From left, Badian Handal, of the St. Catherine Cane Farmers’ Association, Derrick Heaven, cane farmer, and Philip Henriques, Chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority, in discussion at the 69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 14, 2018.
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69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association
A cane farmer participating in the 69th Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 14, 2018.
Minister Shaw attends International Community Tourism Conference at UWI, Mona
Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, along with (from left) Diana McIntyre-Pike, President/Founder Countrystyle Villages as Businesses and IIPT Caribbean President; Amanda Charles, Sustainable Tourism Specialist, Caribbean Tourism Organization; Annie Bertrand, Coordinator Productivity and Innovation in the Private Sector, Compete Caribbean; and Dr. Louis D’Amore, International Institute for Peace throughContinue reading “Minister Shaw attends International Community Tourism Conference at UWI, Mona”
Airbnb is not a competitor to community tourism – Audley Shaw
Gillian Rowland (left), Vice-President of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Caribbean, presents compact disc of conference presentations to the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the International Community Tourism Conference on November 13 at the University of the West Indies in St. St. Andrew. Others from leftContinue reading “Airbnb is not a competitor to community tourism – Audley Shaw”
Make eating Jamaican part of your lifestyle, says Permanent Sec
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings, is urging Jamaicans to support local farmers and businesses by making eating Jamaican a part of their lifestyle. This appeal was made at the launch of the 15th staging of Eat Jamaican Month held at the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) headquartersContinue reading “Make eating Jamaican part of your lifestyle, says Permanent Sec”
Minister Shaw visits offices of HUAWEI Technologies in Shanghai, China
(L-R) Chris Bao, Director of Trade, HUAWEI; H.E. Antonio Hugh, Jamaica’s High Commissioner to China; Diane Edwards, President of JAMPRO; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon Daryl Vaz; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw; Steven Sheng, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, HUAWEI; Bob Zhou,Continue reading “Minister Shaw visits offices of HUAWEI Technologies in Shanghai, China”
Minister Shaw attends 12th China-Latin American and Caribbean Conference in Zhuhai, China
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, left the island earlier this week to represent Jamaica at the 12th annual conference of China – Latin America and Caribbean Countries being held in Zhuhai, China. Minister Shaw today addressed the Conference and highlighted Jamaica’s growing economic relationship with China, including major infrastructural projectsContinue reading “Minister Shaw attends 12th China-Latin American and Caribbean Conference in Zhuhai, China”
Participants in training at the Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop
Participants in training at the Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop held at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine from October 23-25, 2018. Under the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO) Technical Cooperation Programme on Support for the Development of the Ginger Value Chain in Jamaica, participants were introduced to NurseryContinue reading “Participants in training at the Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop”
Deputy Director Michelle Sherwood presents Certificate of Participation in the Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop to Cosmond James
Deputy Director, Crop and Plant Protection Unit of the Research and Development Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Sherwood, presents Certificate of Participation in the Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop to Cosmond James. Under the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO) Technical Cooperation Programme onContinue reading “Deputy Director Michelle Sherwood presents Certificate of Participation in the Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop to Cosmond James”
Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop
Head of the Department of Plant Soils, Sciences and Engineering at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education, Dr. Seymour Webster (left,) speaking with Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO) Consultant Dr. Duraisamy Saravanakumar at a Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop held at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine fromContinue reading “Ginger Nursery Training Hardening to G1 Workshop”
