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December 2024
 

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), at a farm in St. Catherine on March 19. Others from left are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, and St. Catherine farmer, Terry Allijohn.

Jamaicans encouraged to purchase locally grown produce in light of COVID 19 spread

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 20 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
Jamaicans are being encouraged to purchase more locally grown fresh produce as world trade slows in light of the spread of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). These produce are an important part of a healthy diet because they contain essential vitamins, minerals fibre and other nutrients needed to build the immune system. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, who issued the call while on a tour of a farm in St. Catherine, on March 19, urged consumers to check the labels to ensure the produce is coming from Jamaican farms. “By doing so,...


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Updated COVID-19 Visitor Policy at MICAF

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 18 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
As Jamaica continues our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The MICAF and its agencies wishes to assure our valued stakeholders that we will remain fully functional and commit to meeting the needs of our key publics. We value our stakeholders and regret that we have to temporarily restrict access aimed at safeguarding your health as well as those of our staff. Effective immediately, therefore, a restricted visitor policy is in place at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and its Agencies. It is a move intended to protect stakeholders and staff during the outbreak of...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), listens attentively to a point being made by Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Trading, Vaughn Phang (left), at a meeting held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office with manufacturers and distributors of disinfecting agents on March 12. At second right is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs.

Public urged to consider use of alternative sanitization products

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 12 Mar 2020    communications   
Members of the public are being urged to consider the use of alternative means of sanitization in light of the threat of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Against the background of some brands of disinfectants and hand sanitizers which are in high demand, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, who made the call, said there are other products that are readily available in the marketplace for use. They include bleach, Dettol, Salve and anti-bacterial soaps. “We do appreciate that there are some product lines that are in high...


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (sixth left), chairs a special meeting of the distributive trade in light of the threat of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on March 10. At seventh left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.

State Minister of Industry expresses satisfaction at sufficient levels of foodstuff in light of Coronavirus Disease

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 10 Mar 2020    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has expressed satisfaction that key stakeholders in the distributive trade have been ramping up production of foodstuff in light of the threat of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). “All the manufacturers and importers present have indicated that they have at least two to three months’ worth of stock and we expect that there will not be any shortage across the sector especially in critical food items,” Mr. Green said. “We want to indicate to the country that we seem to be fairly secure with...


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Hon. Floyd Green, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) speaking at a COVID-19 consultation meeting with industry stakeholders on March 5, 2020, held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. Others from left are Patricia Francis, Chair of the Trade Facilitation Task Force, Dermon Spence, Permanent Secretary, and Chief Technical Director, Monique Gibbs, both of MICAF. Issues discussed at the meeting, included the availability of supplies for manufacturers, the need to guard against hoarding and price increases as well as the need to ramp up production in relation to food security.

MICAF Hosts COVID-19 Consultation with Industry Stakeholders

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 06 Mar 2020    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) today hosted a meeting with industry stakeholders to ascertain concerns and to discuss strategies to safeguard businesses against the background of the potential threat of the COVID-19 disease . Among the issues discussed at the meeting, held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices on March 5, 2020, was the availability of supplies for manufacturers, the need to guard against hoarding and price increases as well as the need to ramp up production. Speaking at the meeting, Minister of State at MICAF, Hon Floyd Green, joined...


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