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Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley, speaking at last year’s World Accreditation Day breakfast awards ceremony, held at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel ​in Kingston.

JANAAC Hosts World Accreditation Day Virtual Forum June 9

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will be hosting a virtual forum on June 9, to commemorate World Accreditation Day 2020, under the theme ‘Accreditation: Improving Food Safety’. The event will be streamed live on the JANAAC Facebook page and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) website, Facebook and YouTube pages, starting at 9:00 a.m. “Accreditation has an important role to play in food safety by ensuring competent and impartial inspection, certification and testing services, and we hope to examine this during this year’s World Accreditation Day Forum,” Chief Executive...


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Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency at the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI), Fayola Evans-Roberts.

Businesses Facing Financial Difficulties Can Contact The OSI

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) and Office of the Government Trustee (OGT) are encouraging persons who have been facing financial obstacles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage the organisations for assistance. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans-Roberts, said the organisations offer services that can assist businesses or persons who have seen a reduction in income or have lost their jobs recently. “A person who is unable to pay their debt, who considers themself insolvent, can approach the OSI to enter into an agreement, whether it...


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Make-up Artist and Owner of 876 Faces, Teeah Anderson.

Young Make-Up Artist Innovates Amid COVID-19

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
At a time when many entrepreneurs are feeling the financial pinch from the fallout of business due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, certified make-up artist, Teeah Anderson, has decided to re-strategise her business model in order to continue to earn a living. She is now offering make-up classes online reaching a wide cross section of clientele. “I call it pivoting. As an entrepreneur, you have to find new ways to constantly make money, so that is what I am doing,” she tells JIS News. The 24-year-old mother of one and owner of 876 Faces, tells JIS News that she had shut down her...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at a video recording on the Bernard Lodge Development project at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday, June 12, 2020. Minister Shaw highlighted that the project is designed to help modernise and expand the agricultural sector by increasing production, improving Jamaica's food security, creating jobs and growing the economy.

Bernard Lodge Development project to help modernize the agricultural sector

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Bernard Lodge Development project is designed to help modernize and expand the agricultural sector by increasing production, thereby improving Jamaica’s food security, creating jobs, and growing the economy. He noted that Jamaica’s agricultural sector plays an essential role in our country’s economic growth and development, accounting for more than 7 per cent of national Gross Domestic Product. Minister Shaw, who was speaking at a video recording for the Bernard Lodge Development project at the Ministry’s...


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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), presents young farmer Okelia Douse (right) with seeds at a ceremony to handover agricultural inputs to farmers, at the Dunkeld Church of God Seventh Day in St. Catherine on June 11. At second left is Chairman of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Advisory Board, William Sytall, and RADA Parish Manager, Ruth Barrett.

$10 million allocated to procure agriculture supplies for sector

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has allocated $10 million under the Production Incentive Programme for the procurement of seeds, water tanks, planting material for the production of sweet yam and cassava, as well as fertilizers and chemicals to stimulate increased agricultural production. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said the assistance will be targeted at the vulnerable. “We will be starting this distribution to help those of you who are in need to help you to get off the ground,” he said. Mr. Hutchinson was speaking at a...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), makes a presentation during the World Accreditation Day virtual commemorative ceremony, on Tuesday (June 9). With Mr. Shaw is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green.

Labs And Certification Bodies Encouraged To Use Services Of JANAAC

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
Private and public laboratories, inspection and certification bodies are being encouraged to improve their service delivery and marketability by utilising the accreditation services of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). This call comes from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, who notes that inspectors and testing laboratories “must demonstrate consistent adherence to international standards, thereby confirming the competence of their services”. “This confirmation of competence can only be achieved through accreditation by JANAAC,...


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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), in discussion with Consultant, Dr. Omer Thomas, at a virtual town hall meeting, held on Wednesday (June 10). The event, hosted by the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit in the Ministry, was aimed at bringing together all stakeholder groups to implement anti-praedial larceny interventions to reduce losses in the sector.

Ministry To Revisit Proposal For Dedicated Days For Praedial Larceny Cases

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 12 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
For the 2020/2021 financial year, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will revisit a proposal for the scheduling of dedicated days for the hearing of praedial larceny cases, to increase the rate of convictions in these matters. This was noted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C, Hutchinson, at a virtual town hall meeting, held on Wednesday (June 10). The event, hosted by the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit in the Ministry, was aimed at bringing together all stakeholder groups to implement anti-praedial larceny interventions to reduce...


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Laboratories urged to improve service delivery and marketability - Shaw

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 10 Jun 2020    Anonymous   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is urging all public and private laboratories, and inspection bodies to get their businesses accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation ( JANAAC ’s) in order to improve their service delivery and marketability. He noted that standards and accreditation play an important role in trade facilitation and food safety and, the work of JANAAC is therefore crucial in the national thrust. “As we seek to transform and modernize business processes, it is absolutely important that we have internationally accepted...


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Agriculture Minister lauds West Indian Red Pepper farmer for efforts to supply local market

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 08 Jun 2020    Anonymous   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded farm operator, Gary Coulton, for his efforts in supplying the local market with West Indian Red Peppers. “I want to congratulate you on this initiative. This project symbolizes exactly what can be replicated across the country in a range of other crops,” the Minister said. He was speaking while attending a tour of a West Indian Red Pepper farm operated by Mr. Coulton at the Spring Plain Agro-Park in Clarendon last Friday (June 5). Mr. Shaw visited the Global GAP-certified farm to witness the packaging of...


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Owner of BAUGHaus Design Studio, Dana Baugh.

Dana Baugh Making A Name In Creative Industry

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 05 Jun 2020    nicola.wint   
Young entrepreneur, Dana Baugh, is looking to establish herself as a major force in the local and regional creative landscape. Through her BAUGHaus Design Studio, based in western Jamaica, she offers a range of beautiful, handmade ceramic pieces for the entire home. The pieces, inspired by the Caribbean, are intricately-designed, with exquisite details to satisfy the most discerning customer. Miss Baugh has built a good client base, which has seen her business steadily grow over the four years since it was established. She tells JIS News that she has always loved art and design but was...


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