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Minister Hutchinson at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show

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 26 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, poses atop a cow on display at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019.


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Minister Shaw views goat on display at the St. Mary Agri-Expo

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 26 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw (left) views goat on display at the 33rd staging of the St. Mary Agri-Expo held at Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on April 22, 2019. Looking on is Member of Parliament, South Eastern St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.


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Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (2nd left), in dialogue with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Denzil Thorpe; Political/Economic Specialist, United States Embassy, Elvis James; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, at the launch of Intellectual Property (IP) Week 2019, at JAMPRO’s Business Auditorium, Trafalgar Road, Kingston, on Tuesday, April 23. JIPO is observing IP Week from April 23-28, under the theme ‘IP and Sports Reach for Gold’. IP Week is Jamaica’s celebrations surrounding World Intellectual Property Day (April 26) observed by JIPO’s international partner, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)- celebrating innovation and creativity while promoting intellectual property’s role in fostering and encouraging them.

New Patents and Designs Bill to be tabled in Parliament

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 25 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, says that the Ministry is working towards the tabling of a new Patents and Designs Bill in Parliament this financial year. He noted that the Patents and Designs Bill will stand at the heart of monetizing our ideas and inventions. “We have to modernize our legal framework. We have to modernize Jamaica’s IP regime, which is a key component of leveraging the value of our creative works. That is why, as a government, we are prioritizing bringing the necessary changes through parliament this year to...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (7th left; Member of Parliament, South Eastern St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn (4th left); Member of Parliament, Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy (9th left) and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern and Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right back row), pose with the participants of the St. Mary Farm Queen competition. Occasion was the 33rd staging of the St. Mary Agri-Expo under the theme ‘Climate Smart Agriculture, the key to Food Security’, held at Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on April 22, 2019.

Gov’t. committed to working with small farmers- Shaw

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 25 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, says that the Government is committed to working with small farmers across Jamaica to become more productive. He informed that one of the major initiatives that he is working on is putting in place small irrigation systems for use by small farmers across the country. “I am encouraging farmers in need of land to come with a plan, and we will find creative ways to help you, starting with irrigation systems,” Mr. Shaw said. Speaking at the 33rd staging of the St. Mary Agri-Expo 2019, at the Gray’s Inn Sport Complex,...


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Montpelier Agricultural Show 2019

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 24 Apr 2019    Anonymous   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses cauliflower cultivation with Clavia McFarlane (right), lecturer of Science and Agronomy at Knockalva Polytechnic College, during a tour of displays at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019. Others from left are Victor Wright, Deputy Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, and Glendon Harris, President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with (from left) President and Founder, Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, Marguerite McKintyre-Pike; Chairman, Public Relations and Membership, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Garnett M. Reid; Chairman, Caribbean MSME Conference Committee, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson; and President, SBAJ, Hugh Johnson, at the Caribbean Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The SBAJ is hosting its 2nd Regional MSME Conference April 16-18. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Improving Sustainability Through Resource Development” is promoting cross-border cooperation and links between upper-tier enterprises and SMEs.

Trade Board cutting irrelevant red-tape – Shaw

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 18 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, says that through the Trade Facilitation Task Force’s efforts to gradually reduce the unnecessary and burdensome ‘red-tape’ associated with regulatory compliance in the trading environment, the Ministry has received the green light from the Cabinet for the removal of specific permits and licences currently being issued by the Trade Board Limited (TBL), which are no longer relevant. “This is being done within the context of Jamaica’s commitment under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA...


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Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019

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 18 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is hosting its 2nd Regional MSME Conference April 16-18. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Improving Sustainability Through Resource Development” is promoting cross-border cooperation and links between upper-tier enterprises and SME’s.


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Minister Shaw at the 2019 Caribbean MSME Conference

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 18 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Chairman, Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference Committee, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson (left), engages Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); and Ambassador, International Organisation for Standardization, MICAF, Reginald Budhan, in conversation at the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is hosting its 2nd Regional MSME Conference April 16-18. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Improving Sustainability Through...


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