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November 2016
 

07 November 2016

Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries

Consumer Groups Urged to Engage More in Educating Purchasers

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 07 Nov 2016    communications   
Consumer groups are being urged to shift their traditional role of advocacy, and engage more in education on the rights that purchasers of goods and services have. Making the call, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the organisations must refocus, as new markets, products and services through the Internet and other technologies create the potential for “large gaps” in consumer knowledge and understanding. In a speech read at the annual general meeting of the National Consumers League (NCL) by Director General in the Ministry, Vivian Brown, on...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (c) raps with students from the Marcus Garvey Technical High School at the Re-launch of the National School Garden Programme, held at Mocho Primary School in Clarendon on October 29, 2016. Marcus Garvey Technical High School of St. Ann is one of 14 schools participating in phase one of the National School Garden Programme being spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority in partnership with the Jamaica 4-H Clubs.

National School Garden Programme Relaunched

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 07 Nov 2016    communications   
The National School Garden Programme, aimed at establishing a garden in every school, was re-launched by the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Mocho Primary School in Clarendon on October 28. Speaking at the re-launch ceremony, Minister Hutchinson said a new feature of the programme will be the establishment of a breakfast programme in the schools. The school gardens will be used as demonstration plots for the training of farmers within the communities. They will also be used to make students aware of the...


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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (left) and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant during the launch of ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month on November 2 at the JAS head offices in Kingston. The JAS, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, is celebrating the 13th anniversary of the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’.

Adequate Supply of Pork for Christmas

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 07 Nov 2016    communications   
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says there will be adequate supply of pork for the upcoming Christmas season. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, said pig farmers are now producing to meet 60 per cent of local demand and will be able to provide sufficient fresh meat to the general market, as well as to ham processors. Mr. Grant was speaking at the launch of ‘Eat Jamaican’ Month on November 2 at the JAS head office, downtown Kingston. Mr. Grant said the JAS will be using the observance to intensify its promotion of local foods leading up to the Christmas...


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Courtesy Call on Hon. Karl Samuda by Members of the Campari (International) Team

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 07 Nov 2016    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) in conversation with members of the Campari (International) team during a courtesy call at his New Kingston office on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. From left to right are Campari’s Managing Director, Jean-Philippe Beyer; Chairman, Clement Lawrence; Managing Director BU North America, Jean-Jacques Dubau; and Public Affairs and CSR Senior Director, Aldo Davoli.


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