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Acting Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Gillian Guthrie (right) and students listen to Environmental Officer, National Environment and Planning Agency, Chillon McNally (second right), as he speaks about species at a Botanical and Horticultural Seminar, held at Hope Gardens, on January 31.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Rich Biodiversity

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 19 Feb 2020    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is calling on more Jamaicans to preserve the rich biodiversity that exists, given the impact Climate Change is having on natural resources. Jamaica’s terrestrial biodiversity is characterised by over 3,304 vascular plant species; approximately 600 species of ferns; 136 species of butterflies and 106 known bird species that are only found on the island, which are all under threat due to human activities and climate change. Chief Plant Quarantine Officer from the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry,...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (centre); and Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake, 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

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 19 Feb 2020    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has disclosed that a group headed by business mogul, Michael Lee-Chin, is investing in a major agricultural project in St. Catherine. According to Minister Shaw, the mega farm, to be established on lands formerly occupied by Innswood Sugar Estates, will have mango and soursop orchards, cantaloupes, melons, and short- and long-term crops. Delivering 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,...


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Minister Shaw meets with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan

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 13 Feb 2020    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan (centre); and Principal Assistant, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Ang Wunly, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The purpose of the visit was to seek support from the Government of Jamaica for Singapore’s candidate for the position of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization. The election for the new...


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Minister Shaw views machinery used in farming

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 12 Feb 2020    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), listens as Vice President of Farming Operations, at Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited, Nicholas Duke (left), explains the purpose of the machinery used in the farming process during a tour of the farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon on February 7. Others from second left are Chief Executive Officer and Director of Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited, Hurshel Cyrus and Principal Director of Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Winston Simpson. Minister Shaw was invited by the proprietors of...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right) along with chairman of the board, Caribbean Cement Company, Parris Lyew-Ayee (left) cut the ribbon commissioning the new palletizer machine at the Caribbean Cement Rockfort facilities on Monday, February 10, 2020.

Minister Shaw Welcomes the Commissioning of Caribbean Cement Company’s New Palletizer Machine

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 11 Feb 2020    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw has welcomed the commissioning of Caribbean Cement Company Limited’s new palletizer machine which has been installed at the company’s packaging plant, Rockfort, with a second machine to be subsequently commissioned soon. The palletizer, which was officially commissioned into service on Monday (February 10), will now be able to turn out 55 thousand bags of cement per day instead of the previous average of 35 thousand bags, an increase of 57%. The new machine, which is a significant milestone in the modernization and...


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Minister Audley Shaw at the inauguration of a new palletizer machine at the Caribbean Cement Company

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 11 Feb 2020    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (centre) shares a light moment with General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Yoga Castro (left) and Archbishop of Kingston, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Most Rev. Kenneth D. Richards (right), at the inauguration of a new palletizer machine at the Caribbean Cement Rockfort facilities on Monday, February 10, 2020. The new machine which is a significant milestone in the modernization and transformation of the plant will allow the company to meet growing consumer demand with a prompt response to its clients’...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, points to castor beans under cultivation at the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth during a tour by Dr Crispim Moreira (left), Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, on February 7, 2020. At centre is Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority. The 2,400- acre property, former sugar cane lands, has been leased by Holland Producers Ltd. Currently, 65 small farmers are engaged in the cultivation of a variety of crops including papaya, melon, sweet pepper, cantaloupe, sorrel, and sweet potato.

Production under way at Holland Agro-Economic Zone

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 11 Feb 2020    communications   
Some 65 small farmers are currently engaged in the cultivation of a variety of crops including papaya, melon, sweet pepper, cantaloupe, sorrel, and sweet potato, on approximately 850 acres of land at Holland in St. Elizabeth where Jamaica’s first agro-economic zone is being established. The 2,400-acre property will comprise farms as well as grading, packaging and processing facilities, where farmers can sell their produce. Speaking during a tour of the property on February 7, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries,...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson and FAO Representative Dr Crispim Moreira taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone

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 11 Feb 2020    communications   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dr Crispim Moreira (right), Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth on February 7, 2020. At left is Nathan Samuels, Parish Agricultural Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority. The 2,400-acre property, former sugar cane lands, has been leased by Holland Producers Limited Currently, 65 small farmers are engaged in the cultivation...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson discusses production of broccoli under cultivation at the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth

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 11 Feb 2020    communications   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses production of broccoli under cultivation at the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth on February 7, 2020 with (from left) farmer Steve Neish, Dr Crispim Moreira, Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, and Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority. The 2,400-acre property, former sugar cane lands, has been leased by Holland Producers Limited. Currently, 65 small farmers...


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Hon. Audley Shaw tours Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited in Spring Plain Clarendon

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 11 Feb 2020    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), listens attentively as Special Crop Coordinator in the Ministry, Locksley Waite (left) explains the process of planting Irish potato during a tour of Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited in Spring Plain, Clarendon on February 7. Others from second left are Vice President of Farming Operations at Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited, Nicholas Duke, Principal Director of Field Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Winston Simpson and Director of Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited, Sophia Campbell...


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