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Recorgo Holt, Marketing Manager at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, addressing farmers on marketing requirements at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting, held in Christiana, Manchester, on October 4, 2018. The target for the 2018-2019 crop year is for some 1,200 hectares of Irish potatoes to be planted to meet the national demand of 17,000Continue reading “Marketing Manager Recorgo Holt addressing farmers at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting”

Potato farmer Claudette Derby(right) in discussion with (from left) Deputy Chief Executive Officer of H&L ,Olive Downer Walsh (left), and the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting, held in Christiana, Manchester, on October 4, 2018. In the background at right is Odean Bradshaw, MarketingContinue reading “Potato farmer Claudette Derby in discussion with Minister Shaw at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting”

Managing Director, TOTAL Jamaica, Chris Okonmah (left), greets Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge, at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Kingston, on Friday, October 5, 2018. The 2018-2019 TOTAL Challenge will support and reward young local entrepreneurs in anyContinue reading “Managing Director Chris Okonmah greets Minister Shaw at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge, at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Kingston on Friday, October 5, 2018. The 2018-2019 TOTAL Challenge will support and reward young local entrepreneurs in any business sector with a project or businessContinue reading “Minister Shaw speaking at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge”

(From left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Andrene Collings, along with Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank Group, Joanna Watkins; Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFA&FT), Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, at the launch of the National Foreign Trade PolicyContinue reading “Launch of the National Foreign Trade Policy and Consultancy for The National Trade Information Portal”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed the establishment of the Jamaica country forum for an agricultural extension providers network, being spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The network, aimed at strengthening the provision of agricultural and rural advisory services in a coordinated manner will include participation fromContinue reading “RADA spearheads establishment of agricultural extension network”

In a joint ceremony involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Government in a ceremony held at the Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Thursday, October 4, launched the National Trade Policy along with a consultancy for the development of the Jamaica TradeContinue reading “Jamaica Trade Information Portal Project Launched”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging young people to unleash their entrepreneurial pursuits to create their own wealth and not be motivated by notions of instant gratification. “The vision for our young people is that they be educated and set on a path to embrace the values of hard,Continue reading “Shaw calls on youth to create own wealth”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has identified the cannabis industry as part of the solution for the Jamaican economy. Addressing the 3rd Annual CanEx  Jamaica Global B2B Cannabis Conference and Expo in Montego Bay on Friday,  September 28, Minister Shaw told conference goers that as the Minister responsible for buildingContinue reading “Ganja is part of Jamaica’s solution – Minister Shaw”

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is pleased to announce Jamaica’s first legal export of medical marijuana extracted oil to Canada. The shipment to Canada was authorized through an import permit issued by the Government of Canada through Health Canada for Jamaica and an export permit issued by the MinistryContinue reading “Jamaica makes First Shipment of Medical Marijuana Extract Oil to Canada”