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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), along with (from left) Executive Director, Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill; Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness; Owner, Wallenford Coffee Company Limited, Michael Lee-Chin; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018.

$60-million gift for coffee farmers

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 10 Sep 2018    communications   
Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin has announced a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector. Lee-Chin made the announcement at a media briefing held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices today, September 10, 2018. The donation, which is a personal gift from the Lee-Chin family, is in response to a special appeal from Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Holness, and will constitute a temporary solution to the plight of the 7,000 coffee farmers...


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sugar industry luncheon

Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries speaking with (from left) Phillip Henriques, chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority; Jorge Gonzalez, Product Supply Chain Director at J. Wray & Nephew; and Jean-Phillipe Beyer, Managing Director, J. Wray & Nephew, at the Sugar Industry Luncheon organised by the Sugar Industry Authority in association with the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association. At the luncheon held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on September 4, Minister Shaw announced Government’s intention to support the sugar industry.

Government stands by sugar industry, indicates restructuring to take place

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 05 Sep 2018    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, today (Tuesday, September 4, 2018) , announced Government’s intention to support the country’s sugar industry and preserve the jobs of some 30,000 employees in the sector. Minister Shaw outlined the support for the industry as he addressed stakeholders at a sugar industry luncheon held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Acknowledging that the sugar industry was in a state of crisis, Minister Shaw said that in spite of the many challenges there were opportunities and that as Minister, he had a duty and an...


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Minister Shaw tours Arosa Limited's meat processing facility

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 31 Aug 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with (from left) Chief Veterinary Officer, MICAF, Dr. Osbil Watson; and Manager, Arosa Limited, Louise Jackson, during a tour of the company’s meat processing facility in Drax Hall, St. Ann's Bay, on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Arosa Limited is a meat manufacturing and processing company that also imports European wines and specialty foods.


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Accreditation critical enabler of economic growth – Shaw

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 28 Aug 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has emphasised the importance of accreditation to Jamaican manufacturers in the export of their products, identifying it as a critical enabler of economic growth for developing countries like Jamaica. “If we are to grow, we must therefore learn to play the manufacturing and export game as well as the developed countries,” said Minister Shaw, who stated that export from Jamaica necessitates a robust quality infrastructure as duplicative testing and delays disrupt the supply chain and threaten the stability of the...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left); Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Edward Seaga (3rd left); and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (4th left), cut ribbon to officially open the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store at Devon House, Kingston, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Others participating in the ceremony (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe; and Deputy CEO, JBDC, Harold Davis (background). Things Jamaican celebrates its 55th Anniversary and is currently operated by the JBDC, an agency of MICAF.

Shaw wants more “things Jamaican” in craft shops

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 23 Aug 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has issued a call for more authentic Jamaican craft products to be available in the island’s hotels and at least one of the island’s airports. The Minister issued this call at the official opening of the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store at Devon House in Kingston on Wednesday, August 22. Minister Shaw lamented the decline in the Jamaican craft industry and welcomed initiatives such as the Ministry of Tourism’s artisan villages and the launch of the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store among the efforts being...


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