The versatility of honey, one of the most popular and widely used natural sweeteners, has been manifested in the range of value-added products manufactured by the St. Thomas-based entity, Irie Lyfe. The business, which Jamaican entrepreneurs, Brian Allen, and wife, Barbara Philbert Allen, operate out of the pristine community of Airy Castle, manufactures, retails andContinue reading “Irie Lyfe Creates Value-Added Products From Honey”
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Entrepreneur Creates Colouring Book For Girls Of Colour
Entrepreneur Lisa Davis was in search of a colouring book for her daughter that featured black characters, and was disappointed when she could not find any at the stores she visited. It was then that she decided to not only create her own colouring book but also a line of dolls and other products forContinue reading “Entrepreneur Creates Colouring Book For Girls Of Colour”
CAC Encourages Consumers To Be Aware Of Their Basic Rights
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging shoppers to understand and be aware of their basic rights while conducting their business during the Yuletide season. Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, tells JIS News that it is very important for consumers to understand that within their own transactions, whether small or large, they haveContinue reading “CAC Encourages Consumers To Be Aware Of Their Basic Rights”
Plant Quarantine Branch phone lines down
The Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is advising members of the public that its phone lines are down due to technical issues. The Branch, which is responsible for ensuring that all exotic pests and diseases are kept out of the island, is also advising thatContinue reading “Plant Quarantine Branch phone lines down”
Jamaica’s hemp to produce best CBD oil – Shaw
Jamaica’s hemp industry will produce the best CBD oil, declared the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the official ground-breaking ceremony for 365-acre Organic Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11, 2019. While noting the huge market for CBD oil, Minister ShawContinue reading “Jamaica’s hemp to produce best CBD oil – Shaw”
Minister Audley Shaw participates in ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate
From left, Mitchel Yeckes, Managing Director, Organic Growth Holdings Grow Jamaica, Robert Weinstein, Co-Founder & President, Organic Growth Holdings, Inc (OGH), Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Shawn Rogers, Vice-President, OGH Grow Jamaica officially break ground for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate inContinue reading “Minister Audley Shaw participates in ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate”
President Robert Weinstein greets Hon. Audley Shaw at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm
Robert Weinstein (centre), Co-Founder & President, Organic Growth Holdings, Inc, greets the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11, 2019. At right is Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority,Continue reading “President Robert Weinstein greets Hon. Audley Shaw at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm”
Hon. Audley Shaw participates in flag-raising exercise at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Robert Weinstein, Co-Founder & President, Organic Growth Holdings, Inc., participate in flag-raising exercise at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm assisted by Devon Lawrence (left) at the Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on December 11,Continue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw participates in flag-raising exercise at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the OGH Grow Jamaica Craft Medicinal Hemp Farm”
Minister Calls On Farmers To Write Letters For Road Repairs
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is calling on farmers to write formal letters with requests for road repairs in their communities. Speaking at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing on Thursday (December 5) in Kingston, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said these letters must be sent to the ParishContinue reading “Minister Calls On Farmers To Write Letters For Road Repairs”
National Youth in Agriculture Policy to be completed next year
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the National Youth in Agriculture Policy is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020. Addressing the annual accountability seminar and cocktail reception of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Terra Nova All-Suite HotelContinue reading “National Youth in Agriculture Policy to be completed next year”