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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson greets Regional Vice-President Georgina Baker

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 22 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), greets Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), Ms Georgina Baker, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Among the matters discussed was assistance with priority crops identified for expansion such as coconuts, mangoes, coffee, cocoa, ginger and Scotch bonnet pepper.


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Regional Vice-President Georgina Baker presents Minister Audley Shaw with a gift

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 22 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Europe and Central Asia (ECA), Ms Georgina Baker (left), presents Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), with a gift during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. Among the matters discussed was assistance with priority crops identified for expansion such as coconuts, mangoes, coffee, cocoa, ginger and Scotch bonnet pepper.


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Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference

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 22 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Organisation Development (OD)Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The two-day conference is being hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE) and the Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN) from May 21-22, under the theme ‘OD - 2.0 Rise to Meet Opportunities of the New Decade’.


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Minister Audley Shaw at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference

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 22 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Chief Executive Officer, Step HR Consulting, Shane Ram (right); and Ricardo Fernandez of Strategic Associate Inc., at the Organisation Development (OD) Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The two-day conference is being hosted by the Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE) and the Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN) from May 21-22, under the theme ‘OD - 2.0 Rise to Meet Opportunities of the New Decade’.


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Founder/CEO Ilsa duVerney greets Minister Audley Shaw

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 22 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Founder/CEO, Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE)/Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN), Ilsa duVerney (right), greets Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Looking on is Administrator, CARI-CODE/CODN, Sonya Hamilton. The two-day conference is being hosted by the CARI-CODE and the CODN from May 21-22, under the theme ‘OD - 2.0 Rise to Meet Opportunities of the New Decade’.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (4th left), along with (from left) President, K. Craft Associates Inc., Kaye Craft; President, Renaissance Management Group INC., Sharon McLennon, Founder/CEO, Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE) and Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN), Ilsa duVerney; CEO, Step HR Consulting, Shane Ram; Ricardo Fernandez of Strategic Associate Inc.; Founding Director, CODN, Lorna McDonald; and CEO, Torch Enterprises, Dr. Pamela Jolly, at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The two-day conference is being hosted by the CARI-CODE and the CODN from May 21-22, under the theme 'OD - 2.0 Rise to Meet Opportunities of the New Decade'.

Minister Shaw calls for increase in worker productivity

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 21 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called for an increase in Jamaica’s productivity index so that the country’s economy can remain on a growth path. He noted that productivity is an issue that we have to confront more directly and in a more focused way. Speaking at the opening of an Organization Development Transformation Conference at the Spanish Court Hotel, Worthington Avenue, on May 21, 2019, the Minister emphasised that as employment increases, production must keep pace with that growth, so that citizens can access improved services. “Even...


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Acting Principal Director Michelle Parkins in discussion with IICA Representative Dr. Elizabeth Johnson

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 17 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Michelle Parkins (right) engages in conversation with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, at a workshop to promote tourism linkages with the Jamaican agri-food sector, at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on May 16. The workshop was aimed at examining the linkages between agriculture and tourism.


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CTA Agro-Tourism Workshop

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 17 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Michelle Parkins (right), listens attentively to Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson (centre), at a workshop to promote tourism linkages with the Jamaican agri-food sector, at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew, on May 16. Looking on is IICA Agro-Tourism Specialist, Ena Harvey.


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Minister Floyd Green converses with Chairperson Patricia Francis

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 17 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green ( left), converses with Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), at the Terra Nova Hotel on Thursday, May 16, 2019. The JTIP is being developed through support from the World Bank. The launch signals Jamaica’s improved readiness for trade and will ensure that the requisite information is easily accessible by all, which will make it easier and more efficient to conduct the business of trade.


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Launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal

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 17 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), in discussion with (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), at the Terra Nova Hotel on Thursday, May 16, 2019. The JTIP is being developed through support from the World Bank. The launch signals Jamaica’s improved readiness for trade and will ensure that the requisite information is easily accessible by all, which will make it easier and more...


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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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