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Newly minted, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, discuss the way forward at a meeting of staff members and Directors on Minister Shaw’s first day in office.

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown, is urging businesses to seek international standard certification so that they can be competitive in the global marketplace. He made the remarks during the presentation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certificates to JP Tropical Foods-Snacks Division and Jamaica NorthContinue reading “Businesses urged to become globally competitive through ISO certification”

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, speaking at a ISO 9001:2015 handover ceremony, held at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, New Kingston, on Friday, March 23, 2018. The ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification, which is offered by the National Certification Body of Jamaica, is designed to improveContinue reading “ISO 9001:2015 Handover Ceremony”

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (right), presents Deputy Manager, Jamaica North South Highway Company, Zegang Guo, with a certificate of International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015, during a handover ceremony, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, New Kingston, on Friday, March 23, 2018. The ISO 9001 QualityContinue reading “DG Vivian Brown presents Deputy Manager Zegang Guo with a certificate of ISO 9001:2015”

The Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, on Friday, March 23, 2018 launched its 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series at the Terra Nova All Suites Hotel in Kingston. The training sessions which will get underway on April 26, aim to help industry players to buildContinue reading “Anti-Dumping & Subsidies Commission launches 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series”

General Manager, Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), Ryan Evans (left), along with Senior Economist, ADSC, Andrew Mighty (centre), and General Manager, Seprod, Jeffrey Moss-Solomon, in discussion at the launch of the 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series, held at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Friday, March 23, 2018. The training seminars to beContinue reading “Launch of the 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series”

Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, speaking at the launch of the 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series, held at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Friday, March 23, 2018. The training seminars to be offered by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission overContinue reading “CTD Courtney Cole speaking at the launch of the 2018 Trade Remedies Seminar Series”

The Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries wishes to advise the public that the annual Close Season for spiny lobsters commences on April 1 and ends on June 30, 2018. The Fisheries Division wishes to further remind the public that new Regulations governing the Close Season for spiny lobsters areContinue reading “Annual Spiny Lobster Close Season April 1 – June 30”

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts ribbon to officially open the Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill, at the facility located on Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston, on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Others (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Opposition Spokesman for Development andContinue reading “Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness cuts ribbon to officially open Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill”

Chairman, Seprod, Paul B. Scott (centre), converses with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), at the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited’s official factory opening and launch of Gold Seal Flour, at the company’s facility on Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston, on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Seated at left is Prime Minister,Continue reading “Chairman Paul B. Scott converses with Minister Samuda at the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited’s official factory opening and launch of Gold Seal Flour”