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April 2018
 

19 April 2018

Minister Shaw greets President John Walters

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets President, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), John Walters, at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly in Jamaica, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Monday, April 16.


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Minister Shaw meets with Industry Players

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon Audley Shaw (left), converses with (from left) Larry Watson, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; David Wan, President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation; Metry Seaga, President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association; and Howard Mitchell, President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica; at a meeting held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on April 18. The participants discussed a number of issues including manufacturing, export, agro-industrial production and...


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CTD Andrene Collings in discussion with Industry Players

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (right), in discussion with (from left) Larry Watson, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; and Metry Seaga, President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association; at a meeting with industry players held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on April 18.


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Minister Shaw greets President Larry Watson

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
From left, the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Larry Watson, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Donovan Stanberry; share a light moment at a meeting with industry players held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on April 18.


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Minister Hutchinson welcomes Cuban Inward Mission

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in conversation with (from left) Ibrahin Ortega Oquendo, Second Secretary in charge of the Cooperation Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Jamaica, Inés Fors Fernández, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica; Kathryn Phipps, Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba; and Claude Duncan, Vice-President, Sales & Promotions, JAMPRO; at a welcome reception for the Cuban Inward Mission on April 16, held at JAMPRO in Kingston.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), and Executive Director, Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke, at the Sandals Resort International/ The Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum, held in Ocho Rios on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The aim of the forum is to facilitate discussions about the threats facing the island’s parrotfish population, the implications of these threats and possible solutions.

Minister Shaw urges fisherfolk to support conservation of fish

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging fisherfolk to increase the size of their nets in an effort to protect the smaller fish, which is important to sustainability in the management of Jamaica’s marine resources. Minister Shaw was speaking at a Sustainable Fisheries Forum focusing on parrotfish management hosted by Sandals Resorts International in partnership with the Nature Conservancy, held in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 19. While stating that Government was not considering a ban on parrotfish at this time, Minister Shaw noted the importance...


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Minister Shaw greets Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), greets Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Inés Fors Fernández, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, April 16, 2018. At right is Minister without Portfolio at MICAF, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. The visit comes against the background of an inward mission organized by JAMPRO, to facilitate investment between Cuba and Jamaica. JAMPRO has been undertaking various activities in recent years under its Cuba Market Development Programme with the view of generating US$20M by 2020...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with President, John Walters (2nd left) and Secretary General, Sergio Mujica, both of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly in Jamaica, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Monday, April 16.

Govt. committed to strengthening of Jamaica’s National Quality Infrastructure - Minister Shaw

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 19 Apr 2018    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to the strengthening of Jamaica’s National Quality Infrastructure. Minister Shaw pointed to the National Quality Policy 2017, which he said affirms the Government’s commitment to strengthening the national framework for the development of a sustainable “standard-led, market driven economy”, supported by a culture of quality to achieve global competitiveness and consumer protection. “As Government, we must create an enabling environment to support increased compliance with international...


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