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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”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, says that the Government is committed to working with small farmers across Jamaica to become more productive. He informed that one of the major initiatives that he is working on is putting in place small irrigation systems for use by small farmers across the country.Continue reading “Gov’t. committed to working with small farmers- Shaw”

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Minister Audley Shaw made his 2019 Sectoral Presentation titled, “On the Road to Prosperity…Growing Jamaica’s Industries.” Click here to read. 

Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses cauliflower cultivation with Clavia McFarlane (right), lecturer of Science and Agronomy at Knockalva Polytechnic College, during a tour of displays at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019. Others from left areContinue reading “Montpelier Agricultural Show 2019”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, says that through the Trade Facilitation Task Force’s efforts to gradually reduce the unnecessary and burdensome ‘red-tape’ associated with regulatory compliance in the trading environment, the Ministry has received the green light from the Cabinet for the removal of specific permits and licences currently being issuedContinue reading “Trade Board cutting irrelevant red-tape – Shaw”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is hosting its 2nd Regional MSME Conference April 16-18. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Improving SustainabilityContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019”

Chairman, Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference Committee, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson (left), engages Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); and Ambassador, International Organisation for Standardization, MICAF, Reginald Budhan, in conversation at the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The Small BusinessContinue reading “Minister Shaw at the 2019 Caribbean MSME Conference”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in dialogue with President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (left); and Board Secretary, SBAJ, Dennise Williams, at the Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The SBAJ is hosting its 2ndContinue reading “Minister Shaw in dialogue with SBAJ President Hugh Johnson and Board Secretary Dennise Williams”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded the Amaterra Group for its integrated approach to the soon-to-be constructed 800-room resort on a beachfront property in Stewart Castle in Trelawny “I am pleased with the plan to incorporate an agricultural component in the project, supplying the fruits and vegetables that theContinue reading “Shaw lauds Amaterra Group for agricultural component in resort development”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right) greets Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) on arrival at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 8,000 hotel rooms by Amaterra Group in Stewart Castle, Trelawny, on Friday, April 12, 2019. Others in photo from left are: Minister of Tourism, Hon. EdmundContinue reading “Minister Shaw greets Prime Minister Andrew Holness at ground breaking ceremony in Trelawny”