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From left, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, Hon Harold Muschett, Custos of Trelawny, and Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, in dialogue at the launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show at the showground on January 22. UnderContinue reading “Minister Floyd Green in discussion with President Lenworth Fulton at the launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show”

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says emphasis will be placed on increasing the number of community groups of traditional growers participating in the Alternative Development Programme. The programme aims to prevent and eliminate the illicit cultivation of ganja and channel the process through legal streams.Continue reading “More Traditional Ganja Growers To Take Part In Alternative Development Programme”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the decision by the principals of First Rock Capital Holdings Limited to offer shares in the firm’s operations to the public is indicative of their confidence in Jamaica’s economy. He contended that their confidence and, by extension, that of other interests across the society hasContinue reading “First Rock IPO indicative of confidence in the economy — Shaw”

A new agricultural transformation project will soon commence in St. Catherine, as the Government aims to create more wealth among local farmers. “Within a matter of months, this transformation will begin. In fact, in the Bernard Lodge and Innswood areas of St. Catherine, we are going to be seeing, over the next six to 12Continue reading “New Agricultural Transformation Project For St. Catherine”

From left, Arlene Wilson, Managing Director, Mona Graphic Printers; Michelle Parkins, Principal Director for Economic Planning & Policy Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Jose Eyzaguirre, Printing Machinery Specialist, Printing Machines, view copy of printed document from the newly installed Heidlberg Five Colour Speed-Master printing press. The occasion was Mona Graphic Printers’Continue reading “Principal Director Michelle Parkins views document at the Mona Graphic Printers’ 25th Anniversary Celebrations and Awards Ceremony”

From left: Michelle Parkins, Principal Director for Economic Planning & Policy Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Arlene Wilson, Managing Director, Mona Graphic Printers; celebrate opening of new building at Mona Graphic Printers in St. Andrew on January 17, 2020. The ribbon-cutting exercise was part of Mona Graphic’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations whichContinue reading “Opening of new building at Mona Graphic Printers in St. Andrew”

Michelle Parkins (left), Principal Director for Economic Planning & Policy Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking with Arlene Wilson, Managing Director, Mona Graphic Printers; at the Mona Graphic Printers’ 25th Anniversary Celebrations and Awards Ceremony on January 17, 2020 in St. Andrew. In addition to a press run demonstration of the newlyContinue reading “Principal Director Michelle Parkins and Managing Director Arlene Wilson at the Mona Graphic Printers’ 25th Anniversary Ceremony”

In keeping with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) declaration of 2020 as the United Nations’ International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) will launch local activities on January 22 at the Hope Botanical Gardens. The launch will also serve to raise awareness on how protecting plantContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry set to launch International Year of Plant Health”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets Member of Parliament for South Eastern St. Andrew, Julian Robinson, at the launch of Moody’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises lending masterclass workshop, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. MICAF’s MSME Division, in collaborationContinue reading “Minister Floyd Green greets Member of Parliament Julian Robinson”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at the launch of Moody’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises lending masterclass workshop, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. MICAF’s MSME Division, in collaboration with Business Works Collective, launched the programme to assist in theContinue reading “Hon. Floyd Green speaking at the launch of Moody’s SME lending masterclass workshop”