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Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Hon Olivia Grange (3rd right), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, sign memorandum of understanding between both ministries at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Witnessing the signing are 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 entrepreneurship among women.

Culture and Commerce Ministries collaborate to encourage entrepreneurship among women

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 08 Nov 2017    communications   
In an effort to strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) on Wednesday, November 1, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport/Bureau of Gender Affairs (MCGES/BGA). The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices. Under the MoU, both Ministries will seek to collectively address the challenges facing women in the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector, such as access to...


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Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference

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 07 Nov 2017    communications   
Dr. Nigel Elliott (right), President of the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association, introduces the Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, to (from left) guest speaker Dr. Mitsie Vargas, director of Orchid Springs Animal Hospital in the USA; sponsors Gerardo Algernon, General Manager of Merck MSD, Dr. Roger Guerrero and Martin Silva at the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on November 6.


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Hon Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in dialogue with Conley Salmon, President of the Jamaican Operations of Jamaica Broilers, Dr. Michael Motta, veterinarian at Jamaica Broilers, and Dr. Nigel Elliott, President of the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on November 6. Under the theme ‘Moving Veterinary Medicine…Back to Basics and Beyond’, the conference has some 150 participants in attendance from the Caribbean and the Americas.

Samuda calls for closer collaboration between Carib vets

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 07 Nov 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, has called on the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association and the Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association to work more closely together and to be united in their approach to the work of veterinary science. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association in Kingston on November 6. Minister Samuda noted that while there are many things that can be achieved through this collaboration, it was not as strong as it could be. Opinions that vary, he said, lead to policies of...


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Tour of Super Fresh Liquid Eggs - Crafton Holdings Limited

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 07 Nov 2017    communications   
Partner, Crafton Holdings Limited, Damion Crawford (2nd right), explains to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, the production process for liquid eggs, during a tour of the factory on Bay Farm Road, St. Andrew, on Friday, November 3, 2017.


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Partner, Crafton Holdings Limited, Damion Crawford (left), displays bottled liquid eggs to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, during a tour of the factory on Bay Farm Road, St. Andrew, on Friday, November 3, 2017.

Local liquid eggs manufacturer impacting 30% of traditional egg farmers- Samuda

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 07 Nov 2017    communications   
Crafton Holdings Ltd., manufacturer and distributor of pasteurised liquid eggs has been impacting approximately 30% of traditional egg farmers in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. According to Minister Samuda, he is comforted by this knowledge as this offers an assurance that our farmers, especially the small players in the industry, have a ready market for their eggs. “This is a great opportunity for our small egg farmers. This also offers a great opportunity for growth in the egg industry, not only in Jamaica, but...


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Launch of Eat Jamaica Month 2017

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 06 Nov 2017    communications   
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, launches the 14th Annual Eat Jamaican Month at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Others from left are Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry and Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society. Under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’, the Eat Jamaican Month campaign is aimed at encouraging consumers to eat more locally grown produce thereby supporting expanded production of our farmers and reducing our food...


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Launch of Eat Jamaica Month 2017

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 06 Nov 2017    communications   
Dwight Loshusan, director of Loshusan Supermarket, giving an endorsement of the Eat Jamaican Month campaign at the launch held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hope Gardens’ offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Sovereign Supermarket along with the 17 supermarkets of Progressive Grocers Jamaica Limited has partnered with the Ministry and the Jamaica Agricultural Society in promoting the ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’ campaign, where consumers are encouraged to eat more local produce.


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Eat Jamaican Month

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 03 Nov 2017    communications   
Eat Jmaican Month November 2017 Grow What We Eat....Eat What We Grow http://www.moa.gov.jm/EatWhatWeGrow/index.php


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Minister Samuda expresses thanks to the EU and the Sugar Transformation Unit

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 03 Nov 2017    communications   
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, expresses appreciation to the Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (seated, centre), Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, and Keleen Young-Grandison, head of the Ministry's Sugar Transformation Unit, for their contribution to the construction of the Clark's Town Library in Trelawny during a tour of the facility on November 2.


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Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, at the 80th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists in Ocho Rios on November 2.

Don’t be discouraged, Samuda tells sugar industry

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 03 Nov 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, is encouraging stakeholders in the sugar industry to have a positive outlook on the sector and to “move forward with the confidence that this industry will rise again”. Minister Samuda, who was speaking at the 80th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST) November 2 in Ocho Rios, said there was “an enormous reservoir of potential” in the sugar cane industry. The agriculture minister said that in comparison to the US$370 per tonne paid for raw sugar in the European market, value-...


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