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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addressing a press conference to update the country on the importation of rice held at the Ministry’s St. Lucia office on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Looking on is Acting Permanent Secretary, Mr. Reginald Budhan.

Minister Samuda Says No Reason to Fear “Fake” Rice

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 14 Dec 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has moved to allay the fears of Jamaican consumers following reports of an unconfirmed case of plastic contaminated rice in Jamaica. Speaking at a media briefing Tuesday afternoon at the ministry’s 4 St. Lucia Avenue offices, the Agriculture Minister said every effort is being made by the Government to safeguard the health of consumers. Minister Samuda said that there has been no evidence of plastic in the samples tested by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica to date. The samples were taken from supermarkets in Manchester...


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Press Conference

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 13 Dec 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda having a conversation with director, National Compliance and Regulatory Agency (NCRA), Lorice Edwards-Brown (1st left); CEO, Consumer Affairs Commission, Dolsie Allen (2nd left) and CEO, at the NCRA, Orin Henry (3rd left) pior to a press conference to update the country on the Importation of Rice at the Ministry’s St. Lucia’s office on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.


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Youth Can Do It:
2016 National Farm Queen, Safiya Clennon (left) supporting the "Eat Jamaican" Day Exposition, held at Devon House on November 25, 2016. Others (L-R) are Custos of Kingston, Mr. Steadman Fuller; President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Mr. Norman Grant; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Stephen Wedderburn.

Ministry develops Youth in Agriculture Policy

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 12 Dec 2016    communications   
Work is now under way by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) to develop a National Youth in Agriculture Policy aimed at analysing and promoting the participation of more young people in the sector. Under a three-month consultancy, made possible through the support of a Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) Canadian-funded project, a policy document is currently being developed and is to be tabled in Cabinet when completed. The two main deliverables of the consultancy are to conduct a situational analysis on...


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BACK TO SCHOOL

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 09 Dec 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (1st second row) listening attentively as he sits with students at his alma mater Ardenne High School at the International Anti-Corruption Day 2016 Symposium held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Friday, December 9, 2016. Seated to the Minister’s right is Dean of Ardenne High School, Reverend Samuels.


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Jamaica National Small Business Loan’s (JNSBL) Luncheon and Board Tour

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 09 Dec 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda admiring craft jewellery made by small business woman Ms. Imogine Reid (left) during a tour of the exhibits at the Jamaica National Small Business Loan’s (JNSBL) Luncheon and Board Tour held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Friday, December 9, 2016. Looking on is deputy general manager, JNSBL, Mrs. Thelma Young.


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Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake (2nd left) and Interim President, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Professor Marilyn Anderson (2nd right), holding the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a signing ceremony, held on December 5, 2016 at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Headquarters in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director, Human Resource and Administration, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Karen Thompson and Professor and Dean of the College of Natural and Applied Science, Allied Health and Nursing at NCU, Dr. Vincent Wright. The partnership will focus on the recruitment and training of youth in technical and vocational education as well as supporting and strengthening 4-H Clubs.

Ministry Encourages Greater Youth Involvement in Dairy Industry

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 07 Dec 2016    communications   
As part of its ongoing efforts to boost revitalisation of the country’s dairy industry, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging greater involvement of young people and women in the industry. The call came from acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan, while addressing dairy farmers from St Thomas, Clarendon and St Elizabeth on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Kingston. Speaking against the background of a decline in the industry, precipitated by the liberalisation of milk imports in the 1990s, and the subsequent attrition of farmers from...


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Head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kevin Francis. The Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit was established on March 2, 2015 through a partnership formed between the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of National Security.

Farmers Encouraged to Secure Crop and Livestock During Christmas Season

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 07 Dec 2016    communications   
Head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Kevin Francis, is advising farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector to take extra precaution to secure crop and livestock to prevent theft during the Christmas season. “Where it is Christmas or festive seasons, you find there is a spike in the theft of animals, especially goats and pigs. We try to engage the community relations part of the praedial-larceny programme to reduce these incidents,” he says. The Jamaica Constabulary Force, which is leading the anti-praedial larceny programme, has...


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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan(r) engages Hugh Graham (c) CEO of the Jamaica Dairy Development Board and Ainsley Riley (l) agro-business specialist at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at a dairy farmers meeting on Wednesday, November 23, in Kingston to discuss revitalisation of the dairy industry.

Ministry Encourages Greater Youth Involvement in Dairy Industry

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 07 Dec 2016    communications   
As part of its ongoing efforts to boost revitalisation of the country’s dairy industry, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging greater involvement of young people and women in the industry. The call came from acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan, while addressing dairy farmers from St Thomas, Clarendon and St Elizabeth on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Kingston. Speaking against the background of a decline in the industry, precipitated by the liberalisation of milk imports in the 1990s, and the subsequent attrition of farmers from...


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A display at the Eat Jamaican Day Exposition organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) on Friday, November 25, 2016.

Youth in Agriculture Policy Workshops

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 06 Dec 2016    communications   
Jamaica’s youth farmers, agri-preneurs and agricultural students, between the ages of 18-35 years are encouraged to share their perceptions and experiences, and make recommendations for a better agricultural sector by participating in the Youth in Agriculture Policy workshops being organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in partnership with Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL). The second Workshop in the current series of three is to be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in St. Elizabeth at the Jamaica 4-...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda greeting chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Ms. Greta Bogues at the launch of the PSOJ’s updated Corporate Governance Code held at the PSOJ’s Hope Road offices on December 1, 2016.

Minister Samuda Welcomes Updated PSOJ Corporate Governance Code

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 05 Dec 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed the launch of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Corporate Governance Code. He said the updated code is being launched in an environment of growing business confidence and where there is firm commitment by both the Government and private sector to laying the groundwork for sustained economic progress. “Corporate governance has an impact on growth and development in a number of ways, including, but not limited to, increased access to external financing by firms. This can lead to greater...


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