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December 2024
 

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Agricultural Society(JAS) in Kingston today (April 4). From left are Norman Grant, President; and 1st Vice-President, Donald Berry, both of JAS.

Ready yourselves - Shaw tells Small Farmers

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 05 Apr 2018    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on small farmers to be ready to partner with larger farmers in an effort to increase their productivity. The larger farmers have access to technology that Minister Shaw is hoping to tap under a mother farm/partner farm model to move the industry ahead. “There is a lot of interest in agriculture in Jamaica from large and small farmers,” Minister Shaw said, noting discussions with the head of a major private sector, agro-industry player that is currently seeking 3,000 to 5,000 acres of land to operate a mother...


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Hon Audley Shaw (left), newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views cauliflower at the Montego Bay Community College demonstration plot along with Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin (centre) and Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, during a tour of displays at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in Montpelier, St. James, on Easter Monday, April 2.

Shaw wants partnership with JAS, Coconut Board

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 03 Apr 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has signalled his intention to collaborate with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) as well as the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) in his bid to lift agricultural production in the country. The newly-appointed Minister made his declaration Easter Monday, April 2, as he addressed the patrons at the Annual Montpelier Agricultural Show in St James. Outlining his new thrust for the sector, Minister Shaw declared, “we need all hands on deck and therefore, far from alienating the JAS, we need to embrace and tap into...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses staff members of MICAF at his Hope Gardens location, on his first day in office. Seated (from left) are Chairman, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Michael Stern; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry.

Minister Shaw meets staff at Agriculture Ministry

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 28 Mar 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, in lamenting the fact that there was too much idle land in Jamaica, said that he will be developing a master plan for putting these lands into production, in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Minister Shaw, who was addressing staff members at the Ministry on his first day in office (March 28), said that it was an honour to serve in this capacity and that it will require a collective will for all the tasks ahead to succeed. Noting that Jamaica’s economy grew by 5.7% per annum in the...


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Businesses urged to become globally competitive through ISO certification

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 27 Mar 2018    communications   
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown, is urging businesses to seek international standard certification so that they can be competitive in the global marketplace. He made the remarks during the presentation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certificates to JP Tropical Foods-Snacks Division and Jamaica North South Highway Company (NSHC), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites on Friday, March 23. Mr. Brown noted that Jamaica’s businesses must become internationally certified if they hope to grow and...


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Executive Director, Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), Andrea Marie Dawes (2nd left), in dialogue with (from left) General Manager, ADSC, Ryan Evans; Senior Economist, ADSC, Andrew Mighty; and Operations Manager, Cal’s Manufacturing Limited, Lascelles Whittaker, at the launch of the 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series, held at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Friday, March 23, 2018. The training seminars to be offered by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission over the next seven months will benefit manufacturers, producers and other stakeholders.

Anti-Dumping & Subsidies Commission launches 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series

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 26 Mar 2018    communications   
The Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, on Friday, March 23, 2018 launched its 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series at the Terra Nova All Suites Hotel in Kingston. The training sessions which will get underway on April 26, aim to help industry players to build their capacity to defend and expand their markets locally and overseas, through the use of trade remedies. These remedies can help to protect local manufacturers and producers from unfair trade practices. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Mr...


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