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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, addresses a workshop on the Updated Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurship Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 25).

Updated MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy Presented to Stakeholders

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 26, 2018

Stakeholders in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector got an opportunity to review the Updated MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy and offer their suggestions, comments and recommendations before it...

Director General of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation (PSTM) Division, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott.

Ministries to Complete Service Improvement Plans by April

By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 26, 2018

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, takes a picture of the Bakers Common to Halifax farm road in Manchester, during his tour of the roads on January 24.

Farm Roads in Manchester and St. Elizabeth to Be Repaired

By: Barbara Ellington, January 26, 2018

Agriculture 8 years ago Government Embarks on Programme to Expand Irrigation
By: Latonya Linton, January 25, 2018
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By: Chad Bryan, January 25, 2018
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), enjoys a cup of coffee with wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre); and Vice President of the Cottage Farmers Group of East Rural St. Andrew, Mervin Hibbert (left), at the press launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 23.

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Programme to Bring Farmers Closer to Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an entrepreneurial training and coaching programme to assist local farmers to better understand the tourism industry, will be introduced in the first quarter of...

By: Chad Bryan, January 24, 2018

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while addressing a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (January 23). The Minister said the pre-shipment inspection regime for imported used motor vehicles will come into effect on February 1.

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Pre-Shipment Inspection of Imported Used Vehicles Begins February 1

The Government’s pre-shipment inspection regime for imported used motor vehicles, which will provide greater protection for consumers, comes into effect on February 1. Under the regime, the Government has employed...

By: Alecia Smith, January 24, 2018

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 19.

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Agriculture Push-Start Going Well

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the pilot of the Agriculture Push-Start (APS) programme, launched in Guys Hill, St. Mary...

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 23, 2018

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, addresses the Women & Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 19.

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Engaging Young People In Agriculture Can Help Curb Crime – Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson, says the active engagement of young people in agriculture can turn them away from a...

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 20, 2018

Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector, Sanniel Wilson, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (January 9), about the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries initiative to deal with the Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) cocoa disease.

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Agriculture Ministry to Assist Farmers to Tackle Cocoa Disease

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will commence sensitising and training farmers to manage the Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) cocoa disease, beginning tomorrow (January 10). Speaking at a...

By: Peta Gay Rowe, January 10, 2018

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, presents the Ministry’s trophy to Asher Harrison of Greater Portmore Primary School, who was the winner in the primary school category of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) inaugural essay competition in 2016. Sharing the moment is Marketing Coordinator at Newport Fersan, Joan Sharpe Colley.

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Deadline for PLPU Essay and Poster Competitions Extended

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has extended the deadline for entries to its Essay and Poster Competitions. Students now have...

By: Judith A. Hunter, January 6, 2018

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), inspects bananas for export with General Manager, The Banana Board, Janet Conie. The bananas will be shipped to Trinidad for the first time on December 25. The 36,000 pounds of produce were loaded in a container at the compound of the Agriculture Export Centre (AMC Complex) in Kingston on Thursday (December 21).

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Shipment of Banana Leaves for Trinidad Dec. 25

A shipment of 36,000 pounds of internationally certified bananas, destined for Trinidad and Tobago, is to depart the island on Monday (December 25). The green bananas, which have been packed...

By: Alecia Smith, December 22, 2017

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (seated, centre) in discussion with (from left), Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, and State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was a signing ceremony for an advisory agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the establishment of a national trade portal. The event was held at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue location in New Kingston on December 19. Standing is Head of Operations, IFC, Judith Green.

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Online Registration of Businesses by March 2018

The Government intends to put the necessary systems in place to facilitate the online registration of businesses by March next year. This is to be undertaken through the Companies Office...

By: Alecia Smith, December 21, 2017

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Farm Roads in Manchester and St. Elizabeth to Be Repaired

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Programme to Bring Farmers Closer to Tourism

Pre-Shipment Inspection of Imported Used Vehicles Begins February 1

Agriculture Push-Start Going Well

Engaging Young People In Agriculture Can Help Curb Crime – Hutchinson

Agriculture Ministry to Assist Farmers to Tackle Cocoa Disease

Deadline for PLPU Essay and Poster Competitions Extended

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