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Have you ever tasted a rambutan? Do you know what a mangosteen or velvet apple looks like? These are all fruits found at the Castleton Botanical Gardens in St. Mary and you will be able to see, taste, and touch these exotic fruits and much more on Friday, May 31, when the gardens will hostContinue reading “Castleton Gardens Expo promises education and excitement”

Nestled in the hills of St. Mary, the lush and picturesque Castleton Botanical Gardens will host its annual expo on May 31 under the theme ‘Protect Our Species’. Situated on either side of the Kingston to St. Mary main road, the 157 -year-old gardens, which is a haven for many birds and exotic fruit treesContinue reading “Education and excitement part of the Castleton Botanical Gardens Expo”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), Ms Georgina Baker, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Among the matters discussed was assistance with priority crops identified for expansionContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw greets Regional Vice-President Georgina Baker”

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), greets Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), Ms Georgina Baker, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Among the matters discussed was assistance withContinue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson greets Regional Vice-President Georgina Baker”

Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), Ms Georgina Baker (left), presents Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), with a gift during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in theContinue reading “Regional Vice-President Georgina Baker presents Minister Audley Shaw with a gift”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Organisation Development (OD)Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The two-day conference is being hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE) and the Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN) from May 21-22, under theContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Chief Executive Officer, Step HR Consulting, Shane Ram (right); and Ricardo Fernandez of Strategic Associate Inc., at the Organisation Development (OD) Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The two-day conference is being hosted by the Caribbean CentreContinue reading “Minister Audley Shaw at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference”

Founder/CEO, Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE)/Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN), Ilsa duVerney (right), greets Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Looking on is Administrator, CARI-CODE/CODN, Sonya Hamilton. The two-day conference isContinue reading “Founder/CEO Ilsa duVerney greets Minister Audley Shaw”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called for an increase in Jamaica’s productivity index so that the country’s economy can remain on a growth path. He noted that productivity is an issue that we have to confront more directly and in a more focused way. Speaking at the opening of anContinue reading “Minister Shaw calls for increase in worker productivity”

Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Michelle Parkins (right) engages in conversation with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, at a workshop to promote tourism linkages with the Jamaican agri-food sector, at the Alhambra InnContinue reading “Acting Principal Director Michelle Parkins in discussion with IICA Representative Dr. Elizabeth Johnson”