Author Archives: donovan.saunches

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), greets Ambassador of Brazil, His Excellency Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda has said that in order to ensure a structured and transparent distribution of funds from the Productivity Incentive Scheme, an allocation will be made to members of parliament for distribution to farmers within their constituency with the largest allocation going to those in rural farming constituencies.Continue reading “Ministry to allocate funds for assistance to farmers through MPs”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed the entry of CB Group into the fresh produce market in Jamaica through its new company, Imagination Farms. Speaking at the launch of the new company at Hope Zoo on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the agriculture minister applauded the CB Group on itsContinue reading “Samuda welcomes CB Group’s entry into the fresh produce market”

Ignacio González(left), Export Area Manager at Kimitec Group, discusses with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, organic fertilizers being introduced into the Jamaican through distributor, Prince Avery, General Manager at Avery’s Organic Fertilizer, at the launch of the partnership between both companies in KingstonContinue reading “Launch of Partnership between Avery’s Organic Fertilizer and Kimitec Group”

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown says that there is clear need for more to be done if Jamaica is to take full advantage of the nutraceutical industry, which can bring in up to US$2 billion and capture around 5% of the world market. He noted that,Continue reading “Jamaica needs to take full advantage of nutraceutical industry”

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in dialogue with scientist and executive chairman, Eden Gardens Group of Companies, Dr. Henry Lowe (left) and Minister of Science and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley, at the Special Announcement of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA’s) Orphan Drug Status Award Function for the treatment of Leukemia, heldContinue reading “Prime Minister Andrew Holness in dialogue with Scientist Dr. Henry Lowe and Hon Andrew Wheatley”

The 65th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show will go on. That’s the word from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, as he addressed hundreds of farmers at the 122nd Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) on Wednesday, July 12 at the Showground in Denbigh, Clarendon. Minister Samuda’sContinue reading “Samuda: The Show will go on”

Interim executive director, Bureau of Standards (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn, and director, Industry Division (MICAF), Lliana Blake, view Jamdun’s Hot & Spicy Bamboo Ketchup on display at the Jamaica Bamboo Policy Consultation Forum, held at the BSJ’s Winchester Road office in Kingston, on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The forum was organized by MICAF and Planning InstituteContinue reading “Interim Executive Director, Stephen Wedderburn and Director, Lliana Blake view Jamdun’s Hot & Spicy Bamboo Ketchup”