State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green has lauded the Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) process for used vehicles entering the country which was implemented in February 2018. According to the Minister, vehicle inspections have doubled since the implementation of the PSI programme. “During the period January to July 2018,Continue reading “Minister Green Lauds the Success of the Pre-Shipment Inspection Process”
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RESPONSE TO MEDIA REPORTS RELATING TO ILLNESS AMONG HORSES AT CAYMANAS PARK
The Veterinary Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has taken note of several articles published in the local media alleging an outbreak of a “virus” among the equine (horse) population at Caymanas Park. In spite of these reports, the Veterinary Services Division wishes to advise that as far asContinue reading “RESPONSE TO MEDIA REPORTS RELATING TO ILLNESS AMONG HORSES AT CAYMANAS PARK”
SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SALE OF CONCH MEAT STRICTLY PROHIBITED DURING THE CLOSE SEASON
The National Fisheries Authority, an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, wishes to advise all organisers of entertainment events, operators of eating establishments, shops, and supermarkets, and patrons of these establishments that it is illegal to sell or offer for sale any conch meat in any form whatsoever, including soups andContinue reading “SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SALE OF CONCH MEAT STRICTLY PROHIBITED DURING THE CLOSE SEASON”
Ganja Growers Encouraged To Participate In Alternative Development Programme
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, is encouraging ganja growers to get involved in the Government’s Alternative Development Programme. He noted that emphasis has been placed on increasing the number of community groups of traditional growers to participate in the programme. The programme aims to preventContinue reading “Ganja Growers Encouraged To Participate In Alternative Development Programme”
Yam Production Up In 2019
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, says that there has been an increase in yam production in 2019 with major improvement being experienced in the lifecyle and crop yield of sweet yam. This, Minister Green said, was as a result of the Ministry’s intervention under itsContinue reading “Yam Production Up In 2019”
Minister Green Wants Agriculture To Be Viewed As A Viable Business
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, says that the time has now come for agriculture to be viewed as a viable business. He noted that the agricultural sector needs to be repositioned, particularly in the minds of our young people and that agriculture is the wayContinue reading “Minister Green Wants Agriculture To Be Viewed As A Viable Business”
Former Monymusk Workers Welcome Agricultural Project
Former Monymusk Sugar Factory worker, Kamone Campbell, believes she has been “tossed a lifeline” with the launch of an agricultural project designed to create sustainable employment and a better way of life for former factory employees. She is among a group of 15 persons who are to benefit under the agricultural component of the Government’sContinue reading “Former Monymusk Workers Welcome Agricultural Project”
Hon. Floyd Green Congratulates Former Employee of the Monymusk Sugar Factory
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), congratulates Solomon Anderson, a beneficiary of the agricultural component of the Government’s Socio Economic Programme for Former Employees of the Monymusk Sugar Factory, with a lease for lands, at the launch of the project in Hermitage, Clarendon on FebruaryContinue reading “Hon. Floyd Green Congratulates Former Employee of the Monymusk Sugar Factory”
Agricultural Project Launched For Former Monymusk Workers
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries on Thursday (February 20) launched the agricultural component of a socio-economic programme designed to assist former sugar workers of the Clarendon-based Monymusk Sugar Factory. The project, a collaborative effort with the Ministry, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the National Irrigation Commission Limited, the Agro-Investment Corporation andContinue reading “Agricultural Project Launched For Former Monymusk Workers”
FAO Providing Support On National School-Feeding Programme
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is providing assistance to the Government on the national school-feeding programme. “Recently, Minister [without Portfolio, Hon. JC] Hutchinson and I met with the new FAO representative in Jamaica, who is the former DeputyContinue reading “FAO Providing Support On National School-Feeding Programme”
