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Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal

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 17 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (right), in dialogue with (from left) Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis; Principal Investment Officer & Head, English-Speaking Caribbean, International Finance Corporation, Judith Green; and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, 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...


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Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Michelle Parkins (second right),listens attentively to the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson (second left), at a workshop to promote tourism linkages with the Jamaican agri-food sector, at the Alhambra Inn in St. Andrew on May 16. Others (from left) are: IICA Agro-Tourism Specialist, Ena Harvey; Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, and Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley. The workshop was aimed at examining the linkages between agriculture and tourism.

Agriculture Ministry places major focus on tourism sector for use of local produce

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 16 May 2019    nicola.wint   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is targeting the tourism sector as a major market for the increased use of local produce. The sector forms part of the other four markets that are also being targeted by the Ministry and includes: local consumers, the Diaspora, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and a national school-feeding programme. Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Ministry, Michelle Parkins, noted that by utilizing local produce in the tourism sector as well as those other markets there will be a reduction in the...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (3rd left), along with (from left) Trade Administrator, The Trade Board Limited (TBL), Douglas Webster; Chief Information Officer, TBL, Carl Morgan; Principal Investment Officer & Head, English-Speaking Caribbean, International Finance Corporation, Judith Green; Programme Manager, Trade Facilitation Secretariat, Sharifa Powell; Team Leader, Jamaica Trade Information Portal Implementation Project, Trevor O’Regan; 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 Group. 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.

Shaw Launches New Trade Information Portal

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 16 May 2019    nicola.wint   
The business community will now have quick access to the country’s trade rules with the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw. The portal, which aims to improve trade facilitation and generate more trade and investment, is a one-stop shop for information on import-export regulations and procedures and will be hosted by the Trade Board Limited. Speaking at the launch held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston today (May 16), Minister Shaw...


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), examines a bottle of roots wine showed to him by Proprietor of D’TOS Woodland Roots and Natural Juice, Oliver Welsh, at the opening of the two-day 12th annual Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Small Business Expo and Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 14.

JBDC to get more financial resources-Shaw

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 15 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says more financial resources will be allocated to the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). Making the disclosure, the Minister commended the JBDC for the role it has played in providing business support services to the local Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). “It is clearly having a positive impact (the role) and what I want to ensure is that working along with our other Ministries and colleagues, we find the ways to increase your capacity,” he said. The Minister was addressing the launch of...


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Ebony 2: Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), shares a light moment with students of the St. Catherine High School at an open day at the HEART Trust/NTA Ebony Park Academy in Toll Gate, Clarendon, on May 10.

Shaw tells young farmers to make use of available market opportunities

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 14 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging young farmers to make use of available opportunities both locally and internationally to market their products. Local markets identified by Mr. Shaw include: hotels and supermarkets while international markets include: the Diaspora, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and “third-country international markets”. “There is no shortage of opportunities, think outside of the box,” he said, addressing students, at an open day, at the HEART Trust/ NTA Ebony Park Academy in Toll Gate, Clarendon, on May 10. Mr. Shaw...


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Minister Shaw in discussion with Principal Collie Clarke and PS Dermon Spence

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 14 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), speaking with made by Director and Principal of the HEART Trust/NTA Ebony Park Academy, Collie Clarke (left), at an open day hosted by the school in Toll Gate, Clarendon, on May 10. Listening in is Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence.


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Minister of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right) cuts the ribbon to hand over drip irrigation systems for 150 acres of land to farmers of the Bull Savannah and Southfield Farmers Benevolent Societies (FBS) at the Bethel Bible Camp, Malvern, St Elizabeth on Thursday, May 9. A total of 300 small farmers will befit from the project managed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, with grant funding from the Caribbean Development Bank. Sharing the moment ( front row l-r) are Hon Lester Mike Henry, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister; Imogene Smith of the Southfield FBS and Tracy Powell of the Bull Savannah FBS.

Shaw wants more drip irrigation for farmers

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 10 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw has issued a call for drip irrigation systems to be used by more farmers islandwide. The Minister issued the call in Southfield, St Elizabeth, Thursday, May 9 at the handover of drip irrigation systems for 150 acres of land to 300 farmers of the Bull Savannah and Southfield Farmers Benevolent Societies. Applauding the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) for facilitating the provision of the drip irrigation systems by way of grant funding of over $63 million from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Minister...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), in discussion with (from left) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Juan Cheaz Peláez; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Director of Fisheries, Fisheries Division, MICAF, Andre Kong, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Minister Shaw and Mr. Peláez discussed opportunities for further cooperation between the Ministry and the FAO.

FAO and Jamaica exploring further collaboration in agriculture

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 09 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has signalled his commitment to explore further cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in particular, assistance with the country’s fruit tree planting programme and small Drip Irrigation System for small farmers. The Minister exchanged ideas on these matters with the interim FAO Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Juan Cheaz Pelaez during a courtesy call at his Ministry’s New Kingston Offices on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. In welcoming Mr. Pelaez, Mr. Shaw...


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Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with FAO Representative Juan Cheaz Peláez

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 09 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), in discussion with (from left) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Juan Cheaz Peláez; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence; and Director of Fisheries, Fisheries Division, MICAF, Andre Kong, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Minister Shaw and Mr. Peláez discussed opportunities for further cooperation between the Ministry and the FAO.


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FAO Representative pays a courtesy call on Hon. Audley Shaw

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 09 May 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), converses with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Juan Cheaz Peláez, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Minister Shaw and Mr. Peláez discussed opportunities for further cooperation between the Ministry and the FAO.


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