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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), along with (from left) CEO, Zimmer and Company, T’Shura Gibbs; President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; Founder of CanEx Jamaica, Douglas Gordon; and President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Howard Mitchell, at the media launch of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo at the Spanish Court Hotel, Worthington Avenue, New Kingston on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. The CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo will take place September 26-28 and is regarded as the preeminent cannabis conference in the Caribbean and Latin America. The event will feature advanced content on the regulatory legal investment and global medicinal landscape from experts from over 30 countries.

Minister Shaw endorses CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo

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 06 Sep 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has endorsed the 4th staging of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo to be held September 26-28, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. He notes that the hosting of the conference is an important feature in educating Jamaicans about the real opportunities available in the cannabis industry that is taking off across the world. “I think the hosting of this conference comes at an appropriate time when we are on a learning curve. This event is an important feature for all of us because, as entrepreneurs, it will...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right) participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Ibex’s third location on St. Lucia Avenue in New Kingston on September 4. Others from left are Ibex Chief Executive Officer, Bob Dechant and Jamaica Promotions Corporation President, Diane Edwards. Business process outsourcing company, Ibex first opened in Portmore, St. Catherine in July 2016.

Shaw encourages BPO company to assist with training of local managers for the industry.

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 05 Sep 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw has issued an appeal to business process outsourcing (BPO) company, Ibex to assist with the training of local managers for the industry. Addressing the official opening of the company’s third location, at the Courtleigh Auditorium on St. Lucia Avenue in New Kingston on September 4, Mr. Shaw assured Ibex’s principals that the labour force would be responsive if such an investment were to be made. “ It is one of the reasons that when Jamaicans migrate, no matter where they go, the United States, Canada and England, we...


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Opening ceremony of the third location of Ibex

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 05 Sep 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) listens to a point being made by Ibex Vice President of Operations, Jaime Vergara (right) at the opening ceremony of the third location of the business process outsourcing company, at the Courtleigh Auditorium on St. Lucia Avenue in New Kingston on September 4. Others from second left are Jamaica Promotions Corporation President, Diane Edwards and Ibex CEO, Bob Dechant. Ibex first opened in Portmore, St. Catherine in July 2016.


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Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with CEO Bob Dechant

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 05 Sep 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) engages in discussion with Ibex Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bob Dechant, at the opening ceremony of the third location of Ibex, at the Courtleigh Auditorium on St. Lucia Avenue in New Kingston on September 4. Business process outsourcing company, Ibex first opened in Portmore, St. Catherine in July 2016.


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Shaw welcomes breadfruit germplasm collection

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 04 Sep 2019    Anonymous   
In keeping with Government’s drive to industrialise and commercialise the production of several non-traditional crops, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw has welcomed the publication of Professor Laura Roberts-Nkrumah’s book on The Breadfruit Germplasm Collection , University of the West Indies, St Augustine . In the current context of the shift from traditional crops such as sugar cane and the reallocation of lands for the development of alternative crops, Mr Shaw said there was now “tremendous interest” in crops such as bamboo, orchard crops and food...


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Agriculture Ministry hosts Global GAP consultancy meeting for Essex Valley Project

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 02 Sep 2019    Anonymous   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries today (September 2) hosted a Global GAP(Good Agricultural Practices) consultancy meeting for the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) with a view to conducting an assessment of the Government’s approach and the implementation of the Global GAP standard. The standard is primarily designed to reassure consumers about how food is produced on the farm by minimizing detrimental environmental impacts of farming operations. A total of 700 farmers are to be trained under EVADP towards achieving Global GAP certification...


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Govt. pledges more assistance to fire-affected farmers in St. Elizabeth

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 02 Sep 2019    Anonymous   
As Government and other stakeholders continue to provide assistance to support the fire-affected farmers of Flagaman, St Elizabeth, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson, has announced that $5 million is to be provided towards the procurement of grass to be used as mulch to aid the resuscitation of the farmlands. Mr Hutchinson made the announcement at a Farmer’s Relief Forum hosted by Hi-Pro, at the Pedro Plains Anglican Church in St. Elizabeth on Friday, August 30. Following the commitment on August 20 of Drought...


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Shaw says justices of the peace important for maintenance of country’s rule of law

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 30 Aug 2019    Anonymous   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says custodes and justices of the peace continue to play an important role in upholding the country’s rule of law. He acknowledged that although their roles have evolved over centuries, the men and women, who now serve are still required to assist with the maintenance of law and order, discipline and peace. “This commitment was made when you took the oath of allegiance and the oath of office and as you have discovered opportunities for promoting justice and peace abound, not only in petty sessions of the court but also...


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Newly constructed warehouse signals continued confidence in Jamaica’s economy-Green

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 28 Aug 2019    Anonymous   
State Minister in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, says the newly constructed distribution warehouse of Celebration Brands Limited (CBL) signals continued confidence in the development of Jamaica’s economy. “More importantly, this sends a great signal to other companies. We want our market leaders to be more efficient and better, which is the only way we will truly grow our economy,” he said. Mr. Green was addressing senior staff while on tour of the 3,200 square metre facility, located on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, on August 26. Dubbed Logic...


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