Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has disclosed that a group headed by business mogul, Michael Lee-Chin, is investing in a major agricultural project in St. Catherine. According to Minister Shaw, the mega farm, to be established on lands formerly occupied by Innswood Sugar Estates, will have mango and soursop orchards,Continue reading “Noted Businessman To Invest In Mega Farm In St. Catherine”
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Minister Shaw meets with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan (centre); and Principal Assistant, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Ang Wunly, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. TheContinue reading “Minister Shaw meets with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan”
Minister Shaw views machinery used in farming
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), listens as Vice President of Farming Operations, at Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited, Nicholas Duke (left), explains the purpose of the machinery used in the farming process during a tour of the farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon on February 7. Others from second left areContinue reading “Minister Shaw views machinery used in farming”
Minister Shaw Welcomes the Commissioning of Caribbean Cement Company’s New Palletizer Machine
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw has welcomed the commissioning of Caribbean Cement Company Limited’s new palletizer machine which has been installed at the company’s packaging plant, Rockfort, with a second machine to be subsequently commissioned soon. The palletizer, which was officially commissioned into service on Monday (February 10), will now beContinue reading “Minister Shaw Welcomes the Commissioning of Caribbean Cement Company’s New Palletizer Machine”
Minister Audley Shaw at the inauguration of a new palletizer machine at the Caribbean Cement Company
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (centre) shares a light moment with General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Yoga Castro (left) and Archbishop of Kingston, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Most Rev. Kenneth D. Richards (right), at the inauguration of a new palletizer machine at the Caribbean Cement Rockfort facilities on Monday, FebruaryContinue reading “Minister Audley Shaw at the inauguration of a new palletizer machine at the Caribbean Cement Company”
Production under way at Holland Agro-Economic Zone
Some 65 small farmers are currently engaged in the cultivation of a variety of crops including papaya, melon, sweet pepper, cantaloupe, sorrel, and sweet potato, on approximately 850 acres of land at Holland in St. Elizabeth where Jamaica’s first agro-economic zone is being established. The 2,400-acre property will comprise farms as well as grading, packagingContinue reading “Production under way at Holland Agro-Economic Zone”
Hon J.C. Hutchinson and FAO Representative Dr Crispim Moreira taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dr Crispim Moreira (right), Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth on February 7, 2020. At left is Nathan Samuels, Parish AgriculturalContinue reading “Hon J.C. Hutchinson and FAO Representative Dr Crispim Moreira taste cantaloupe cultivated on the Holland Agro-Economic Zone”
Hon J.C. Hutchinson discusses production of broccoli under cultivation at the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses production of broccoli under cultivation at the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth on February 7, 2020 with (from left) farmer Steve Neish, Dr Crispim Moreira, Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize,Continue reading “Hon J.C. Hutchinson discusses production of broccoli under cultivation at the Holland Agro-Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth”
Hon. Audley Shaw tours Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited in Spring Plain Clarendon
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), listens attentively as Special Crop Coordinator in the Ministry, Locksley Waite (left) explains the process of planting Irish potato during a tour of Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited in Spring Plain, Clarendon on February 7. Others from second left are Vice President of Farming OperationsContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw tours Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited in Spring Plain Clarendon”
Minister Shaw observes the growth of onion of a farm in Spring Plain Clarendon
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), observes the growth of onion being shown to him by Vice President of Farming Operations, at Dencon Foods Jamaica Limited, Nicholas Duke during a tour of the farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon on February 7. Minister Shaw was invited by the proprietors of the farmContinue reading “Minister Shaw observes the growth of onion of a farm in Spring Plain Clarendon”
