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Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Custos of Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green (left), at a function at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester. At centre is Alicia Green, wife of the Custos.

Shaw Says Resocialisation Will Help To Curb Domestic Violence

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 7, 2020

Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling for resocialisation to assist in ending domestic violence across the island. Mr. Shaw, who is also Minister of...

Interim Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (centre), uses special glasses to inspect citrus leaves for disease at the 21st annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency (JCPA), held at Bybrook Sporting Facility in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (February 5). Observing are Citrus Protection Officer in the Ministry, Alfred Barrett (left); and JCPA Chairman, Peter McConnell.

Gov’t Committed To Safeguarding Citrus Industry

By: Ainsworth Morris, February 7, 2020

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Youth In Agriculture Symposium, held on February 5 at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester.

Noted Businessman To Invest In Mega Farm In St. Catherine

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 7, 2020

Agriculture 6 years ago FAO Providing Support On National School-Feeding Programme
By: Serena Grant, January 31, 2020
Agriculture 6 years ago Agriculture Ministry To Speed Up Farm Road Repairs
By: Okoye Henry, January 28, 2020
Agriculture 6 years ago Gov’t Provides $200 Million To Assist Cane Farmers In St. Thomas
By: Ainsworth Morris, January 27, 2020

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) plants an East Indian mango tree with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Kingston Girl of the year, Deja-Nai Grant (foreground, 2nd left) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira (foreground, right). Occasion was the launch of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew on Wednesday (January 22). Looking on (in background from left) are: Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Richard Blair; Chairman of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum, Brian Crichlow; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke-Harris; and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson.

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Jamaica a Regional Leader in Protecting Plant Health

Jamaica has been commended by regional and international organisations for launching the International Year of the Plant Health (IYPH), becoming the first country in the Caribbean to join the global...

By: Tanesha undle, January 25, 2020

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce , Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses stakeholders at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.

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Praedial Larceny Unit To Be Strengthened This Year

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Praedial Larceny Unit in the Ministry will be strengthened this year. Mr. Green...

By: Serena Grant, January 24, 2020

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff road in St. James on Wednesday (January 22). The Minister also opened the Prosper to Tangle River roadways on the day.

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Agriculture Ministry Beefing Up Praedial Larceny Unit

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is beefing up the praedial larceny unit in order to enhance its effectiveness in curtailing agricultural theft across the island. Minister without...

By: Rochelle Clayton, January 24, 2020

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the Bengal pump station solar system in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschette; Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Senator Aubyn Hill; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

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Solar System Now Powers Bengal Pump Station In Trelawny

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) has commissioned into service a solar-powered system at the Bengal pump station in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, which will reduce annual energy cost at the facility...

By: Nickieta Sterling, January 24, 2020

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Agricultural Assistant Programme To Be Launched In March

An agricultural assistant programme, aimed at strengthening extension services provided to the farming sector, will be launched in March. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...

By: Serena Grant, January 24, 2020

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Harold Paul Muschette (centre); and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton, at the official launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held on Wednesday (January 22), at the Hague Showground in Trelawny.

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Company To Invest US$280 Million In Bamboo Farm

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says a company is set to invest US$280 million in the development of a bamboo...

By: Serena Grant, January 24, 2020

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Some 841 Acres Of Cocoa In St. Mary Treated For Frosty Pod Rot

More than 841 acres of cocoa in St. Mary have been treated under the Frosty Pod Rot Management Programme. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said...

By: Tanesha Mundle, January 23, 2020

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, speaks at the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff and Prosper to Tangle River roadways in South St. James, on Wednesday, January 22.

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Ministry To Lobby For More Money To Fix Farm Roads

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be lobbying for a $1.4-billion allocation in the next Budget to rehabilitate more farm roads islandwide in the 2020/2021 financial year....

By: Okoye Henry, January 23, 2020

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Jamaica a Regional Leader in Protecting Plant Health

Praedial Larceny Unit To Be Strengthened This Year

Agriculture Ministry Beefing Up Praedial Larceny Unit

Solar System Now Powers Bengal Pump Station In Trelawny

Agricultural Assistant Programme To Be Launched In March

Company To Invest US$280 Million In Bamboo Farm

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