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President of the St. Elizabeth Bee Farmers Association discusses honey with Hon J.C. Hutchinson

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 04 Jun 2019    nicola.wint   
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Everton McIntosh, President of the St. Elizabeth Bee Farmers Association, regarding honey on display at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Bess Agri-Fest held at the SDC Complex in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on May 31. Listening in at centre is Nathan Samuels, RADA Parish Agricultural Manager.


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Hon J. C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses peas cultivated by Hinds Town farmers with Cosgrave Campbell (centre), farmer, during a tour of the group’s display at the Noranda Bauxite Expo on May 30 at the Port Rhoades Sports Club in Discovery Bay, St. Ann. At left is Kent Skyers, Public Relations Superintendent at Noranda Bauxite.

Agri Ministry to promote increased growth of local peas

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 03 Jun 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, says the Ministry will be encouraging farmers to grow more Portland Red and Miss Kelly peas in order to reduce the high imports of red peas. Speaking at the Noranda Bauxite Expo & Fun Fair held at the Port Rhoades Sports Club in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on May 30, Minister Hutchinson commended Noranda Bauxite for its investment in agriculture through its various initiatives such as its Land Reclamation and Partners in Agriculture programmes as well as the introduction of...


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Hon J. C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, raps with students from Linton Park All-Age School during a tour of their booth at the Noranda Bauxite Expo on May 30 at the Port Rhoades Sports Club in Discovery Bay, St. Ann. Linton Park All-Age School is one of several schools at which school gardens have been established by Noranda Bauxite.

RADA St. Ann to establish six-acre peanut project

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 03 Jun 2019    nicola.wint   
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority will be implementing a $1.6-m six-acre peanut project with farmers in St. Ann in collaboration with Noranda Bauxite with funding from the Jamaica Bauxite Institute. Speaking at the Noranda Bauxite Expo &Fun Fair held at the Port Rhoades Sports Club in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on May 30, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, said the peanuts will be planted on mostly reclaimed land and will be sold to the Lime Tree Garden Peanut Factory. In support of the project,...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, engages students of the Golden Valley Primary and Infant School at the annual Castleton Botanical Gardens Expo, St. Mary on Friday, May 31, 2019. The expo, hosted by the Ministry’s Public Gardens Division under this year’s theme ‘Protect our Species’ held annually to keep patrons informed about, Castleton, which is one of the great gardens of the hemisphere due to its rich plant varieties.

Shaw urges Jamaicans to protect plant species

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 03 Jun 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is calling on all Jamaicans to play a greater role in protecting our plant species. He noted that a number of persons are not aware of the many medicinal benefits that can be derived from so many of our plants. Speaking at the annual Castleton Botanical Gardens Expo in Castleton, St. Mary on May 31, under the theme ‘Protect Our Species’ the minister informed that it has been established that worldwide there are about 100 plants from which natural medicine can be derived and, of these 100 plants, 51 can be found in...


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) listens to Executive Chairman of ARC Manufacturing, Norman Horne (left) as he explains the metal slitting process, at an official ceremony to commission the equipment at the company’s Bell Road offices, in Kingston on May 29. Richard Pandohie (right), of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association shares the moment.

Discussions to be held to discourage trade dumping-Shaw

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 30 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says discussions are to be held with Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke to discourage the importation of low-duty competitor goods. “This is something I want to penetrate much deeper in order to keep the field reasonable and competitive,” he said. The Minister was addressing a ceremony to commission a metal slitting plant, at ARC Manufacturing, in Kingston on May 29. Known as trade dumping, the process occurs when a country or company exports a product at a price that is lower in the...


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Executive Chairman Norman Horne greets Hon. Audley Shaw

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 30 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Executive Chairman of ARC Manufacturing, Norman Horne, at a ceremony to officially commission a metal slitting plant, at the company’s Bell Road offices, in Kingston on May 29.


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Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with Executive Chairman Norman Horne

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 30 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages in serious discussion with Executive Chairman of ARC Manufacturing, Norman Horne, at a ceremony to officially commission a metal slitting plant, at the company’s Bell Road offices, in Kingston on May 29.


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Meeting re medical cannabis industry

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 29 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), along with (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green; Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (Barbados), Hon. Indar Weir, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The meeting was to discuss matters relating to medical cannabis industry. Barbados is seeking to learn from and to collaborate with Jamaica on how to build the cannabis industry in their country.


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Tour of Serge Island Dairies

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 29 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (2nd left) poses with a case of Supligen along with (from left) Natalie Neita-Headley, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Central, Paul B. Scott, Chairman, SEPROD; and the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during a tour of Serge Dairies on May 28. With an investment of $7b over the last five years to acquire and upgrade its factory, among other things, Serge Dairies is the largest dairy operation in the English-speaking Caribbean.


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Tour of Serge Island Dairies

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 29 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) views milk on production line along with (from left) Natalie Neita-Headley, Member of Parliament St. Catherne North Central; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Audley Shaw; Paul B. Scott, Chairman, SEPROD, and Milverton Reynolds, Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica, during a tour of Serge Dairies in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on May 28. With an investment of $7b over the last five years to acquire and upgrade its factory, among other things, Serge Dairies is the largest dairy operation in the English-speaking Caribbean.


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