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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) speaks with College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students from second left Chenille Humes, Kayshawna Tabbanor, and Joshua Thorpe, at a briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston on November 20. The CASE students will travel to Israel to pursueContinue reading “Minister Audley Shaw in dialogue with CASE students”

Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Lanor Maragh, Canteen Manager at the Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew during the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour on November 19, 2019. Others, from left, are Adjoa Dawes, Principal, and Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS).Continue reading “Canteen Manager Lanor Maragh greets Minister Shaw during the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour”

In celebration of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019, November 18-24, 2019, The Veterinary Services Division encourages us all to “​Use Antibiotics Right.” Click HERE for more details.

In an effort to ensure the health and safety of the consuming public and ensuring that all key stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas industry are aware of the requirements for compliance with the relevant standards, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, agencies of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce,Continue reading “Standards set for the liquefied petroleum gas industry”

EATING JAMAICAN: Celebrity Chef, Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, enjoys chicken burger along with Alex Martin, Deputy Head Boy, Ethan Brown, Head Boy, Kassia Camacho, Head Girl, Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew, and Lenworth Fulton (partially hidden), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society. The occasion wasContinue reading “Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour”

EATING JAMAICAN: From left, Deputy Head Girl Sara Senior Smith, Kyle Glenister and Austin Evelyn-Watson of Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew sample fritters at the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour on November 19, 2019. The Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour is one of several activities organised by the JamaicaContinue reading “Students sample fritters at the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour”

EAT JAMAICAN DEMONSTRATION: Celebrity Chef, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents sample of chicken burger to a student at the Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew on November 19, 2019. The occasion was the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour, one of several activities organised by theContinue reading “Minister Shaw presents sample of chicken burger to student at the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour”

EAT JAMAICAN DEMONSTRATION: Celebrity Chef, Hon Audley Shaw demonstrates cooking of scrambled egg with cheese for students of Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew on November 19, 2019. Looking on are Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), and Brenda Green, Social Services and Home Economics Officer at the RuralContinue reading “Celebrity Chef Hon Audley Shaw demonstrates cooking of scrambled egg with cheese for students”

Danessa Clarke samples stir fried callaloo with cheese and French toast prepared by Celebrity Chef, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth on November 15, 2019. The school tour and breakfast demonstration was part of the Eat JamaicanContinue reading “School tour and breakfast demonstration at the Holland Primary School”

In celebration of Eat Jamaican Month, Jamaicans are being urged to consume and utilize more Jamaican produce and products in order to grow and build Jamaica. The Eat Jamaican campaign, now in its 16th year, is organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Rural Agricultural Development Authority and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and FisheriesContinue reading “Agri Ministry encourages Jamaicans to eat more local produce”