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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), accepts samples of products created by inmates at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre from Superintendent Herbert McFarlane (second right), during a recent tour of the facility. Lookng on are correctional officers.

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to Place Products on Market

The St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre has created 30 products, which it is looking to place on the market shortly. These items, which have received the endorsement of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, include...

Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron (right), converses with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen; and Chairman of the BSJ’s Standards Council, Senator Matthew Samuda, during Monday’s (July 15) launch of the BSJ’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The event was held at the Bureau’s Winchester Road head office in St. Andrew.

Bureau of Standards Jamaica Lauded for 50 Years of Service

Head of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley.

120 Exhibitors to Showcase Products at ‘Christmas In July’

President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, addresses the organisation’s 124th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday (July 10), at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon.

JAS to Launch Young Farmers’ Association

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Change in Structure of Farm Road Programme

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams (second left); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left), display a certificate of authorisation, at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Alternative Development Project. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (July 8). Sharing the moment are State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right); and Chairman, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Hyacinth Lightbourne.

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Agreement Signed for Cannabis Pilot Project in Accompong St. Elizabeth

A tripartite agreement was signed on Monday (July 8) to implement a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Cannabis Licensing Authority’s (CLA) Alternative Development Project. The agreement was signed by representatives of the CLA, Accompong Town Maroons, and Timeless Herbal Care, during a press conference at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ New Kingston office....

Deputy Prime Minister of the landlocked African nation of Lesotho, Hon. Monyane Moleleki (left), is presented with a Bob Marley T-shirt by Director, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Delano Seiveright, at the Cannabis Europa Conference at the Southbank Centre in London, United Kingdom, recently. Mr. Moleleki and Mr. Seiveright were among a range of speakers from across the globe. Lesotho is the first African country to legalise the cultivation and manufacturing of medicinal cannabis.

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Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA Director

Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright, says emerging reforms in the United States and Europe relating to cannabis are exactly what Jamaica needs to benefit from the lucrative medical marijuana industry. Mr. Seiveright, who recently returned from Great Britain where he joined some 80 panellists from countries across the globe at a Cannabis Europa Conference, said the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), signs a Declaration of Interest to assist micro, small and medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), during the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica/Jamaica Bankers Association ‘Time for Growth: Unlocking the Power of the SME’ workshop, held on Wednesday (July 3), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Observing (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira; and Chairman, Jamaica Association for Micro-Financing, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson.

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MSMEs to Access Loans at Very Low Interest Rate

Owners of micro, small and medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) will soon be able to access loans for their businesses with help from the Government, at 4.75 per cent, one of the lowest interest rates that will be available on the market. This was announced by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, at...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zones Authority (JSEZA), Dr. Eric Deans (third right), joins in displaying the WFZO banner at the organisation

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Jamaica Wins Bid to Host World Free Zones Int’l Conference

Jamaica has been chosen to host the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition in 2021, following a successful bidding process by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). The event will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. A team, led by Chairman of the JSEZA, Metry Seaga, presented Jamaica’s proposal at...

Manager for Agribusiness at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.

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JAMPRO Coordinating Activities to Boost Exports

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has been coordinating various marketing and investment activities aimed at boosting the range of export markets for local products. These engagements include trade missions to Canada and the United States of America (USA), as well as several Caribbean territories, to engage existing and potential investors through one-on-one meetings and tours of commerce spaces. Manager for Agribusiness...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at the opening ceremony for the Arbitration Week Conference on Thursday (June 27) at the Spanish Court Hotel, Kingston.

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MSMEs Urged to Make Use of Arbitration in Settling Commercial Disputes

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to make use of the Arbitration Act in resolving commercial disputes. The legislation, passed in Parliament in April 2017, seeks to facilitate domestic and international trade and commerce, by providing an effective non-judicial mechanism for settling disputes...

Member of Prliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses participants at the opening session of the 37th annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (June 21). The two-day conference is being held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) under the theme ‘Navigating Global Disruption: Creating Opprortunities’.

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Jamaica Prepares for Opportunities in Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Government is working assiduously to ensure Jamaica is able to exploit the potential opportunities anticipated with the onset of the technologically driven fourth industrial revolution, says Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness. Noting that activities linked with this development are “rapidly changing [the] world in which we live”, Mrs. Holness said the...