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Chief Technical Director in dialogue with Chairman Havelan Honeyghan

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 04 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (right) speaking with Havelan Honeyghan, Chairman of the Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union Limited, at the Co-operative’s Annual General Meeting, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 2, 2019.


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Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director for Special Projects at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking on behalf of the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the National Farmers’ Month launch, held at the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) headquarters in downtown Kingston on April 3, 2019. At left is Lenworth Fulton, President, and Christopher Emanuel, Chief Executive Officer, both of the JAS. This year is the 36th anniversary of Farmers Month, held annually to celebrate the work of Jamaican farmers.

Shaw salutes farmers’ contribution to economic growth

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 04 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has commended farmers for their dedication, commitment and resilience, noting that their work and output have played an integral role in growing Jamaica’s economy. Stating that the key to prosperity is in the soil, the minister said that domestic crops grew by 6.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2018 with the major contributing crops being condiments (15%), fruits (20%), yams (8.4%), and vegetables (6.1%). In a speech read by Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director for Special Projects at the Ministry of Industry,...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Head of Professional Services Committee, Certified Management Consultants Global, Nick Warn, at the ISO 20700 Training of Trainers Course, at The Jamaica Pegaus hotel, on April 2, 2019. The Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants in collaboration with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes is hosting a Training of Trainers course from April 3-5 in ISO 20700:2017 Guidelines for Management Consulting Standard. The aim is to prepare management consultants across the Caribbean to deliver more value added services to clients in an ethical and professional manner and improve the quality of consulting services regionally.

Shaw calls for improved standards

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 03 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is on a mission to make Jamaica a standards-driven country. Minister Shaw was speaking at a Training of Trainers course in ISO 20700-2017 Guidelines for Management Consulting Standard, hosted by the Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants in collaboration with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on April 2, 2019. The Minister informed that through his Ministry, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and...


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Hon Audley Shaw speaking at the ISO 20700 Training of Trainers Course

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 03 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaking at the ISO 20700 Training of Trainers Course, at The Jamaica Pegaus hotel, on April 2, 2019. Others seated (from left) are International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) Ambassador, MICAF, Reginald Budhan; and Head of Professional Services Committee, Certified Management Consultants Global, Nick Warn. The Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants in collaboration with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes is hosting a Training of Trainers course...


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Minister Shaw greets CIMC Vice President Dr. Nsombi Jaja

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 03 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Vice President, Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants (CIMC), Dr. Nsombi Jaja, at the ISO 20700 Training of Trainers Course, at The Jamaica Pegaus hotel, on April 2, 2019. The CICMC in collaboration with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) is hosting a Training of Trainers course from April 3-5 in ISO 20700:2017 Guidelines for Management Consulting Standard. The aim is to prepare management consultants across the Caribbean to deliver more value added...


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ISO Ambassador Reginald Budhan at the ISO 20700 Training of Trainers Course

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 03 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Ambassador, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan (2nd left), along with (from left) President, Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants (CICMC), Donald DeMeritte; Head of Professional Services Committee, CMC Global, Nick Warn; and Past President, CIMC, Brenda Pore, at the ISO 20700 Training of Trainers Course, at The Jamaica Pegaus hotel, on April 2, 2019. The CICMC in collaboration with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) is hosting a Training of...


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UTech student receives awards from MICAF

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 02 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Director, Projects and Programmes, MSME Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Clifford Spencer (right), along with student of University of Technology Jamaica (UTech), Christopher Wright, poses with awards received from the MICAF, at the institution’s Annual Awards Banquet, at the Spanish Court Hotel, Worthington Terrace, on March 29, 2019. Mr. Wright was the first recipient to receive the MICAF awards for outstanding achievement in Academics, Leadership and Service. The ceremony was held under the theme ‘Driving Business Growth and Development through...


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UTech's Dean presents MICAF award to student Christopher Wright

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 02 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Dean of the College of Business and Management, University of Technology Jamaica (Utech), Professor Paul Golding (right), presents trophy to the first recipient of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries award to student Christopher Wright, at the institution’s Annual Awards Banquet, at the Spanish Court Hotel, Worthington Terrace on March 30, 2019. The ceremony was held under the theme ‘Driving Business Growth and Development through Technology Adoption’.


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Chief Technical Director Courtney Cole at UTech's Annual Awards Banquet

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 02 Apr 2019    nicola.wint   
Chief Technical Director- Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole (left), in dialogue with Dean of the College of Business and Management, University of Technology Jamaica (UTech), Professor Paul Golding (centre); and Associate Head, UTech, Myrtle Weir, at UTech’s Annual Awards Banquet, at the Spanish Court Hotel, Worthington Terrace, on March 29, 2019. The ceremony was held under the theme ‘Driving Business Growth and Development through Technology Adoption’.


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Annual Spiny Lobster Close Season runs from April 1 – June 30

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 01 Apr 2019    Anonymous   
The Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries wishes to advise the public that the annual Close Season for spiny lobsters commences on April 1 st and ends on June 30, 2019. The Fisheries Division wishes to further remind the public that new Regulations governing the Close Season for spiny lobsters are in effect. These Regulations stipulate that any person or entity planning to have spiny lobsters/spiny lobster parts or products either for storage, sale or other purposes during the Close Season must take note of the following provisions: A signed...


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