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President Robert Weinstein greets Hon. Audley Shaw at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm

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 12 Dec 2019    communications   
Robert Weinstein (centre), Co-Founder & President, Organic Growth Holdings, Inc, greets the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11, 2019. At right is Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Delano Seiveright. The 365-acre farm provides employment for several former sugar cane workers from the surrounding communities and will produce CBD oil for both the local and international markets.


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Hon. Audley Shaw participates in flag-raising exercise at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm

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 12 Dec 2019    communications   
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Robert Weinstein, Co-Founder & President, Organic Growth Holdings, Inc., participate in flag-raising exercise at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm assisted by Devon Lawrence (left) at the Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11, 2019. Looking on is Shawn Rogers, Vice-President, OGH Grow Jamaica. The 365-acre farm provides employment for several former sugar cane workers in the surrounding communities and will produce CBD oil for both the...


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State Minister in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents Ynoquie Wedderburn with the bio-economy award, at the annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4. The award was presented to her for recognition of her development of natural cosmetic products from the bee-keeping enterprise and application of organic treatments for pest and diseases.

National Youth in Agriculture Policy to be completed next year

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 10 Dec 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the National Youth in Agriculture Policy is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020. Addressing the annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4, Mr. Green gave an assurance that “we’re going to get it done”. The National Youth in Agriculture Policy and implementation plan will be carried out over a 10-year period at a cost of some $400...


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Hon. Floyd Green raises a toast with IICA Country Representative Dr. Elizabeth Johnson

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 10 Dec 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (left), raises a toast with Country Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, at the annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4.


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IICA First- place Youth in Agribusiness award for 2019 Kemoy McKenzie

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 10 Dec 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (left), congratulates the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) first- place Youth in Agribusiness awardee for 2019, Kemoy McKenzie, at IICA’s annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4. At centre is IICA’s Carlene Walker.


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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.

CLA Issues 50th Licence

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 10 Dec 2019    communications   
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 a retail herbal house (without facility for consumption) during a ceremony on Wednesday (December 4), at the CLA’s New Kingston offices. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, commended the CLA on the milestone, and hailed Outlier Biopharma for joining the growing local cannabis sector. “The industry is moving fast. Even as we celebrate this 50th licence...


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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), listens to Minister Audley Shaw (centre), at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, on Thursday (December 5), in Kingston. At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

Minister Calls On Farmers To Write Letters For Road Repairs

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 10 Dec 2019    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is calling on farmers to write formal letters with requests for road repairs in their communities. Speaking at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing on Thursday (December 5) in Kingston, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said these letters must be sent to the Parish Manager of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). “That Manager will then take the requests to the Parish Advisory Board where they will then look at it and do their due diligence from the data that they have, along with...


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), shares in a photo opportunity with Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association honouree, Richard Sharp (centre), who collects a plaque from JCEA Chairman, Norman Grant at the JCEA inaugural awards banquet at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 7.

Government embarks on drive to increase tree densities on coffee plantations

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 09 Dec 2019    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the government is embarking upon a drive to increase tree densities on coffee plantations from the current average of between 600 to 650 plants per acre to 800 plants per acre. This, he noted, is to be done over time and is a part of initiatives being undertaken to stimulate future growth of the coffee sector. Mr. Shaw was addressing the inaugural awards banquet of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association (JCEA) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on December 7. Other initiatives to boost growth of the...


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United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, speaks at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MBCCI) Awards Banquet, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on Saturday (November 30).

US Ambassador Calls On Jamaicans To Take Better Advantage Of CBI

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 09 Dec 2019    communications   
Addressing the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MBCCI) Awards Banquet, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on Saturday (November 30), Mr. Tapia indicated that local companies can get “5 to 20 per cent tax refund” on export goods if they fill out the required CBI documentation. “You don’t get the full 5 to 20 per cent tax refund for your export because of one reason, you don’t fill out a one-page document,” he said. “That one-page document put you in a different relationship with profitability to your company. The 5 to 20 per cent that you can recoup by...


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Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Raymond Walker, Chairman & CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CAB), at the relaunch of the CAB Loyalty Programme at Mercedes-Benz Showroom in Kingston on December 5, 2019. At centre is Natalie St. Louis, Strategic Corporate Consultant, CAB. Minister Shaw commended CAB for the relaunch of the loyalty programme, noting that it was a way of giving back to its over 50,000 customers who will be able to receive discounts from over 200 healthcare providers. CAB has also partnered with Silver Star Motors Limited where customers can now benefit from a discount of $500,000 off the purchase price of a Mercedes-Benz.

Insurance industry excellent avenue for economic growth, says Minister Shaw

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 06 Dec 2019    communications   
Accounting, as it does, for some 11.5 per cent of the country’s financial assets, the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has described the insurance industry as an excellent avenue for economic growth. “The industry saw total assets amounting to $316.2 billion as at March 31, 2018, representing an increase of 8.4 per cent over the $291.6 billion reported for the period ending March 31, 2017,” said Minister Shaw. Noting that there has been a steady growth in sales in the life insurance sector, Minister Shaw stated that “life insurance companies continue...


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