The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is exploring the establishment of a transitional permit to facilitate the ease in which small farmers can enter the medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking at a JIS Studio 58A session on November 28, Director of Enforcement and Monitoring at the CLA, Faith Graham said this is one the initiatives being finalisedContinue reading “CLA Looking To Implement Transitional Permit For Small Farmers”
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Employees Laud Global Services Sector
Employees working within the Global Services Sector (GSS) are welcoming the vast opportunities provided through the industry for professional growth and development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, Customer Service Specialist, at Vistaprint Jamaica, Nicole Reid, said her experiences at theContinue reading “Employees Laud Global Services Sector”
Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at Holland Estate, in St. Elizabeth, will play a central role to reduce food waste in Jamaica. Speaking at the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, at Lover’s Leap, inContinue reading “Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste”
Increasing global demand for livestock products makes local production more attractive- PS Spence
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says that there has been an increasing demand for livestock products globally, with a projected 22% increase in milk production by 2027. He informed that data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) indicate that growing populations, rising affluence and urbanization areContinue reading “Increasing global demand for livestock products makes local production more attractive- PS Spence”
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence (left), greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. The occasion was a training session in Livestock Breeding Strategies and Selection Principles hosted by MICAF in collaboration with Lumin Consulting. UnderContinue reading “Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting”
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence, addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding Strategies and Selection Principles, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. Seated is Deputy Director, Livestock, MICAF Dwight Williams. The training was hosted by MICAF in collaboration withContinue reading “Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding”
Custos Rotulorum of St. Elizabeth Hon. Beryl Rochester presents The Best of St. Bess Special Award to Joseph Gyles
Hon Beryl Rochester, Custos Rotulorum of St. Elizabeth, presents the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Ltd’s The Best of St. Bess Special Award to Joseph Gyles, Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), for dedicated and outstanding service in the field of agricultural services. At right is Eldon Nembhard of the NIC St ElizabethContinue reading “Custos Rotulorum of St. Elizabeth Hon. Beryl Rochester presents The Best of St. Bess Special Award to Joseph Gyles”
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown presents The Best of St. Bess Golden Award to Desmond Whitely
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown presents the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Ltd’s The Best of St. Bess Golden Award to Desmond Whitely for dedicated and outstanding service in the field of farming. The occasion was the Homecoming Awards Brunch held in St. Elizabeth on December 1, 2019 where the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Turner’s InnovationsContinue reading “Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown presents The Best of St. Bess Golden Award to Desmond Whitely”
Hon J.C. Hutchinson at the Homecoming Awards Brunch in St. Elizabeth
Interim Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation, Dr. Patrick Dallas (right), converses with (from left) George Watson, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Victor Cummings, Project Manager, Lakes Pen Agri-Ventures Ltd, at the Homecoming Awards Brunch in St. Elizabeth on December 1, 2019. HeldContinue reading “Hon J.C. Hutchinson at the Homecoming Awards Brunch in St. Elizabeth”
Hon. Floyd Green in discussion with Assessment Monitoring Officer Shanieka Worrie
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is in discussion with Assessment Monitoring Officer, at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, Shanieka Worrie (right), at a job fair hosted by the institution in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the National IrrigationContinue reading “Hon. Floyd Green in discussion with Assessment Monitoring Officer Shanieka Worrie”
