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Industry Minister Calls on More Young People to Offer Innovative Ideas

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on more youth in Jamaica to offer innovative ideas and creativity that will aid the nation with economic growth. Speaking at the Optimist Club of Kingston Meeting on...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), loads forage into a silo packer, at the official handover of the equipment at the Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 12). The silo packer, which was acquired through funding from the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH), project, will ensure the provision of high-quality feed for the dairy cattle industry. Chief of Party, Ja REEACH, Karyll Aitcheson (right), and stakeholders in the dairy industry look on.

Plans for Dairy Sector Revitalisation

The top three entrepreneurs in Scotiabank’s 2018 Vision Achievers Programme, display their awards at the closing ceremony for the initiative, held on Tuesday (September 11), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. They are (from left): Managing Director of Morgan’s Creek Limited, Joni-Dale Morgan; Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Care Packages, Rory Walker; and Managing Director of Quality Systems Solutions and Initiatives, Sheryl Anderson.

Minister Shaw Hails Scotiabank’s Vision Achievers Programme

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, addresses a Youth in Agriculture forum on Friday (September 7) at the Knox Community College's Cobbla campus in Manchester.

Minister Shaw Looking to Link Small Ganja Farmers with Large Processors

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Chairman, Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), Phillip Henriques, at a luncheon hosted by the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 4).

Manufacturers Who Import White Sugar Will Have to Pay Duty Up Front

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), responds to questions from journalists during the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s (STATIN) media sensitisation seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 30). The seminar, which was held under the theme ‘Statistics and the Media – Why Understanding Official Data Matters’, was aimed at assisting media practitioners to understand, interpret and present official data accurately. It focused on the gross domestic product and consumer price index. Listening (from left) are STATIN Director General, Carol Coy; Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, and Head of the Institute’s Indices and Price Analyses Unit, Shelly-Ann Chambers.

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Growth in Mining and Quarrying Sector

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the July 2018 producer price indices for the mining and quarrying, and manufacturing industries grew by 4.4 and one per cent, respectively. This was noted by STATIN’s Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, during the Institute’s media sensitisation seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (August 30)....

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Fair Trading Commission Developing Merger Review Framework

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is in the process of creating a formal merger review framework through which various issues are to addressed before a merger takes place. Senior FTC Legal Counsel, Dr. Delroy Beckford, told JIS News that the process will entail legislative amendments; sensitising key sector stakeholders; and conducting ongoing consultations with the existing regulators. “So the FTC...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, with participants in the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit essay and poster competition, at the awards ceremony, held today (August 28) at the Ministry, Hope Gardens. At second left is winner in the poster category, Sehu Ray. Others (from left) are Camara Hamilton (second, essay competition); Alaine Preston (second, poster competition) and Angelique Forrest (third, poster competition).

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Agriculture Minister Commends Winners of PLPU Competition

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded winners of this year’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) Essay and Poster competition. He was speaking at the competition’s awards ceremony, held today (August 28), at the Ministry, Hope Gardens, in Kingston. “Your bold step to enter this competition shows that you are all motivated to make a...

Chairman, Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC), Randy Dougherty, addressing an accreditation session at the IAAC’s 23rd Annual General Assembly on Monday (August 27) at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James. The event is being hosted by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) from August 25 to 31.

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Jamaica Can Benefit Significantly from Accredited Conformity Assessments

Chairman of the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC), Randy Dougherty, says Jamaica’s industry and commerce sectors can benefit significantly from the globally recognised accredited conformity assessments. A conformity assessment directly or indirectly determines whether a process, product, service, or person meets and fulfils stipulated technical standards. The engagement includes certification, inspection, testing, calibration, validation, and verification activities. These are performed by...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Chairman, Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG), Charles Johnston (right), on arrival at the company’s Fourth Avenue, Newport West facility in Kingston on Friday (August 24). Looking on is JPG Chief Executive Officer, Jeffery Hall.

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Minister Shaw Impressed with Jamaica Producers Group’s Operations at Kingston Wharves Complex

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has praised Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JPG) on the quality of its operations at the Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) complex. Speaking with JIS News after touring the facility on Friday (August 24) withChief Executive Officer, Jeffery Hall, and other senior managers, Mr. Shaw said he was “very impressed” with JPG’s tremendous growth in agriculture...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and his wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), examine an artefact at the Independence Exhibition in the Ballroom of King’s House on Thursday (August 2), before the start of the Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen’s Independence Reception. At right is the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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PM Says Jamaicans Must Focus More on the Sciences, Commerce and Industry

As the nation gears up to celebrate 56 years of Independence next Monday (August 6), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on Jamaicans to focus more on the sciences, commerce, industry and trade for the development of the economy and to make their mark in those areas across the world. Speaking at the Governor-General, His Excellency the...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. He gave an update on plans for Denbigh 2018.

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JUTC to Provide Transport to Denbigh

Patrons attending this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, scheduled to take place from August 4 to 6, will be given an opportunity to travel in comfort. The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will again provide park-and-ride services over the three days. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and Chairman of the...