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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States on June 13, 2019 at the Montego Bay Export Complex in St. James.. Some 12, 000 pounds of mangoes, representing 800 boxes, were shipped toContinue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson speaking at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States”

Rita Hilton (right), exporter, converses with (from left) Jacent Edwards, farmer, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), and Dalton Hastings, Export Complex Manager, Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, MICAF, at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the USA on June 13, 2019,Continue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the USA”

Dalton Hastings (left), Export Complex Manager, Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), explains export process to (from left) the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, MICAF, Christine Wong of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Damian Rowe, Senior Plant Quarantine/SPS Enquiry Point Officer, and Dermon Spence, Acting Permanent Secretary,Continue reading “Export Complex Manager Dalton Hastings explains export process to Hon. J.C. Hutchinson”

All across Jamaica mango trees – Julie, East Indian, common mango, blackie, you name it, are blossoming and bearing fruit. And this mango season is going down in history with the first shipment of Jamaican mangoes to the US on Thursday, June 13. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the event at the Export ComplexContinue reading “Mango Time…Jamaican fruit gets US Visa!”

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), greets President and Founder, Professional Sales Representatives Association of Jamaica (PSRAJ), Duane Lue Fung (2nd left). Looking on (from left) are PSRAJ Patron, Hon. Danvers Williams; and Vice-President and Director, PSRAJ, Paul Bryan, at the inaugural launch of the PRSAJ, at the SpanishContinue reading “Minister Shaw at the launch of the Professional Sales Representatives Association of Jamaica”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Representative of the Veterinary Services Division Laboratory (VSDL), MICAF, Dr. Simone Martin-Shaw; and Deputy Chairman, JANAAC, Lynden Nugent, at the JANAAC World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast andContinue reading “JANAAC World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast and Awards Ceremony”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging Jamaican entities to become accredited through the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) in order to lift their standards and elevate their position in the global marketplace. “As a country, we cannot get to where we are going unless we lift up ourContinue reading “Shaw encourages Jamaican entities to become accredited”

From left, Adsan Smith, Hatchery Supervisor, shows the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dermon Spence, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, lobster being reared at Longville Park Farm in Clarendon during a tour of the farm on June 7. At right is Donnie Bunting, owner.Continue reading “Tour of Longville Park Farm”

Senior Veterinary Specialist in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Suzan McLennon-Miguel, says a robust food safety programme is being developed for Jamaica. She explained that a part of the programme requires updating the present regulations and the establishment of agriculture surveillance programmes for crops and animal production. The inputs from theseContinue reading “Robust Food Safety Programme coming for Jamaica”