Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, has lauded the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s Alternative Livelihood Skills Training Programme. Under the programme, JSIF partnered with the CAC 2000 Foundation to train 132 persons from 18 underserved communities across 7 parishes in air conditioning installation and maintenance with 72 completing the training successfully. SpeakingContinue reading “Minister Shaw lauds JSIF’s alternative livelihood skills development training programme”
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Minister Shaw in discussion at JSIF’s Graduation Ceremony
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), in discussion with (from left) Social Services Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Gresford, Bennett; Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney; and Chairman, CAC 2000 Foundation, Steven Marston, at a graduation ceremony, at the AC Hotel Marriott, Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston on Thursday, SeptemberContinue reading “Minister Shaw in discussion at JSIF’s Graduation Ceremony”
Minister Shaw converses with Managing Director Omar Sweeny
Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (left), converses with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, at a graduation ceremony, at the AC Hotel Marriott, Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston on Thursday, September 12, 2019. At left is CEO, CAC 2000 Foundation, Gia Abraham. The graduation ceremony, which marked theContinue reading “Minister Shaw converses with Managing Director Omar Sweeny”
Minister Shaw meets with IMF team
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), along with (from second left) Mission Chief, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Uma Ramakrishnan; Chief Technical Director at the Ministry, Monique Gibbs; Economist, IMF, Aleksandra Babii; Resident Representative, IMF, Karim Youssef; Senior Advisor, Office of Executive Director at the IMF, Courtney Williams; Chief Technical DirectorContinue reading “Minister Shaw meets with IMF team”
Minister Shaw meets with IMF Team
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with (from second left) Mission Chief Uma Ramakrishnan; Senior Economist Jeff Danforth; Economist Aleksandra Babii; Resident Representative Karim Youssef, all of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, September 12, 2019. The IMFContinue reading “Minister Shaw meets with IMF Team”
Minister Shaw greets IMF’s Mission Chief Uma Ramakrishnan
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Mission Chief, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Uma Ramakrishnan, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, September 12, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss matters relating to the agricultural sector.
JSIF’s Graduation Ceremony
The graduation ceremony, organised by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in collaboration with the CAC 2000 Foundation, marked completion of the Alternative Livelihood Skills Training Programme, under which JSIF and CAC 2000 partnered with 6 organizations to provide training to over 600 individuals from 18 underserved communities across 7 parishes in the field ofContinue reading “JSIF’s Graduation Ceremony”
FAO prepares concept paper to assist Jamaica with build-out of agriculture sector
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has drafted a concept paper to assist Jamaica in building out projects in the agriculture sector in four priority areas. The areas are the development of a National Fruit Tree Planting Programme, a national drip irrigation system, a crop insurance policy and a National Home-grownContinue reading “FAO prepares concept paper to assist Jamaica with build-out of agriculture sector”
Minister Audley Shaw at a JAS press conference
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) listens to an address being made by Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President Lenworth Fulton, at a JAS press conference, held at its offices in downtown Kingston on September 11.
Minister Audley Shaw converses with Trade and Markets Officer Juan Cheaz
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right) listens to a point made by Trade and Markets Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Juan Cheaz, at a Jamaica Agricultural Society press conference, held at its offices in downtown Kingston on September 11.
