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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), listening intently to Board Chairman, Jamaica Cane Products Sales (JCPS), Karl James (left), during a media briefing to update the country on the scrap metal industry, motor vehicle pre-shipment regime and the refined sugar regime, at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’Continue reading “Media briefing to update the country on the scrap metal industry, motor vehicle pre-shipment regime and the refined sugar regime”

Board Chairman, Jamaica Cane Products Sales (JCPS), Karl James (left), along with Chief Financial Officer, Worthy Park Estate, Paul Henriques (centre) and Chairman, Sugar Industry Authority, Phillip Henriques, in discussion at a media briefing to update the country on the scrap metal industry, motor vehicle pre-shipment regime and the refined sugar regime, at the MinistryContinue reading “Board Chairman Karl James in discussion with CFO Paul Henriques and Chairman Phillip Henriques”

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, is recommending that one way of curbing crime in the Jamaica is by getting more young people involved in agriculture. He was speaking at a Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum organised by the Promotion of Regional Opportunities forContinue reading “Hutchinson recommends youth involvement in agriculture to curb crime”

Alvin Murray (left), Project Coordinator ; Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages – World University Services of Canada (WUSC); explains the advantages of using tissue culture in the production of seedlings to the Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries;Continue reading “Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, H.E. Inés Fors Fernández, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

With the appointment of a new ambassador to Jamaica, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is pledging continued support to the Government and people of Cuba. Speaking during a courtesy call at his New Kingston offices on January 03, 2018, Minister Samuda welcomed the newly appointed Cuban ambassador-designate to Jamaica, HerContinue reading “Samuda pledges continued relationship with Cuba”

Chief Executive Officer, Carita Jamaica Limited, Rita Hilton (left), cuts ribbon along with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and General Manager of The Banana Board, Janet Conie to symbolically mark the first shipment of bananas from Jamaica to Trinidad, at the AMC Complex, Spanish Town Road, on Thursday, DecemberContinue reading “Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to mark first shipment of bananas from Jamaica to Trinidad”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), views bananas being shown to him by General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, at the AMC Complex Spanish Town Road, on Thursday, December 21, 2017. The occasion was a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the first shipment of bananas fromContinue reading “Minister Samuda views bananas at AMC Complex”

Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Wednesday, December 13, 2017. A number of measures have been taken since the confirmation of Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa locally in August 2016. The Plant Pest Emergency Response Team was activated. That team included representatives from theContinue reading “Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has welcomed Jamaica Broilers Group’s investment in a new US$2 million pellet mill, which has been installed at the Group’s Best Dressed feed mill facility located in Freetown, Old Harbour. The facility, which was commissioned into service on Thursday (December 14), will move the production ofContinue reading “Minister Samuda welcomes Jamaica Broilers Group US$2 million pellet mill”