One hundred and nineteen employees of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited, an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, were on Wednesday, November 14, honoured for their years of service at a Long Service Anniversary Luncheon and Awards Banquet held, at the Golf View Hotel, Mandeville. Chief Technical Director, Special ProjectsContinue reading “Irrigation Commission honours 119 employees for years of service”
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Shaw lauds Salada’s $200-m coffee initiative
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has commended Salada Foods Jamaica for its $200-m injection into the coffee industry with the advance purchase of 25,000 boxes of local coffee cherries. Noting the downturn in the sale of coffee berries, resulting from a high inventory of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee in theContinue reading “Shaw lauds Salada’s $200-m coffee initiative”
Investment Opportunity- Divestment of the assets of the former Cocoa Industry Board
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), on behalf of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), is seeking investors with the financial capacity to purchase the commercial assets of the former Cocoa Industry Board (CIB) and to undertake the development, operation and management of these assets. http://www.micaf.gov.jm/sites/default/files/pdfs/Divestment_Assets_former_Cocoa_Board.pdf
Address by the Honourable Audley Shaw to the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association 69th AGM
Today, we meet again for another AGM of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association. Your proud record shows that this is the 69th such meeting and, indeed, this is the 77th Anniversary of the Association. This is an achievement. Embedded in your years of service are stories of commitment, perseverance and resilience. This is commendableContinue reading “Address by the Honourable Audley Shaw to the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association 69th AGM”
69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association
Hon Audley Shaw (3rd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, shares a light moment with (from left) Allan Rickards, Chairman of the All-Island Cane Farmers’ Association, Phillip Henriques, Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority, and Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society. The occasion was the 69th Annual General Meeting of theContinue reading “69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association”
Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association
From left, Badian Handal, of the St. Catherine Cane Farmers’ Association, Derrick Heaven, cane farmer, and Philip Henriques, Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority, in discussion at the 69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 14, 2018.
69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association
A cane farmer participating in the 69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 14, 2018.
Minister Shaw attends International Community Tourism Conference at UWI, Mona
Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, along with (from left) Diana McIntyre-Pike, President/Founder Countrystyle Villages as Businesses and IIPT Caribbean President; Amanda Charles, Sustainable Tourism Specialist, Caribbean Tourism Organization; Annie Bertrand, Coordinator Productivity and Innovation in the Private Sector, Compete Caribbean; and Dr. Louis D’Amore, International Institute for Peace throughContinue reading “Minister Shaw attends International Community Tourism Conference at UWI, Mona”
Airbnb is not a competitor to community tourism – Audley Shaw
Gillian Rowland (left), Vice-President of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Caribbean, presents compact disc of conference presentations to the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the International Community Tourism Conference on November 13 at the University of the West Indies in St. St. Andrew. Others from leftContinue reading “Airbnb is not a competitor to community tourism – Audley Shaw”
Make eating Jamaican part of your lifestyle, says Permanent Sec
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings, is urging Jamaicans to support local farmers and businesses by making eating Jamaican a part of their lifestyle. This appeal was made at the launch of the 15th staging of Eat Jamaican Month held at the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) headquartersContinue reading “Make eating Jamaican part of your lifestyle, says Permanent Sec”
