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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, second left) and Food and Agriculture 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 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.
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, second left) and Food and Agriculture 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 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.

Disinfectant Mats To Be Installed At Norman Manley Airport

By: Tanesha Mundle, January 23, 2020
Effective February 1, disinfectant mats will be installed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston as part of the Government’s efforts to reduce the risk of plant and animal...
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), shares a light moment with (from left): Jamaica Representative, Marsha Johnson; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; United States Representatives, Megan Wall and Michael Moscarelli. Occasion was the USAID Farmer to Farmer Conference 2020, held at The Liguanea Club in New Kingston, on Monday (January 6).

New Agricultural Transformation Project For St. Catherine

By: Ainsworth Morris, January 6, 2020
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden (right), engages in a light moment with the longest participant in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme, George Blackwood, who has been travelling to Canada for job opportunities under the programme for over 20 years. Occasion was a send-off ceremony at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Overseas Employment Services Centre on Friday (January 3). Mr. Blackwood is among 228 workers who will be leaving the island between now and Monday (January 6), to work in Canada.

First Batch Of Farm Workers Depart For Canada

By: Alecia Smith, January 6, 2020

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), hands over the Cannabis Licensing Authority's (CLA) 50th licence for operations in the local medical cannabis industry to Director of Outlier Biopharma Limited, Brian Thelwell (right), on Wednesday (December 4), at the CLA's New Kingston offices. Sharing in the moment is Chief Executive Officer, CLA, Lincoln Allen.
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CLA Issues 50th Licence

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has issued its 50th licence for operations in the medical cannabis industry. The Montego Bay-based Outlier Biopharma Limited was presented with the permit to operate...
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By: Ainsworth Morris, December 5, 2019