The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is exploring the establishment of a transitional permit to facilitate the ease in which small farmers can enter the medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking at a JIS Studio 58A session on November 28, Director of Enforcement and Monitoring at the CLA, Faith Graham said this is one the initiatives being finalisedContinue reading “CLA Looking To Implement Transitional Permit For Small Farmers”
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Employees Laud Global Services Sector
Employees working within the Global Services Sector (GSS) are welcoming the vast opportunities provided through the industry for professional growth and development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, Customer Service Specialist, at Vistaprint Jamaica, Nicole Reid, said her experiences at theContinue reading “Employees Laud Global Services Sector”
Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at Holland Estate, in St. Elizabeth, will play a central role to reduce food waste in Jamaica. Speaking at the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, at Lover’s Leap, inContinue reading “Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste”
Insurance industry excellent avenue for economic growth, says Minister Shaw
Accounting, as it does, for some 11.5 per cent of the country’s financial assets, the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has described the insurance industry as an excellent avenue for economic growth. “The industry saw total assets amounting to $316.2 billion as at March 31, 2018, representing an increase ofContinue reading “Insurance industry excellent avenue for economic growth, says Minister Shaw”
Hon Audley Shaw discusses discount on a Mercedes-Benz car with Managing Director Jackie Stewart-Lechler
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses the discount on a Mercedes-Benz car with Jackie Stewart-Lechler, Managing Director of Stewart’s Automotive Group, at the relaunch of the Caribbean Association Brokers Loyalty Programme on December 5, 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz Showroom in Kingston. Others, from left, are Raymond Walker, ChairmanContinue reading “Hon Audley Shaw discusses discount on a Mercedes-Benz car with Managing Director Jackie Stewart-Lechler”
Increasing global demand for livestock products makes local production more attractive- PS Spence
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says that there has been an increasing demand for livestock products globally, with a projected 22% increase in milk production by 2027. He informed that data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) indicate that growing populations, rising affluence and urbanization areContinue reading “Increasing global demand for livestock products makes local production more attractive- PS Spence”
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence (left), greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. The occasion was a training session in Livestock Breeding Strategies and Selection Principles hosted by MICAF in collaboration with Lumin Consulting. UnderContinue reading “Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting”
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence, addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding Strategies and Selection Principles, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. Seated is Deputy Director, Livestock, MICAF Dwight Williams. The training was hosted by MICAF in collaboration withContinue reading “Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding”
Custos Rotulorum of St. Elizabeth Hon. Beryl Rochester presents The Best of St. Bess Special Award to Joseph Gyles
Hon Beryl Rochester, Custos Rotulorum of St. Elizabeth, presents the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Ltd’s The Best of St. Bess Special Award to Joseph Gyles, Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), for dedicated and outstanding service in the field of agricultural services. At right is Eldon Nembhard of the NIC St ElizabethContinue reading “Custos Rotulorum of St. Elizabeth Hon. Beryl Rochester presents The Best of St. Bess Special Award to Joseph Gyles”
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown presents The Best of St. Bess Golden Award to Desmond Whitely
Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown presents the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Ltd’s The Best of St. Bess Golden Award to Desmond Whitely for dedicated and outstanding service in the field of farming. The occasion was the Homecoming Awards Brunch held in St. Elizabeth on December 1, 2019 where the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Turner’s InnovationsContinue reading “Political Ombudsman Donna Parchment Brown presents The Best of St. Bess Golden Award to Desmond Whitely”
