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Minister Shaw in dialogue with SBAJ President Hugh Johnson and Board Secretary Dennise Williams

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 18 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in dialogue with President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (left); and Board Secretary, SBAJ, Dennise Williams, at the Caribbean Micro, Small and 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.


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Prime Minister Andrew Holness (6th left), Tourism Minister Hon Edmund Bartlett (7th left), Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (5th right), and Amaterra Group Chairman Keith Russell (2nd right) participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 8,000 hotel rooms by Amaterra Group in Stewart Castle, Trelawny. The ceremony was held on Friday, April 12, 2019.

Shaw lauds Amaterra Group for agricultural component in resort development

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 15 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded the Amaterra Group for its integrated approach to the soon-to-be constructed 800-room resort on a beachfront property in Stewart Castle in Trelawny “I am pleased with the plan to incorporate an agricultural component in the project, supplying the fruits and vegetables that the hotel will need and the plans to eventually expand this across the north coast. Jamaica’s tourism product will indeed be improved by this development. “The manufacturing of inputs for the hotel such as its windows and furniture will...


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Minister Shaw greets Prime Minister Andrew Holness at ground breaking ceremony in Trelawny

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 15 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right) greets Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) on arrival at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 8,000 hotel rooms by Amaterra Group in Stewart Castle, Trelawny, on Friday, April 12, 2019. Others in photo from left are: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, and Amaterra Group Chairman, Keith Russell.


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Minister Bartlett in discussion with Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Hon. Audley Shaw

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 15 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett in discussion with Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right). Occasion was the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 8,000 hotel rooms by Amaterra Group in Stewart Castle, Trelawny, on Friday, April 12, 2019.


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Castleton Botanical Gardens

Jamaica's Botanical Gardens and Scenic Avenues

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 12 Apr 2019    Anonymous   
Did you know that MICAF's Public Gardens Division is responsible for the maintenance and development of three of Jamaica's Botanical Gardens and two Scenic Avenues? Did you know that Castleton Botanical Gardens is located in St Mary? Click HERE to read more.


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Minister Shaw views plantain chips at the Clarendon Agro-Economic Symposium

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 10 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views plantain chips produced by Gary Green of May Pen in Clarendon. Mr Green, who is a member of the Clarendon Youth in Business group, also produces coco chips and essential oils. The occasion was the Clarendon Agro-Economic Symposium held at the St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall in May Pen on April 9, 2019. Organised by the Clarendon Municipal Corporation under the theme ‘Creating Effective Linkages… Unlocking Clarendon’s Agro Growth,’ the symposium was aimed at sensitizing farmers to the various economic...


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Hon. Audley Shaw at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation’s Agro-Economic Symposium

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 10 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, interacts with participants at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation’s Agro-Economic Symposium, held at the St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church Hall in May Pen on April 9. Held under the theme ‘Creating Effective Linkages… Unlocking Clarendon’s Agro Growth,’ the symposium was aimed at sensitizing farmers to the various economic opportunities available to them in the agricultural sector.


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Senior Promotions Officer Chevar Harris informs farmers of the opportunities in the agribusiness industry

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 10 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Chevar Harris, Senior Promotion Officer, JAMPRO, informs farmers of the opportunities available in the agribusiness industry at the Clarendon Agro-Economic Symposium, held at the St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen on April 9, 2019. Held under the theme ‘Creating Effective Linkages… Unlocking Clarendon’s Agro Growth,’ the symposium was aimed at sensitizing farmers to the various economic opportunities available to them in the agricultural sector.


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Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, congratulates National 4-H Boy and Girl of the Year 2019, Sandray Miller (left) from Spanish Town 4-H Club and Imani Smith from Morant Bay High 4-H Club, at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day Expo, held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on April 5, 2019. The champions won $1 million each, sponsored by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, towards their education and the establishment of an agri business enterprise.

Shaw congratulates 4-H movement for promoting agriculture among youth

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 08 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has congratulated the Jamaica 4-H Clubs for its role in promoting agriculture among the youth, noting that it has provided scholarships valued approximately $70 million over the past three years. “It has disbursed 600 bursaries and scholarships to students pursing agriculture at the secondary and tertiary level,” Minister Shaw pointed out. The agriculture minister was speaking at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day Expo, held at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon, on April 5, 2019, under the...


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Hon Audley Shaw converses with JICA's Resident Rep Yasashi Satake

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 08 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right), converses with (from left) Yasashi Satake, Resident Representative (acting), Japan International Cooperation Agency; Hon William Shagoury, Custos of Clarendon, Dr. Ronald Blake, Executive Director, and Hidran McKulskie, Chairman, both of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. The occasion was the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day Expo, held at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon on April 5, 2019.


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