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Min. Floyd Green says new online business registration portal to transform Jamaica’s business environment

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 09 Aug 2019    ICTAdmin   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded the implementation of the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF), the online portal for the registration of businesses, with the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) an agency of the Ministry. Minister Green was speaking at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on August 7. He stated that the launch of the online portal is a critical step in the right direction in fulfilling the country’s collective vision to ensure that each community is moved from poverty to prosperity,...


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PM introduces sorrel to Uhuru Kenyatta

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 08 Aug 2019    ICTAdmin   
Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), Prime Minister of Jamaica, introduces sorrel to Uhuru Kenyatta (right), President of the Republic of Kenya, during a tour of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF)Village at the 67th staging of Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 6. Looking on is the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio at MICAF.


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Hon Floyd Green presents winning trophy for Agro Business

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 08 Aug 2019    ICTAdmin   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, presents the winning trophy for Agro Business/Agro-Industry to Tiffany Moorhouse, Jamaica Agricultural Society Trelawny Parish Manager, at the official ceremony of the 67 th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 6.


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Companies Office of Jamaica launches Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF)

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 08 Aug 2019    ICTAdmin   
Entrepreneurs wanting to start business in Jamaica will now have the option of doing so at their own convenience with the launch of the Companies Office of Jamaica ’s online platform, the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF). The eBRF will convert the paper business registration form into an electronic version, and will allow business operators to register their business name and company from wherever they are in the world and from the convenience of their home. For persons without Internet access or a computer, the COJ will have kiosks set up at Tax Administration Jamaica offices, at...


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Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), Prime Minister of Jamaica, congratulates Matthew Thomas, young farmer from Bushy Park Farm, as he displays his prize-winning bull at the Livestock Parade at the 67th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 6. At centre is the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

High Praises for Denbigh 2019

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 07 Aug 2019    ICTAdmin   
The 67 th annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show held August 4-6 at the showground in May Pen, Clarendon, has come in for high praises. Prime Minister the Most Hon Andrew Holness described the grounds as beautiful and the livestock impressive. Mr. Holness also praised the organisers and show participants, noting that the stalls he saw during his tour demonstrated that agriculture was strong and robust in Jamaica, with great opportunities, and great possibilities. The Prime Minister, along with Minister of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw,...


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Agriculture Minister announces increased cocoa prices

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 07 Aug 2019    ICTAdmin   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced an increase in the price of cocoa payable to farmers. The price per box will move from $2,600 to $3,000 per box. The Minister made the announcement while addressing the 67 th annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 5. “As we continue to support our farmers, I am pleased that we have successfully increased the prices by $400 per box and we are not stopping there,” he said. In a wide-ranging address, Minister Shaw also announced a revamp of the current measures...


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Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica makes courtesy call on Ministers

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 31 Jul 2019    ICTAdmin   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) listens keenly to a point made by Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Janet Olisa (left) during the high commissioner’s visit to the Ministry’s St. Lucia offices in New Kingston on July 30. At (right), State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green looks on. Discussions were held on deepening collaboration between both countries on trade, craft, fashion and the movie industry.


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MICAF Participates in Validation Workshop

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 31 Jul 2019    ICTAdmin   
Una May Gordon, Principal Director in the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation speaking with (from left) Winston Shaw, Senior Director, Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, and Dr. Roy McNeil, Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Accelerating the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Jamaica Validation Workshop at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 30. Under the theme ‘Promoting Climate Finance to Support Agriculture through...


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National Farm Queens visit MICAF

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 31 Jul 2019    ICTAdmin   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw shares in a photo opportunity with the farm queens who visited the Ministry’s St. Lucia offices in New Kingston on July 31. Minister Shaw held discussions on their plans for the future as well as the development of the agriculture sector. The winner of this year’s National Farm Queen Competition will be crowned on Monday , August 5, at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show.


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Minister Hutchinson tours St. Mary

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 30 Jul 2019    ICTAdmin   
Cyril Chambers (right), farmer, in Dean Pen, St. Mary, shows carrots and sweet corn reaped from his farm to the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, on July 26. At left is President of the Elliot Farmers Community Group Marvalee Russell. The occasion was a meeting to discuss a proposal by the group for assistance in setting up an incubator project at the premises of the former Rose Bank Primary School to include a workshop to manufacture bamboo furniture and craft and greenhouse farming, among other things.


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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

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