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The micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the establishment of a Micro Stock Exchange. This will allow MSMEs to obtain funds to support the growth and expansion of their businesses. This was announced by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw in his keynote address at theContinue reading “MSMEs to benefit from the establishment of a micro stock exchange”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), gives thumbs up to President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong (left); and President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, after an announcement that the two entities will now operate as one, at the Opening Ceremony of the JMA/JEA Expo, held at the NationalContinue reading “Minister Shaw gives thumbs up to JEA President Michelle Chong and JMA President Metry Seaga”

Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in conversation with (from left) Ibrahin Ortega Oquendo, Second Secretary in charge of the Cooperation Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Jamaica, Inés Fors Fernández, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica; Kathryn Phipps, Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba;Continue reading “Minister Hutchinson welcomes Cuban Inward Mission”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging fisherfolk to increase the size of their nets in an effort to protect the smaller fish, which is important to sustainability in the management of Jamaica’s marine resources. Minister Shaw was speaking at a Sustainable Fisheries Forum focusing on parrotfish management hosted byContinue reading “Minister Shaw urges fisherfolk to support conservation of fish”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), greets Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Inés Fors Fernández, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, April 16, 2018. At right is Minister without Portfolio at MICAF, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. The visit comes against the background ofContinue reading “Minister Shaw greets Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is committed to the strengthening of Jamaica’s National Quality Infrastructure. Minister Shaw pointed to the National Quality Policy 2017, which he said affirms the Government’s commitment to strengthening the national framework for the development of a sustainable “standard-led, market driven economy”, supported byContinue reading “Govt. committed to strengthening of Jamaica’s National Quality Infrastructure – Minister Shaw”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets President, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), John Walters, at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly in Jamaica, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Monday, April 16.

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon Audley Shaw (left), converses with (from left) Larry Watson, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; David Wan, President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation; Metry Seaga, President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association; and Howard Mitchell, President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica;Continue reading “Minister Shaw meets with Industry Players”

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (right), in discussion with (from left) Larry Watson, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; and Metry Seaga, President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association; at a meeting with industry players held at the Terra Nova All-Suite HotelContinue reading “CTD Andrene Collings in discussion with Industry Players”

From left, the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Larry Watson, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Donovan Stanberry; share a light moment at a meeting with industry players held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on April 18.