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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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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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