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Students sample citrus fruits at Bodles Citrus Day held at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on March 2. The event was organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Post Entry Quarantine and the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency and was geared at increasing awareness amongst the public and nursery operators of theContinue reading “Students sample citrus fruits at Bodles Research Station”

From left, Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director for Special Projects, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses citrus tree with Alfred Barrett, Jamaica Citrus Protection Officer Plant Quarantine at Bodles Citrus Day held at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on March 2. Some 46 varieties of citrus are maintained in a clean stateContinue reading “Bodles Citrus Day”

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched a new standard that will cover general safety requirements for electrical appliances for household and similar purposes. Launched on March 2 at the Bureau’s office, in Kingston, the new standard, known as JS IEC 60335-1:2010 (AMD1:2013+ AMD2:2016), will also cover voltages for appliances not more than 250Continue reading “BSJ Launches New Standard for Electrical Appliances”

Senior Energy Engineer, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Mark Williams (left), in discussion with (from left) Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown; Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn; and Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown, at the launchContinue reading “Launch of the Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Standard by the BSJ.”

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Government with the People’s Republic of China in September 2017 for the export of spiny lobsters to China, a five-man delegation from China is currently on a three-day visit to Jamaica to conduct an audit of the processes of the industry. Speaking at a meetingContinue reading “Veterinary Services Division hosts Chinese spiny lobster audit delegation”

Dr. Osbil Watson (3rd left), Chief Veterinary Officer, and Avery Smikle, Acting Director of Fisheries, both from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Esmond Reid (3rd right), Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, pose with Ning Wang(4th right), Director of Food Safety Division 4, Import and ExportContinue reading “Vet Services Division hosts Chinese audit delegation”

Facilitators of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Frosty Pod Rot sensitisation sessions targeting cocoa farmers in St. Mary say the forums have been well supported by the beneficiaries. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, told JIS News that farmers in Bellfield, Brainard, Lewisburgh, Anglican, Marlborough,Continue reading “Frosty Pod Rot Seminars Well Attended by Cocoa Farmers”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries is advising the public that the SUGAR AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/SUGAR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME funded by THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION and THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA will officially close on Friday, March 30, 2018. Any person or entity having outstanding business with this project should make contact with the Project ManagerContinue reading “Closure of the Sugar Area Development Programme/Sugar Transformation Project”

The Government of Jamaica is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to develop an insurance scheme for crop and livestock farmers. Principal Director, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun Baugh, said that there have been models in the past that have worked, but theyContinue reading “Gov’t Working with FAO to Develop Insurance Scheme for Farmers”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has reiterated that the Government through the Ministry is committed to the growth and development of the sugar industry in Jamaica. The Minister noted that despite the many challenges that the industry is facing, if properly managed, it is sustainable. Minister Samuda was speaking at aContinue reading “Govt. committed to Jamaica’s sugar industry- Samuda”