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Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets student at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Inaugural National Youth in Agriculture Symposium at the Northern Caribbean University Gymnatorium in Mandeville on February 5, 2020. Thousands of young people from schools across the island participated in the symposium which was held under the theme ‘I am Agri-Smart’, with the aim of increasing awareness of the many career opportunities within the agricultural sector.

Shaw tells young people to get ready for agricultural transformation

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 06 Feb 2020    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is encouraging young people to get ready to participate in the agricultural sector noting that they are integral to the transformation of the sector. “Young people, it is time to get ready,” said Minister Shaw as he addressed thousands of young people at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Inaugural National Youth in Agriculture Symposium held at the Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville on February 5. “I believe that agriculture, rural development and the youth are inextricably linked and connected and a youth farmer who is...


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Important Notice on the 2020 Conch Close Season

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 06 Feb 2020    ICTAdmin   
The National Fisheries Authority wishes to inform the general public that the conch close season remains in effect and continues until March 31, 2020. During this time it is illegal to catch, sell or process any conch meat. Conch meat which has been previously declared must remain in cold storage until the season officially re-opens. For further information please contact the National Fisheries Authority at 876-967-2081, 876-923-8811, 876-923-8813.


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Chief Plant Quarantine Officer of the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection (PQPI) Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Sanniel Wilson-Graham (right) is in discussion with students of the Golden Valley Primary and Infant at a Botanical and Horticultural Seminar, at Hope Gardens in Kingston on January 31.

Jamaicans being encouraged to become stewards of the environment

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 04 Feb 2020    communications   
Jamaicans are being encouraged to become stewards of the environment by ensuring that the well-being of plants and animals are safeguarded. Chief Plant Quarantine Officer of the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, informed that this is possible by aiding in the recovery of certain species and preventing other species from becoming at risk. “Each of us can and should play a part in protecting plants, which ensures protection of life,” she emphasised. Mrs. Wilson-Graham was speaking at the second...


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MICAF's Chief Plant Quarantine Officer Sanniel Wilson-Graham examines plant at a Botanical and Horticultural Seminar

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 04 Feb 2020    communications   
Chief Plant Quarantine Officer of the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Sanniel Wilson-Graham (centre), examines a plant with Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie (left), at a Botanical and Horticultural Seminar, at Hope Gardens in Kingston on January 31. At right is Acting Superintendent of the MICAF’s Public Gardens Division, Shanae Marks Bryan.


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General Manager of Carib Cement Yago Castro greets Chief Technical Director Monique Gibbs during a site visit of the company’s plant in Rockfort

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 04 Feb 2020    communications   
General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Yago Castro (right), greets Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Monique Gibbs, during a site visit of the company’s plant in Rockfort, Kingston, on Thursday, January 30, 2020. At centre is Enterprise Risk Manager, CCCL, Alejandro Madrigal. The Commerce Division of MICAF, as a part of continued monitoring of the cement industry toured the CCCL plant.


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Enterprise Risk Manager Alejandro Madrigal explains operations of Carib Cement

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 04 Feb 2020    communications   
Enterprise Risk Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Alejandro Madrigal (right), explains operations of the company to (from left) Acting Director, Commerce Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Margaritta Sherwood; Director of Commodities, Martin Phillips; Chief Technical Director Monique Gibbs; and Director of Pricing and Supplies, Jermaine Hunter, of the MICAF, during a site visit of the company’s plant in Rockfort, Kingston, on Thursday, January 30, 2020. The Commerce Division of MICAF, as a part of its continued monitoring of the cement...


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MICAF tours Caribbean Cement Company

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 04 Feb 2020    communications   
Production Coordinator, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Darron Pinnock (centre), gives (from left) Acting Director, Commerce Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood; Director of Commodities, MICAF, Martin Phillips; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs; and Director of Pricing and Supplies, Jermaine Hunter, a tour of the company’s plant in Rockfort, Kingston, on Thursday, January 30, 2020. The Commerce Division of MICAF, as a part of its continued monitoring of the cement industry toured the CCCL plant.


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Hon Audley Shaw (4th right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, breaks ground for construction of the $109-million Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)Hanover Parish Office along with (from left) Kelvin Hill, contractor of Morris Hill Ltd; Nigel Myrie, Chairman, RADA National Board; Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Dave Brown, Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover; Devon Brown, Chairman, RADA Hanover Parish Board; Member of Parliament Hanover Western, Ian Hayles; and Winston Simpson, Principal Director for Field Services & Operations, RADA, on January 29, 2020 at Haughton Court in Hanover.

Shaw breaks ground for new RADA Hanover office building

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 31 Jan 2020    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, broke ground for construction of a $109-million single storey building to house the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Haughton Court on January 29, 2020. The new facility will replace the old dilapidated building, which was demolished in 2017, and will enable improved operations for staff, and an extension of the services offered to the over 7,400 farmers in the parish. The second-largest producer of turmeric, a crop with increasing demand both locally and internationally,...


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Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board Limited (TBL), Douglas Webster.

Trade Board Resumes Bimonthly Meetings With Customs Brokers

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 31 Jan 2020    communications   
Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board Limited, Douglas Webster, says the recently reinstated bimonthly meetings with the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica is a part of the Trade Board’s efforts to improve responsiveness to issues while conducting trade. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Webster noted that the significant increase in the number of vehicles being imported resulted in a backlog last year. “Essentially, there has been a surge in the volume of imports, particularly motor vehicles, and, within that category, in the sub-category of used motor vehicles...


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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, displays his custom-made bag from local small business, Bresheh, which is now a part of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation's (JAMPRO) Export Max Programme. Mr . Green was addressing the closing exercise of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Design Fusion Programme, at the agency's Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston on Wednesday (January 29).

Gov’t To Expand Business Incubator Services This Year

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 31 Jan 2020    communications   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government will be expanding incubator spaces for the small business sector this year. “We have to bring these [services] closer to the people. I have already tasked the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) team to work with the Factories Corporation of Jamaica. We have identified some possible spaces in rural Jamaica, and this year, we will definitely expand our incubator cohort,” he added. The State Minister was addressing the closing ceremony for the JBDC’s Design...


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