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Hon Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, listens keenly to Marjorie Seeberan, director, First Rock Capital Holdings, at First Rock’s IPO Investors Briefing, held in St. Andrew on January 9, 2020. At centre is Dr. Henry Lowe. In addition to Jamaica, First Rock has investments in Cayman, Costa Rica and theContinue reading “First Rock Capital Holdings IPO Investors Briefing”

Principal Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Michelle Parkins (right); and Senior Director, Human Resource Management Department, MICAF, Deidre Latibeaudiere (centre) along with (from left) Warehouse Supervisor, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Nicholas Carrol; Senior Director, Coffee Division, JACRA, Hervin Willis and Senior Administrator, JACRA, Fermin Francis, at theContinue reading “JACRA hands over coffee brewers to MICAF”

Agricultural land transformation in sections of St. Catherine that will bring wealth to several farmers in the area is scheduled to get under way over the next six to twelve months. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the areas of focus will include Bernard Lodge and Innswood in the parish, whichContinue reading “Agricultural transformation coming for St. Catherine”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), makes a point to Jamaica’s Country Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Farmer-to-Farmer Programme, Marsha Johnson. Occasion was the 2020 staging of the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Conference, held at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on January 6.

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”

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is encouraging persons to use the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) kiosk, located at its New Kingston offices, to register their business or company. Public Relations Officer at the COJ, Kawain Fearon, told JIS News that the kiosk, which was installed in April, is designed to include persons without internet access or aContinue reading “COJ Urges Jamaicans to Use eBRF Kiosk to Register Their Business”

Bamboo is being heralded as the perfect alternative to plastic and styrofoam products as Jamaica moves into a new phase on bans against materials that are largely considered to be harmful to the environment. “We are encouraging Jamaicans to grow bamboo because we help, as a small island nation, by doing that to clean upContinue reading “The future is bamboo – Jamaicans encouraged to go green with multiuse wonder plant”

More than 7,000 persons from 98 countries have utilised the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP) since its launch in May this year. Stakeholders in Jamaica accounted for 49 per cent usage followed by the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom (UK). Managed by the Trade Board Limited (TBL), JTIP is a single,Continue reading “More than 7,000 Persons from 98 Countries Have Utilised Trade Information Portal”

Several residents of Trelawny have welcomed the employment opportunities afforded them by Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in the parish. At least 30 residents from the communities of Jackson Town, Clarks Town and Duncans have been employed by OGH since the entity was granted a lease forContinue reading “Residents Welcome Organic Growth Holdings’ Investment In Trelawny”

Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, is encouraging consumers to create a budget ahead of shopping during the holiday season. Planning a budget will keep consumers from racking up debt, as they are able to decide in advance how much money they have to spend and then stick to their limit. Mrs.Continue reading “Consumers Advised To Create A Budget”