roberts-Nkrumah, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus (right) presents a copy of her book, entitled ‘The Breadfruit Germplasm Collection’, to Professor Michael Taylor of the UWI Mona Campus, at the book launch held on September 3, at the UWI Mona Campus.

Minister Shaw Welcomes Breadfruit Publication

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point at today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

National Craft Policy to be Tabled as White Paper

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (centre), coverses with Global GAP Consultant, Leonardo Ferrer Narvaez (left) at a Global GAP consultancy meeting at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (September 2). Looking on is Project Manager, Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP), Troy Chambers.

700 Farmers in Essex Valley to Benefit From Global GAP Training

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, speaks at the inaugural Awards Banquet of the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on August 31.

PHOTOS: JCAP Inaugural Awards Banquet on August 31st

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation, Diane Edwards speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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JAMPRO to Facilitate Initiatives to Reposition the Country to Be More Competitive in the Outsourcing Sector

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be facilitating various initiatives to reposition the country to be more competitive in the higher value-added segments in the outsourcing sector. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards noted that the Agency has developed a strong marketing strategy for the industry, with primary focus on attracting more shared services...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), along with Chief Executive Officer of Kolau, Danny Sanchez-Mola (second left), display a copy of the signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), which will facilitate the digitisation of 25,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), in three years. The signing ceremony was held at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, today (August 29). Others (from left) are Country Representative of the Organization of American States, Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

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Industry Ministry Launches Three-Year MSME Digital Marketing Plan

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in partnership with the Organization of American States (OAS), has launched a three-year Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Digital Marketing Plan, to strengthen and empower MSMEs in Jamaica with digital marketing solutions. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), today (August 29) between the Ministry and Kolau, a...

Programme Director, Skills Development for the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, JAMPRO, Marjorie Straw, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on August 28.

6 years ago IndustryJIS Think Tank

JAMPRO Official Says GSS Project Will Help to Close Skills Gap

Programme Director, Skills Development for the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the initiative will play a significant role in closing the skills gap for the global digital services. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 28, Miss Straw, who operates out of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), said the project will also help Jamaica to compete at...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.

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Centre to Advance Plant-Based Medicine Research Being Established in Jamaica

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says there are plans to establish a centre in Jamaica to further advance plant-based medicine research. Mr. Shaw told JIS News that a “programme of cooperation” involving noted Jamaican scientist and businessman, Dr. Henry Lowe; Dr. Julius Garvey, son of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey; and Director at Harvard...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), in discussion with Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster (centre), and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, during a tour of farmlands destroyed by fire in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (August 20).

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Flagaman Irrigation System Feasibility Study Far Advanced

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the feasibility study being developed for the proposed irrigation system in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, is far advanced. The system is projected to take water from the Black River to supply some 5,000 farmers whose cultivations are impacted by drought annually. Mr. Green told JIS News...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), engages on conversation with from left: Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in St. Elizabeth, Nathan Samuels; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, during a tour of farmlands destroyed by fire in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, Tuesday, August 20.

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Gov’t to Aid Fire-Affected Farmers in St. Elizabeth

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has indicated that help is on the way for 47 farmers whose farms were recently devastated by fire in the community of Flagaman, St. Elizabeth. An assessment conducted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is estimating losses at $45 million. Speaking yesterday (August 20)...

Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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CAC Calls on Parents to Check for Counterfeit Products

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging parents to be wary of counterfeit products during their back-to-school shopping. Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that parents should be careful of purchasing severely marked down items. “You might be thinking that you are getting a deal when in fact it could be a knock-off. So, you are paying...