Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), shakes hands with new Head of Regional Office for the Caribbean, European Investment Bank, Yves Ferreira (right); during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Friday, February 8, 2019. Others (from left) are Agricultural Attache’/Programme Manager Rural Development and Environment, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands, Stefano Cilli; and outgoing Head of Regional Office for the Caribbean, European Investment Bank, René Pérez. Among the matters discussed were to explore greater levels of cooperation for the agricultural sector and a tighter relationship with the European Union in grant funding and loans.
With the appointment of a new Head of Regional Office for the Caribbean, European Investment Bank (EIB), Mr. Yves Ferreira, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he wants to explore greater levels of cooperation with the organization for the agricultural sector. Speaking during a courtesy call at his New Kingston offices on February 8, 2019, Minister Shaw welcomed the incoming Head of the EIB to Jamaica. He informed Mr. Ferreira that Jamaica and the European Union have always had a very good relationship, particularly as it relates to trade and...
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