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Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Roy McNeil (right), listens attentively to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, at a stakeholder’s breakfast meeting for the 10th annual Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) conference, at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Chelsea Avenue in Kingston on July 19.

RADA conducting impact assessment of drought on farm communities

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 19 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is conducting an assessment of the impact of drought on major farming communities across the island. “Right now, we have to be trucking water to farmers in Manchester, St. Elizabeth, St. Mary and St. Ann,” said Peter Thompson, RADA Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Thompson was speaking at a stakeholder’s breakfast meeting for the 10th annual Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GRAS) conference, at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Chelsea Avenue in Kingston on July 19. The conference, which is to be held from September 30 to October 4 at...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green (2nd left) converses with (from left) Rotary International Deputy District Governor, Beverley Miller, outgoing president of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town, Catherine Gregory, and President Elect Gail Dixon at the Rotary Club of Spanish Town Installation Dinner & Awards Ceremony, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew on July 17.

Agriculture still a noble profession- Min. Green

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 18 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says that agriculture is still a noble profession and is calling on Rotarians to help spread that message to our youths as the future of the sector resides with them. “Our agricultural sector continues to be a critical sector for the Jamaican economy, but we have created a bad impression of it. The image that we have given our farmers in the past is not the image of the farmer today. I think the Rotary Club, in your excellent network, can help us to engage more young people to come into...


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State Minister in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), shares in the symbolic handover of a semen bank , during the joint annual general meeting of the Jamaica Red Poll Cattle Breeders Society and Jamaica Black Cattle Breeders Society at the Minard Estate in St. Ann on July 17. Others (from left) are, Chairman of the Jamaica Red Poll Cattle Breeders Society, Martin Hopwood, member Dr. Karl Wellington and veteran cattle breeder, Robin Crum Ewing.

“Zero Tolerance!” – Green Sends Strong Message to Praedial Larcenists

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 18 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
“I am sending a clear signal; we are going to be taking a zero tolerance approach. So, for those who are in this business (selling agricultural goods) ensure you have your proof in relation to where you have purchased your meat.” Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green says that the Ministry is embarking on a renewed initiative to tackle the issue of praedial larceny, which will target the market places. Minister Green explained that a person selling meat must provide proof of origin. He indicated that there will also be stronger...


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BSJ's 50th Anniversary Function

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 17 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
Second row, from left, Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence; and Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs, along with retirees of the BSJ at its B, at its Winchester Road offices in Kingston on Monday, July 15, 2019. The BSJ team was joined by representatives of the Ministry and its agencies, stakeholders, retirees, clients, friends and well-wishers at the ceremony. The anniversary celebrations will be used as an opportunity to...


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BSJ’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations

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 17 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron (right), along with (from left) Standard and Certification Officer, BSJ, Kemar Bundy;retiree of the BSJ, Beverley Miller; and retiree, BSJ/Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Marguerite Domville, cut the cake to celebrate BSJ’s 50th Anniversary, at its Winchester Road offices in Kingston on Monday, July 15, 2019. The BSJ team was joined by representatives of the Ministry and its agencies, stakeholders, retirees, clients, friends and well-wishers at the ceremony. The anniversary celebrations will be used as an...


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Acting Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence and Executive Director Hopeton Heron at BSJ’s 50th Anniversary ceremony

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 17 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (right), converses with Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Hopeton Heron, at the BSJ’s 50th Anniversary ceremony, at its Winchester Road offices in Kingston on Monday, July 15, 2019. The BSJ team was joined by representatives of the Ministry and its agencies, stakeholders, retirees, clients, friends and well-wishers at the ceremony. The anniversary celebrations will be used as an opportunity to celebrate the Bureau’s achievements and its continuous journey towards...


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Ministry hails BSJ on its 50th Anniversary

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 16 Jul 2019    Anonymous   
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence has lauded the work of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and its contribution to national development over its 50 years of existence. The Permanent Secretary was addressing the celebratory function and launch of the 50 th Anniversary activities at the Bureau’s offices, 6 Winchester Road on July 15. The Permanent Secretary noted that this achievement is a significant one for the Bureau, and that the hard work that the organization has put in over the years has paid off. “Fifty years is truly a...


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124th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society

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 12 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking with Chantal Pryce, Treasurer, Samuel Gauze, President, both of the Bodles Farmers’ Association; Donald Salmon, President, Jamaica Coffee Growers’ Association, and Joseph McDonald, President, Middlesex Farmers’ Group, at the 124th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on July 10.


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Hon. Floyd Green addresses farmers at the 124th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society

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 12 Jul 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, addresses farmers at the 124th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on July 10. Others from left are Lenworth Fulton, President, JAS, and Custos of Clarendon, Hon. William Shagoury.


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