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December 2024
 

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday (December 13).

More than 7,000 Persons from 98 Countries Have Utilised Trade Information Portal

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 20 Dec 2019    communications   
More than 7,000 persons from 98 countries have utilised the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP) since its launch in May this year. Stakeholders in Jamaica accounted for 49 per cent usage followed by the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom (UK). Managed by the Trade Board Limited (TBL), JTIP is a single, authoritative source for trade information relating to import-export regulations, requirements and processes, which businesses can easily access at any time. It includes information on standards, tariffs, fees, levies and applicable penalties; various authorisations;...


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Robert Weinstein (left), Co-Founder & President, Organic Growth Holdings, Inc discusses cultivation of hemp with the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Diane Edwards, President, JAMPRO, at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11, 2019. The 365-acre farm provides employment for several former sugar cane workers in the surrounding communities and will produce CBD oil for both the local and international markets.

Jamaica’s hemp to produce best CBD oil - Shaw

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 12 Dec 2019    communications   
Jamaica’s hemp industry will produce the best CBD oil, declared the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the official ground-breaking ceremony for 365-acre Organic Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11, 2019. While noting the huge market for CBD oil, Minister Shaw said “we want to tap into this market and to reduce our reliance on imports”, pointing out that there are major companies in Jamaica producing a variety of products from imported CBD oil. Internationally, the prospects for growth of the hemp...


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State Minister in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (left), presents Ynoquie Wedderburn with the bio-economy award, at the annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4. The award was presented to her for recognition of her development of natural cosmetic products from the bee-keeping enterprise and application of organic treatments for pest and diseases.

National Youth in Agriculture Policy to be completed next year

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 10 Dec 2019    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the National Youth in Agriculture Policy is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020. Addressing the annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on December 4, Mr. Green gave an assurance that “we’re going to get it done”. The National Youth in Agriculture Policy and implementation plan will be carried out over a 10-year period at a cost of some $400...


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Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Raymond Walker, Chairman & CEO of Caribbean Assurance Brokers Ltd (CAB), at the relaunch of the CAB Loyalty Programme at Mercedes-Benz Showroom in Kingston on December 5, 2019. At centre is Natalie St. Louis, Strategic Corporate Consultant, CAB. Minister Shaw commended CAB for the relaunch of the loyalty programme, noting that it was a way of giving back to its over 50,000 customers who will be able to receive discounts from over 200 healthcare providers. CAB has also partnered with Silver Star Motors Limited where customers can now benefit from a discount of $500,000 off the purchase price of a Mercedes-Benz.

Insurance industry excellent avenue for economic growth, says Minister Shaw

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 06 Dec 2019    communications   
Accounting, as it does, for some 11.5 per cent of the country’s financial assets, the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has described the insurance industry as an excellent avenue for economic growth. “The industry saw total assets amounting to $316.2 billion as at March 31, 2018, representing an increase of 8.4 per cent over the $291.6 billion reported for the period ending March 31, 2017,” said Minister Shaw. Noting that there has been a steady growth in sales in the life insurance sector, Minister Shaw stated that “life insurance companies continue...


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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence (2nd left), along with (from left) Deputy Director, Livestock, MICAF, Dwight Williams; Agricultural Scientist and Former Deputy Director of Livestock, Bodles, Jasmin Holness; Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting; and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Dairy Development Board, Dean Avril, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. The occasion was a training session in Livestock Breeding Strategies and Selection Principles hosted by MICAF in collaboration with Lumin Consulting. Under the Bodles Redevelopment Project, a two-week training, which will run from December 2 to 6 and, December 16 to 20, is organised as part of work being carried out on ‘DNA mapping and Genome Sequencing of the Jamaica Hope Herd’ and will include participants from MICAF’s Research & Development Division and the industry.

Increasing global demand for livestock products makes local production more attractive- PS Spence

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 04 Dec 2019    communications   
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says that there has been an increasing demand for livestock products globally, with a projected 22% increase in milk production by 2027. He informed that data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) indicate that growing populations, rising affluence and urbanization are translating into increased demand for livestock products, particularly in developing countries. “In fact, global demand is projected to increase by 70 per cent to feed an estimated population of 9.6 billion by 2050,”...


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