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Chief technical director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (2nd right), in dialogue with (from left) counsellor, Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurship Support Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Anil Sinha; chief executive officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valrie Veira; and executive director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Lilyclaire Bellamy. Occasion was the National Workshop on the Effective Management of Intellectual Property Assets for SMEs, held at the JBDC’s Marcus Garvey Drive offices, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.

MSMEs urged to use Intellectual Property assets for growth

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 15 Jun 2017    communications   
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Stephen Wedderburn, has urged MSMES to use IP assets for growth and development. Mr. Wedderburn says that Jamaica’s growth policies and plans, consistently identify the Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) using IP assets as engines of growth. This, he says, has allowed them to gain competitive advantage, not only in fostering growth-oriented businesses and an investment climate, but also in promoting the use of IP as a tool for business growth and development. He disclosed that IP protection is...


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From left, Reginald Budhan, quality consultant in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Sheryl Anderson, Managing Director of Quality Systems Solutions & Initiatives (QSSI), and Major Hugh Blake, chairman of the QSSI board in discussion at the launch of the QSSI Training Institute in Kingston on June 14.

Industry Ministry encourages producers to become HACCP-certified

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 15 Jun 2017    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) is encouraging all food-exporting producers, especially those involved in exports, to become HACCP certified. This will enable Jamaica’s food-producing businesses to access export markets, as lack of certification could constitute non-tariff barriers to exports. Speaking on behalf of the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of Quality Systems Solutions & Initiatives Training Institute in Kingston on June 14, quality consultant in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan, said, “...


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World Accreditation Day 2017

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 15 Jun 2017    communications   
Chairman, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts (3rd right), presents accreditation certificate for the ISO 15189 Accreditation to technical manager, Microbiology Department, University of the West Indies (UWI), Prof. Monica Smikle. Looking on (from left) are head of the Microbiology Department, UWI, Dr. Alison Nicholson; chief executive officer, JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; and chairman, Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation, Randy Dougherty. Occasion was the World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast & Forum held at the Terra Nova hotel in Kingston, on June 9,...


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Ministry urges farmers to “tag and trace” cattle

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 13 Jun 2017    communications   
As part of its continuing implementation of the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has intensified its national appeal to cattle farmers to ensure that their bovine animals are tagged. The ‘Tag It and Trace It’ media campaign, launched this month, is the latest in a series of activities aimed at getting stakeholders to continue to support its implementation of the animal tagging programme which was made possible by the enactment of the Animals (Diseases and Importation) (Marking of Bovine...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Lloyd Distant , Chief Executive Officer, and Olive Downer Walsh, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, both of Hardware &Lumber Ltd, at the H&L Agro Customer Appreciation Luncheon and Awards Ceremony held at Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on June 7.

Hutchinson calls for greater integration of technology in agriculture

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 09 Jun 2017    communications   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has called on stakeholders in the agricultural sector to integrate greater use of technology in their farming operations as they seek to grasp the available opportunities in the sector. He was speaking at the H&L Agro Syngenta Customer Appreciation Luncheon and Awards Ceremony held at Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on June 7. “I believe that if agriculture is to make that quantum leap into the 21st century it will require a change in our mindset, where we will move towards...


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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness cuts ribbon to officially open the Jamaica International Exhibition

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 09 Jun 2017    communications   
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, cuts ribbon to officially open the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Looking on (from left) are President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Executive Director, JMA, Imega Breese McNab.


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$118m Allocated for Farmers Affected by Recent Flood Rains

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 08 Jun 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that $118m dollars has been made available to farmers affected by heavy rains last month. Over 10,000 farmers were affected by the May rains, with losses amounting to an estimated $794m. Speaking at the Launch of the Denbigh Agricultural Industrial and Food Show at Hi- Pro in White Marl St. Catherine this morning, Minister Samuda noted that $18m was recently made available to assist farmers, however he said a further $100m has been allocated. He said the Agriculture Ministry and the Rural Agricultural...


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Project manager, Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI), Opal White (left); and private sector development specialist, World Bank, Elaine Tinsley (right), show director general in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, a clutch bag (among other items) made by Superior Craft and More, owned and operated by a collective of 16 blind Jamaicans, under the SEBI programme. The occasion was the Social Enterprise 101 Business Model seminar at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday, June 7, 2017.

Industry Ministry says social enterprises critical for growth

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 08 Jun 2017    communications   
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown, says that social enterprises in Jamaica are now becoming critical agents for growth and development. Social enterprises are businesses with primarily social objectives, and whose surpluses are reinvested in their business or the community. Their primary mission is to solve social, economic or environmental problems at community or national level through effective and ethical business practices. They have the dual responsibility of creating social value and ensuring financial viability...


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Denbigh 65 Launch

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 08 Jun 2017    communications   
Hon Karl Samuda (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, launches Denbigh 65 with the cutting of a cake on June 7 at White Marl in St. Catherine along with (from left) Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary, and Christopher Levy, President and CEO of the Jamaica Broilers Group.


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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness cuts ribbon to officially open the Jamaica International Exhibition

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 05 Jun 2017    communications   
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, cuts ribbon to officially open the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Looking on (from left) are President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Executive Director, JMA, Imega Breese McNab.


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