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December 2024
 

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), along with (from left), Member of Parliament (MP), Labour and Cooperative, Steve Reed; Labour MP, Rotherham and Shadow Secretary of State for Women & Equalities, Sarah Champion; Secondary Legislation Committee, House of Lords, Lord David Goddard; and Leader of Delegation and MP for Kettering, Phillip Hollobone, during a courtesy call with delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association United Kingdom branch, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, September 21, 2017.

Samuda pledges continued partnership with Britain

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 27 Sep 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has pledged to continue to build on the partnership between Jamaica and Britain. The renewed commitment was made when the Minister met with a five-member delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, United Kingdom, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on September 21. Minister Samuda said that bilateral relationship and trading between both countries will be strengthened more with the exit of Britain from the European Union (Brexit), and will give Jamaica greater opportunities for increased trading...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), exchanges documents with His Excellency Mr. Zhi Shuping, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China, following the signing of an MoU between the General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection & Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, on September 22. Also in the photo are: Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary, MICAF, Agriculture and Fisheries (left); Dr. Osbil Watson, Chief Veterinary Officer (background), and His Excellency Niu Qingbao, Chinese Ambassador (right).

Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry paves way for access to Chinese fisheries market

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 22 Sep 2017    communications   
In an effort to secure the export of Jamaican aquatic products such as lobster into the Chinese market, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries today (Friday, September 22, 2017) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. Under the MOU, the two countries have “agreed to cooperate regarding the promotion of the export of lobsters in the first instance, and thereafter, other aquatic products from Jamaica to China with a view to expeditiously...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), speaking at a media briefing to update the country on the importation of refined sugar and future of the Monymusk Sugar Factory, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Seated from left are Director General at MICAF, Vivian Brown and CEO of SCJ Holdings, John Gayle.

Monymusk to Remain Open

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 21 Sep 2017    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that the Monymusk Sugar Factory in Clarendon will remain open for the 2017/ 2018 sugar crop. Minister Samuda made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston. Minister Samuda said the decision was taken following discussions with the Chinese owned Pan Caribbean Sugar Company. Under the agreement, Pan Caribbean will operate Monymusk and will return 25,000 acres of leased lands located at Monymusk and Bernard Lodge to the government...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (seated at microphone), addresses a media briefing to update the country on the importation of refined sugar and future of the Monymusk Sugar Factory, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Also at the head table (from left) are Director General at MICAF, Vivian Brown and CEO, SCJ Holdings, John Gayle.

Agriculture Minister Announces Changes to the Regime for the Importation of Refined Sugar

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 21 Sep 2017    communications   
The Agriculture Minister has announced changes to the regime for the importation of refined sugar for the retail trade. Minister Samuda made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston. This, he said, is in an effort to stop the leakage of refined sugar, imported by manufacturers duty free as a raw material for manufactured products, from entering the retail trade. According to Minister Samuda, the granting of permits to import refined sugar for the retail trade will be restricted to approved marketing agents or other...


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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (right), greets Jamaican athlete/UNESCO Ambassador, Champion for Sports, Veronica Campbell-Brown, at the Inter-Regional Conference on Strategic Use of Intellectual Property in Sport, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston, on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Looking on is Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy. JIPO is an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Commerce Ministry to work with Sport Ministry to increase the promotion of intellectual property rights in sport

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 19 Sep 2017    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has given its commitment to work with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to advance the role of intellectual property rights in the business of sport in Jamaica. This commitment was given at the Regional Conference on the Strategic Use of Intellectual Property (IP) in Sport held Tuesday, September 19 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, as Director General in the Ministry, Mr Vivian Brown, delivered remarks on behalf of Minister Karl Samuda to members of the local sport fraternity as well as delegates...


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