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Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival

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 10 Nov 2017    communications   
Dr. Osbil Watson (left), Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents a certificate of appreciation to Robin Crum-Ewing of Green Castles Estate for donation of calves to the calf scramble competition at the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival since 2010. The presentation was made at the 18th staging of the festival in St. Ann on November 9.


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18th staging of the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival

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 10 Nov 2017    communications   
Dr. Osbil Watson, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the 18th staging of the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival held in St. Ann on November 9. Dr. Watson, who was representing the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, stated that over 21,000 cattle have been tagged under the Ministry’s National Animal Identification and Traceability System programme.


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Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival

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 10 Nov 2017    communications   
Winners of the Goat Scramble Competition held at the 18th staging of the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival in St. Ann on November 9.


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Launch of Eat Jamaica Month 2017

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 10 Nov 2017    communications   
From left, Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, presents gift bag with local produce and an Eat Jamaican bumper sticker to the Hon. Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, while Yolando Gibson (right), special projects coordinator at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents to the Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month, held at MICAF’s Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on November 1.


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Agriculture Ministry takes action to prevent incursion of banana disease

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 09 Nov 2017    communications   
In the wake of calls from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to banana-producing countries to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease of bananas, also known as, Fusarium wilt, Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is moving ahead to monitor the situation and increase knowledge and awareness about the disease. The disease is currently not in Jamaica and in a bid to ensure that it is not introduced into the country, the Ministry is appealing to all Jamaicans to “Help us keep it out!”,...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (seated, left), shakes hand with President and CEO, BMR Energy LLC, Bruce Levy, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) and BMR Energy LLC, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Under the MOU solar energy will be provided to the Monymusk Sugar Factory to power its irrigation system. Seated at right is Chairman, Board of Directors, SCJ Holdings Limited, Wentworth Charles and standing (l-r) are Chief Executive Officer, SCJ Holdings Limited, John Gayle and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin.

Monymusk to get solar power for irrigation system

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 08 Nov 2017    communications   
The Monymusk sugar factory in Clarendon is set to become the first sugar factory in Jamaica to have its irrigation system powered by solar energy. This was announced today, November 7, 2017, by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SCJ Holdings Ltd and BMR Energy LLC at the St Lucia Avenue offices of his Ministry. Minister Samuda stressed the need for the consistent supply of irrigation to the fertile lands at Monymusk and said that the solar system was expected to supply some 50 per cent of the...


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Samuda heads to 45th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development

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 08 Nov 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is to depart the island on Wednesday, November 8 to attend the 45th meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister Samuda will join counterpart Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers at the two day meeting from November 9-10 to consider and take decisions on regional trade and economic agenda items. The Council will discuss future trade with the United Kingdom post Brexit and the free movement of persons in keeping with provisions of the Revised Treaty and Decisions...


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Signing of MOU between the Sugar Company of Jamaica and BMR Energy LLC

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 08 Nov 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) and BMR Energy LLC, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Seated from left are Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry; President & CEO, BMR Energy LLC, Bruce Levy; Chief Executive Officer, John Gayle; Chairman, Wentworth Charles, of the SCJ Holdings Limited and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin.


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Minister Samuda in discussion with Agricultural Marketing Director Sandor Pike and Regional Director Ava Tomlin

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 08 Nov 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in dialogue with Agricultural Marketing Director, MICAF, Sandor Pike; and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The MOU signing was between the Sugar Company of Jamaica and BMR Energy LLC. Under the MoU, solar energy will be provided to the Monymusk Sugar Factory to power its irrigation system.


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MOU Signing Ceremony

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 08 Nov 2017    communications   
Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, exchange signed memorandum of understanding document between both ministries with the Hon Olivia Grange (3rd right), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in the presence of Permanent Secretaries Donovan Stanberry (right), MICAF; and Dr. Janice Lindsay, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Under the MoU, both ministries will seek to address the challenges facing women in business, as well as strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage...


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