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Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views eggs at the ISO 9001:2015 Best Dressed Chicken Hatchery at White Marl, St. Catherine, along with Christopher Levy (right), Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Broilers Group; and Lori-Ann Patterson Thwaites, Hatchery Manager, during a tour of the facility on October 19,Continue reading “Minister Shaw views eggs at the ISO 9001:2015 Best Dressed Chicken Hatchery”

Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views smoked chicken breast produced at the Best Dressed Chicken Further Processing Facility in Spring Village, St. Catherine, along with Christopher Levy (right), Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Broilers Group; during a tour of the facility on October 19, 2018. At centre isContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw views smoked chicken breast produced at the Best Dressed Chicken”

From left, Avril Leonce, Director of SME Partnership and Development at Scotiabank, Alvin Day, Executive Coach and Author, and Valerie Veira, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), peruse conference magazine at the opening ceremony of day one of the Employee Engagement Conference hosted by JBDC at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston onContinue reading “Opening Ceremony of the Employee Engagement Conference”

Hon. Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Clement Branche, Coordinator, Human Resource Development Graduate Programmes Unit at the University of the West Indies, at the opening ceremony of day one of the Employee Engagement Conference hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation under the theme ‘Disturb. Reconnect. Engage’ at theContinue reading “Minister Shaw greets Coordinator Clement Branche”

Alvin Day, Executive Coach and Author, autographs a copy of his book ‘If Caterpillars Can Fly, So Can I’ for presentation to the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the opening ceremony of day one of the Employee Engagement Conference hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) at theContinue reading “Executive Coach and Author Alvin Day autographs a copy of his book for Minister Audley Shaw”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has identified the potential for Jamaica to increase its earnings from the cannabis industry in light of Canada’s legalisation of the recreational use of the plant. Minister Shaw said that in the wake of Canada’s legalisation of the use of cannabis for recreational purposesContinue reading “Shaw sees potential for Jamaica as Canada legalises cannabis”

Hon. Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views mushrooms presented to him on October 18, 2018 by Her Excellency Laurie Peters, High Commissioner of Canada, and produced by Peter-Gaye Tyrell (right), Chief Executive Officer of The Toadstool. The occasion was a PROPEL-organised forum under the theme ‘Creating Opportunities: The Promotion ofContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw views mushrooms presented to him by Her Excellency Laurie Peters”

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings, speaking with the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at a PROPEL-organised forum under the theme ‘Creating Opportunities: The Promotion of Sustainable Economic Development through Agribusiness for Women and Youth, held at the Canadian High Commission inContinue reading “Acting Permanent Secretary Andrene Collings speaking with Minister Shaw at a PROPEL-organised forum”

Clifford Spencer, Director of Projects and Programmes in the MSME Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, moderating a panel discussion on ‘Building A Sustainable Agriculture Model that Benefits Women and Youth in Agribusiness’ held at the Canadian High Commission in St. Andrew on October 18, 2018. Panellists from left are HughContinue reading “Director Clifford Spencer moderating a panel discussion at a PROPEL-organised forum”

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) joined with the rest of the world in celebrating World Standards Day (October 14) by recognising the work of thousands of volunteers, who have contributed to the development of standards. A standard is a document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensureContinue reading “Bureau of Standards Jamaica Recognises Technical Volunteers”