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Minister Shaw views canna pod at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference

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 27 Sep 2019    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is shown a ‘canna pod’ by Founder of Kreative Kush, Keri-Ann Evans, at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 26.


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Minister Green views a variety of breadfruit products

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 27 Sep 2019    communications   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), views breadfruit products being shown to him by Author Andrea Whyte, at her book launch Breadfruit Recipes: Sweet and Savoury at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, downtown Kingston, on Monday, September 23, 2019. Isle Bites Limited in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica hosted the launch. The aim of the book is to educate and motivate consumers, as well as elevate the use of breadfruit.


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Minister Floyd Green discusses breadfruit with Author Andrea Whyte

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 27 Sep 2019    communications   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), discusses breadfruit drink with Author Andrea Whyte (2nd right); her son Dr. Norman Whyte (right); and Deputy Director, Institute of Jamaica, Nicole Patrick-Shaw, at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, downtown Kingston, on Monday, September 23, 2019. Isle Bites Limited in collaboration with the Institute of Jamaica hosted a book launch of Breadfruit Recipes: Sweet and Savoury by Andrea Whyte. The aim of the book is to educate and motivate consumers, as well as elevate the use...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (third right) shares in a photo opportunity with (from left), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; Americas Committee on Veterinary Medicines (CAMEVET) Board representative, Dr. Gloria Alarcon; World Organisation of Animal Health Regional Representative Dr. Catya Martinez; Director of Veterinary Public Health Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Linnette Peters and Chief Veterinary Officer in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and World Organization of Animal Health delegate for Jamaica, Dr. Osbil Watson. Occasion was the opening of the 25th Seminar on Harmonization of Registration and Control of Veterinary Medicines Americas Committee on Veterinary Medicines (CAMEVET), at the Royalton White Sands Hotel in Trelawny on September 23.

Green urges stakeholders to recognise importance of detecting and managing animal diseases

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 24 Sep 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is urging major players in the veterinary profession and stakeholders in livestock such as importers, producers and distributors, to recognise the importance of detecting and managing animal diseases. Mr. Green informed that as part of Jamaica’s own commitment to the process, a National Emergency Disease Committee is in place to oversee programmes necessary to ensure the island’s preparedness to handle exotic animal diseases and threats. “This is in accordance with Jamaica’s animal diseases and...


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Hon. Floyd Green converses with Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Osbil Watson

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 24 Sep 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, (right) listens attentively to a point made by Chief Veterinary Officer in the Ministry and World Organization of Animal Health delegate for Jamaica, Dr. Osbil Watson. Occasion was the opening of the 25th Seminar on Harmonization of Registration and Control of Veterinary Medicines Americas Committee on Veterinary Medicines (CAMEVET), at the Royalton White Sands Hotel in Trelawny on September 23.


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Minister Floyd Green greets Dr. Catya Martinez

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 24 Sep 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is being introduced to World Organization of Animal Health Regional Representative Dr. Catya Martinez (left), by Chief Veterinary Officer in the Ministry and World Organisation of Animal Health delegate for Jamaica, Dr. Osbil Watson. Occasion was the opening of the 25th Seminar on Harmonization of Registration and Control of Veterinary Medicines Americas Committee on Veterinary Medicines (CAMEVET), at the Royalton White Sands Hotel in Trelawny on September 23.


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left) and Chinese Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency, Tian Qi (second right) symbolically displays the signed protocol allowing Jamaica to export lobster from Jamaica to China, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on September 19. The protocol outlines the sanitary and hygiene conditions necessary to facilitate the export of lobster from Jamaica to China. Others from left are, State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry, Ambassador, Marcia Gilbert Roberts and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture an d Fisheries, Dermon Spence.

Jamaica to export frozen lobster to China

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 23 Sep 2019    communications   
The Government of Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China have signed a protocol that will facilitate the export of lobster from the island to the Asian country. It was signed by Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Tian Qi, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on September 19. The protocol outlines the sanitary and hygiene conditions necessary to facilitate such export and the responsibilities of the local competent authority/veterinary services division in coordination with the General...


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MoU signing for the export of lobster from Jamaica to China

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 23 Sep 2019    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (seated left) observes as Chinese Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency, Tian Qi (seated right) signs a protocol to allow the export of lobster from Jamaica to China, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on September 19. At right is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green. The protocol outlines the sanitary and hygiene conditions necessary to facilitate the export of lobster from Jamaica to China, Others standing from left are, State Minister in the Ministry, Hon...


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Hon. Audley Shaw greets Chinese Ambassador Tian Qi

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 23 Sep 2019    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) is greeted by Chinese Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency, Tian Qi (left) at a media briefing to sign a protocol allowing the export of lobster from Jamaica to China, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on September 19. The protocol outlines the sanitary and hygiene conditions necessary to facilitate the export of lobster from Jamaica to China. At right is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green. The protocol outlines the sanitary and hygiene...


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Chairman, CAC 2000 Foundation, Steven Marston (centre), in dialogue with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, at a graduation ceremony, at the AC Hotel Marriott, Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston on Thursday, September 12, 2019. At left is Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny. The graduation ceremony, organised by JSIF in collaboration with the CAC 2000 Foundation, marked completion of the Alternative Livelihood Skills Training Programme, under which JSIF and CAC 2000 partnered with 6 organizations to provide training to over 600 individuals from 18 underserved communities across 7 parishes in the field of air conditioning installation and maintenance.

Minister Shaw lauds JSIF’s alternative livelihood skills development training programme

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 13 Sep 2019    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, has lauded the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Training Programme. Under the programme, JSIF partnered with the CAC 2000 Foundation to train 132 persons from 18 underserved communities across 7 parishes in air conditioning installation and maintenance with 72 completing the training successfully. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the skills training programme at the AC Hotel Marriot, Lady Musgrave Road on Thursday (September 12), Minister Shaw said that “where there is human...


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