Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 4th staging of the Christmas in July Corporate Gifting event, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday, July 19. The Tourism Linkages Network of the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Jamaica ManufacturersContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the opening ceremony of the 4th staging of the Christmas in July Corporate Gifting event”
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Discussions under way for special fund for micro and small enterprises – Shaw
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, says discussions are under way to develop a special fund to support the development of micro and small businesses. The Minister was addressing the Christmas in July trade show held Thursday, July 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, organized by the TourismContinue reading “Discussions under way for special fund for micro and small enterprises – Shaw”
Permanent Secretary Jennifer Griffith presents Minister Shaw with a copy of the Christmas in July catalogue
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (right), presents Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, with a copy of the Christmas in July catalogue, at the Christmas in July Corporate Gifting event, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday, July 19. The Tourism Linkages Network of the Ministry ofContinue reading “Permanent Secretary Jennifer Griffith presents Minister Shaw with a copy of the Christmas in July catalogue”
Agriculture Ministry partners with Newport-Fersan to provide fertiliser to coffee farmers
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), has partnered with Newport-Fersan to supply 321 metric tonnes of Coffee-Lizer fertiliser to coffee farmers as part of its Productivity Incentive Programme. Distribution of this newly formulated fertilizer is part of an $80-m grant provided by the Ministry toContinue reading “Agriculture Ministry partners with Newport-Fersan to provide fertiliser to coffee farmers”
Hon. Audley Shaw greets coffee farmer Basil Williams of Clifton Valley Farms
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets coffee farmer Basil Williams of Clifton Valley Farms at the official handover of Coffee-Lizer fertilizer to coffee farmers in Kingston on July 13. At centre is Norman Grant, chairman of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association.
Minister Shaw at the official handover of Coffee-Lizer fertilizer to coffee farmers
Hon Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with (from left) Hedda Rose Pitter, Business Development Manager, Newport-Fersan Jamaica (NFJ); Gusland McCook, Acting Director General, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority; and Dennis Valdez, Managing Director, NFJ. The occasion was the official handover of Coffee-Lizer fertilizer to coffee farmers at NFJContinue reading “Minister Shaw at the official handover of Coffee-Lizer fertilizer to coffee farmers”
Minister Audley Shaw in dialogue with President of the Hillside Coffee Growers, Odia Bruce
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, listens to Odia Bruce (2nd right), President of the Hillside Coffee Growers, at the Newport-Fersan Handover of Coffee-Lizer fertlizer on July 13 in Kingston. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Michael Brooks and Leebert Williams, members of Hillside Coffee Growers.
Shaw urges regional plant health directors to safeguard crops
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on regional plant health directors to provide the strategies to safeguard the Caribbean against plant pests and diseases. Minister Shaw made the appeal as he delivered the keynote address at the official opening ceremony of the 11th Annual Caribbean Plant Health Directors’Continue reading “Shaw urges regional plant health directors to safeguard crops”
Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ Forum
Hon Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, in discussion with (from left) Sherlock Pinnock, Apiculture Officer, and Dalton Hastings, Manager, Export Complex, Plant Quarantine/Plant Inspection Branch, both of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, during a tour of displays at the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Annual Caribbean PlantContinue reading “Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ Forum”
Minister Shaw speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Annual Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ Forum
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries, speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Annual Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ Forum held in Montego Bay, St. James, on July16. Others from left are Dr. Ronnie Brathwaite, Deputy Programme Manager, Agricultural Development Unit, CARCOM Secretariat; Dr. Brendon Reardon, Assistant Director, PPQ Preclearance andContinue reading “Minister Shaw speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Annual Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ Forum”
