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Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, expresses appreciation to the Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (seated, centre), Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, and Keleen Young-Grandison, head of the Ministry’s Sugar Transformation Unit, for their contribution to the construction of the Clark’s Town Library in Trelawny during a tour of theContinue reading “Minister Samuda expresses thanks to the EU and the Sugar Transformation Unit”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, is encouraging stakeholders in the sugar industry to have a positive outlook on the sector and to “move forward with the confidence that this industry will rise again”. Minister Samuda, who was speaking at the 80th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of SugarContinue reading “Don’t be discouraged, Samuda tells sugar industry”

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang (centre), views local products being shown by Assistant Manager, Marketing Services Unit, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Vivette McFarlane, during a tour of exhibits at the Employee Engagement Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston on Tuesday, October 31,Continue reading “Employee Engagement Conference”

Minister without Portfolio (OPM), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, view Things Jamaican products during a tour of exhibits at the Employee Engagement Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.Continue reading “Minister Chang and CEO Valerie Veira view Things Jamaican Products at the Employee Engagement Conference”

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mrs. Andrene Collings, says that employee engagement must become priority in every organization, because at the end of the day it is people and relationships that matter the most. According to Mrs. Collings, “this is a cliché, but we have to find innovativeContinue reading “Ministry says employee engagement must be priority in organizations”

Steps are being taken by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to promulgate new regulations concerning the blending of coffee in Jamaica. Under these regulations, no imported coffee shall be processed, roasted or packaged for sale in its pure form without a minimum percentage of locally produced coffee. This initiative is intended toContinue reading “New Regulations for Processing Blended Coffee in Jamaica”

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Marketing and Promotion Officer, Peter Harrison (left) along with Product Development Officer, Horane Lawrence, of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), demonstrate and explain how to use a motorized sprayer at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function, held at the Junction Guest House in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 26, 2017. ThirtyContinue reading “Product Development Officer Horace Lawrence and Marketing and Promotion Officer Peter Harrison demonstrate how to operate a motorized sprayer”

Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, addresses farmers at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function, held at the Junction Guest House in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 26, 2017. Seated at the head table (from left) are Managing Director, St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies (SJFHS), O’Brien Johnson;Continue reading “Chief Executive Officer Peter Thompson addresses farmers at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function”

Managing Director, St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies, O’Brien Johnson (left), shakes hand with Deputy Parish Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Mark Lee, after presenting him with a motorized sprayer at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function, held at the Junction Guest House in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 26, 2017.Continue reading “Managing Director OBrien Johnson presents Deputy Parish Manager Mark Lee with a Motorized Sprayer”