The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, operates drill equipment at the Lititz Farm Well Site in St. Elizabeth at the launch of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project on January 16, 2019. Looking on is the Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dermon Spence (left), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. The £35,515-million Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project is funded through a grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund, which is administered through the Caribbean Development Bank, and includes the drilling of six irrigation wells and restoration of approximately 30 km of farm/community roads.
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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.
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