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September 2018
 

12 September 2018

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (3rd left); Executive Vice President, Retail, Scotiabank, Audrey Tugwell Henry (4th left); and President and CEO, Scotiabank, David Noel (5th left), in photo with the top three 2018 Scotiabank Vision Achievers (SVA) (l-r) CEO and Founder, Jamaican Care Packages, Rory-Craig Walker; Managing Director, Morgan’s Creek, Joni-Dale Morgan; and Sheryl Anderson of QSSL Quality Systems Solutions and Initiative, at the SVA Closing Ceremony, held under the theme “Pepared to Win”, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Tuesday, September 11. SVA provided 25 SMEs the opportunity to benefit from a 17 week coaching programme. The programme, led by International Business Coach, Marcia Woon-Choy of ActionCOACH, was designed to impart core competencies required for running a profitable business. These include sales, systemizing the business process, marketing and understanding business financials.

Shaw lauds Scotiabank’s Vision Achiever Programme

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 12 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has lauded Scotiabank’s Vision Achiever Programme, which he said is providing another opportunity for increased growth of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). He noted that the MSME sector is an important driver of economic growth, which governments rely on to create jobs and increase economic growth and productivity. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Scotiabank Vision Achiever Programme at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel in Kingston on September 11, Minister Shaw said, “Scotiabank, a private...


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Minister Shaw in discussion with MP for East Rural St. Andrew Mrs. Juliet Holness and Hon. Daryl Vaz

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 12 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness (centre); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s Coffee Industry at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018. At the conference, Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin donated a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the...


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Hon. Audley Shaw converses with MP for East Rural St. Andrew Mrs. Juliet Holness

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 12 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), converses with Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Hon. Juliet Holness, at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s Coffee industry at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018. At the conference, Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin donated a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector.


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Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry

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 12 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018. Seated at the head table (from left) are Michael Lee-Chin Philanthropist who announced his donation of a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector; Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...


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Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin announces gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers

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 12 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin announces a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018. Seated at the head table (from left) are Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness; MICAF Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon...


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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

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