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Lenworth Fulton (2nd left), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), welcomes Champion Farmer 2018 Martin Zsifkovics to the launch of National Farmers’ Month, held at the JAS headquarters in downtown Kingston on April 3, 2019. Others from left are Hedda Pitter, Business Development Manager, Newport-Fersan, and Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural DevelopmentContinue reading “President Lenworth Fulton welcomes 2018 Champion Farmer Martin Zsifkovics to the launch of National Farmers’ Month”

Members of The Mico University College Cultural Group in performance at the launch of National Farmers’ Month, held at the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s headquarters in downtown Kingston on April 3, 2019. Farmers Month is organised by the JAS in collaboration with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, and Newport-Fersan . Activities will include a lecture focusingContinue reading “Launch of National Farmers’ Month”

Simone Mahabeer, Marketing and Communications Manager of H&L Agro, endorses National Farmers’ Month at its launch held at the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) headquarters in downtown Kingston on April 3, 2019. At left is Lenworth Fulton, President, and Christopher Emanuel, Chief Executive Officer, both of the JAS. Farmers’ Month activities will include a lecture focusingContinue reading “Marketing and Communications Manager Simone Mahabeer endorses National Farmers’ Month”

Increased fisheries surveillance and enforcement are among some of the key improvements to be made to the fisheries sector under the recently promulgated Fisheries Act, which is expected to come into force soon. The new Fisheries Act will facilitate modern fisheries management and development strategies, and significantly increase the maximum fines for breaches of theContinue reading “Gov’t to increase fisheries surveillance and monitoring”

Michael Burke, delegate and member of the COK Sodality Co-op Credit Union, participating in the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union Limited, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 2, 2019.

Errol Gallimore, Registrar at the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies, highlights some of the challenges being faced by some co-operatives and the legal requirements to be fulfilled in order to remain compliant. He was speaking at the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union Limited, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel inContinue reading “Registrar Errol Gallimore speaking at the AGM of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union Limited”

Charles McKenzie, fisherman from Rocky Point in Clarendon, converses with Andre Kong (right), Director of Fisheries at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union Limited , held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 2, 2019.

Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (right) speaking with Havelan Honeyghan, Chairman of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union Limited, at the Co-operative’s Annual General Meeting, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 2, 2019.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has commended farmers for their dedication, commitment and resilience, noting that their work and output have played an integral role in growing Jamaica’s economy. Stating that the key to prosperity is in the soil, the minister said that domestic crops grew by 6.9 per centContinue reading “Shaw salutes farmers’ contribution to economic growth”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is on a mission to make Jamaica a standards-driven country. Minister Shaw was speaking at a Training of Trainers course in ISO 20700-2017 Guidelines for Management Consulting Standard, hosted by the Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants in collaboration with the International CouncilContinue reading “Shaw calls for improved standards”