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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Ambassador of Brazil, H. E. Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Minister Shaw and Ambassador den Hartog discussed opportunities for cooperation between Jamaica and Brazil.

Dermon Spence (left), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF); César Dang Guillen (2nd left) and Christian Iván Neya López (4th left) of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexico along with His Excellency Juan José González Mijares (3rd left),  Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, share a light moment Continue reading “Discussing Agriculture Canine Detection”

World Veterinary Day (WVD) is celebrated annually on the last Saturday of April. It is a day when the essential work performed by veterinarians around the world is celebrated and promoted. Created by the World Veterinary Association in 2000, WVD reminds us of the importance of animal health care and how veterinarians from various fieldsContinue reading “APRIL 27 IS WORLD VETERINARY DAY 2019 Theme: “…the value of vaccines””

Gersham Brooks (left), President of the Summer Hill Branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, discusses his 27-lb eddo with the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019. Others from left areContinue reading “Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show”

Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents prize to Hyacinth Thorpe, President of the Kensington Jamaica Agricultural Society, Champion Branch for St. James. The presentation was made at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019. Sharing in the occasionContinue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson presents prize to President Hyacinth Thorpe at the Montpelier Agri and Industrial Show”

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at the launch of Intellectual Property (IP) Week 2019, at JAMPRO’s Business Auditorium, Trafalgar Road, Kingston, on Tuesday, April 23. Seated at the head table is Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy. JIPO is observing IPContinue reading “Minister Floyd Green speaking at the launch of IP Week”

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, at the launch of Intellectual Property (IP) Week 2019, at JAMPRO’s Business Auditorium, Trafalgar Road, Kingston, on Tuesday, April 23. JIPO is observing IP Week from April 23-28,Continue reading “Minister Floyd Green converses with JIPO’s Executive Director Lilyclaire Bellamy”

Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, poses atop a cow on display at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019.

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw (left) views goat on display at the 33rd staging of the St. Mary Agri-Expo held at Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on April 22, 2019. Looking on is Member of Parliament, South Eastern St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, says that the Ministry is working towards the tabling of a new Patents and Designs Bill in Parliament this financial year. He noted that the Patents and Designs Bill will stand at the heart of monetizing our ideas and inventions. “WeContinue reading “New Patents and Designs Bill to be tabled in Parliament”