A local phytomedicine and cannabis institute will be established in short order to explore Jamaica’s vast botanical resources and validate the country’s medicinal plants for safety, efficacy, and dosage in clinical use. This forms part of a research partnership being solidified with the United States-based Harvard International Phytomedicine and Medical Cannabis Institute. The Economic GrowthContinue reading “Phytomedicine and Cannabis Institute to be established in Jamaica”
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Shaw emphasizes the need for businesses to become formal
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw is again emphasising the need for informal businesses to become formal. He noted that what he wants to see more than ever is for entrepreneurs being able to do better and for Jamaica to grow. “We need to move from too high a level of informalityContinue reading “Shaw emphasizes the need for businesses to become formal”
Shaw welcomes report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw has welcomed the release of the 2018 Jamaica Survey of Establishments (JSE) Report, noting that the data obtained will assist in informing Government’s decisions relating to businesses. Speaking at the presentation of the report by the Planning Institute of Jamaica at the AC Hotel inContinue reading “Shaw welcomes report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018”
Harvard Institute to assist Jamaica to become globally competitive in cannabis industry
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, will meet with a team from the Harvard International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute (IPI) to discuss assistance to Jamaica on how to become globally competitive in the cannabis industry. The team is expected to arrive in the island from September 30 to October 2, andContinue reading “Harvard Institute to assist Jamaica to become globally competitive in cannabis industry”
Hutchinson leads delegation to CARICOM agriculture meetings
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will lead Jamaica’s delegation to a series of CARICOM agriculture-related meetings being held in Belize City, Belize, from October 2 to 4, 2019. The scheduled meetings are: l. 81st Special Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – AgricultureContinue reading “Hutchinson leads delegation to CARICOM agriculture meetings”
Agriculture ministry endorses Pig Production Early Warning System
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has endorsed the introduction of a Pig Production Early Warning System and the establishment of the Pork Association, describing them as viable strategies to be explored by stakeholders to strengthen and expand the pork industry. “The industry, like any other, has to be built on market-drivenContinue reading “Agriculture ministry endorses Pig Production Early Warning System”
Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018
From left, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Carol Coy, Director General, STATIN; and Joanna Watkins of the World Bank pose with a copy of the ReportContinue reading “Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018”
Ministers Shaw and Green along with Dr. Wayne Henry at the Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018
From left, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, in dialogue at the Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018, held at the ACContinue reading “Ministers Shaw and Green along with Dr. Wayne Henry at the Presentation of the Report on the Jamaica Survey of Establishments 2018”
Minister Shaw at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of Abacus Health Product, INC, Perry Antelman (right), at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 26. Others from left are Mayor of Montego Bay,Continue reading “Minister Shaw at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference”
Minister Shaw views canna pod at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is shown a ‘canna pod’ by Founder of Kreative Kush, Keri-Ann Evans, at the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on September 26.
