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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”

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”

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”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is calling on more Jamaicans to preserve the rich biodiversity that exists, given the impact Climate Change is having on natural resources. Jamaica’s terrestrial biodiversity is characterised by over 3,304 vascular plant species; approximately 600 species of ferns; 136 species of butterflies and 106 known bird speciesContinue reading “Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Rich Biodiversity”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has disclosed that a group headed by business mogul, Michael Lee-Chin, is investing in a major agricultural project in St. Catherine. According to Minister Shaw, the mega farm, to be established on lands formerly occupied by Innswood Sugar Estates, will have mango and soursop orchards,Continue reading “Noted Businessman To Invest In Mega Farm In St. Catherine”

The Global Sector Services (GSS) Apprenticeship programme, aimed at equipping some 400 personnel for higher value-added jobs in the local industry over a four-year period, was officially launched on Tuesday (January 28). One hundred apprentices will benefit from in-house training per year at GSS firms, beginning in April. The objective is to promote the growthContinue reading “Hundreds To Be Trained Under Global Sector Services 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”

Ten students attending secondary and tertiary educational institutions have received scholarships and grants from the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), valued at more than $1 million. The recipients, who are children of employees at the NIC, received the awards at a ceremony held on January 30 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. State MinisterContinue reading “National Irrigation Commission Gives Scholarships And Grants To Students”

Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling for resocialisation to assist in ending domestic violence across the island. Mr. Shaw, who is also Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, was reacting to the killing of two women in the parish on February 5. In an interview with JIS NewsContinue reading “Shaw Says Resocialisation Will Help To Curb Domestic Violence”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan (centre); and Principal Assistant, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Ang Wunly, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. TheContinue reading “Minister Shaw meets with Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, Ambassador Karen Tan”