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Minister Shaw in discussion with President Diane Edwards and Chairman Don Wehby at the opening ceremony of JIF 2018

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 14 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), in discussion with (from left) President, Diane Edwards and Chairman, Don Wehby, JAMPRO, at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) 2018 under the theme ‘Connect for Business’, at the Iberostar Rose Hall Suites hotel, on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The forum, organized by JAMPRO, held June 12-14, sought to promote six priority sectors for investment. These are Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Agri-Business, Tourism, Logistics and Special Economic Zones and Energy.


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Increased productivity critical to country’s prosperity, says Minister Shaw

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 12 Jun 2018    Anonymous   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has emphasized the importance of employees’ engagement in the workplace in order to increase productivity in the workforce. Speaking at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation’s (JEF) 36th annual Business and Workplace Convention and Expo, held at Moon Palace Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios on June 8, Minister Shaw said that the country’s prosperity depends on not just the number of persons who are employed but their level of productivity. Whether as government, managers, or supervisors, Minister Shaw said our goal must...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. LASCO REAP involves primary, preparatory and junior high school students in initiatives such as tree planting and recycling, energy conservation and well-kept school and community environs.

Minister Shaw reiterates the need to preserve the environment

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 11 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reiterating the need for the preservation of our environment, stating that with the explosion of plastics not only in Jamaica but around the world our oceans and environments are being threatened daily. He noted that it is the responsibility of every Jamaican to become responsible citizens and, make every effort to preserve what we have in our beautiful country. Minister Shaw was speaking at the 6th annual Releaf Environmental Programme (REAP) awards ceremony and luncheon held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday...


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Minister Shaw greets Chairman Lascelles Chin at the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme Awards Ceremony

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 11 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Founder and Chairman, Lasco Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, at the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Newstead Primary and All-Age School in St. Mary emerged winner of the competition and received the LASCO iCool Award for the most plastic bottles collected (132,083 PET bottles), a $100,000 cash prize and 10 computers. REAP involves primary, preparatory and junior...


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Mikayla Minto presents Minister Shaw with a parcel of Scotch Bonnet peppers

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 11 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Mikayla Minto (left), student of Fort George Primary School, St. Ann, presents Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, with a parcel of Scotch Bonnet peppers reaped from the Newstead Primary School garden in St. Mary. The occasion was the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held under the theme ‘Rooting for Nature’, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. LASCO REAP involves primary, preparatory and junior high school students in initiatives such as tree planting and...


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Minister Shaw in dialogue with Chairman Lascelles Chin

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 11 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in dialogue with Founder and Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, at the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme(REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. LASCO REAP involves primary, preparatory and junior high school students in initiatives such as tree planting and recycling, energy conservation and well-kept school and community environs.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Ambassador of Mexico, H. E. Juan Gonzalez Mijares, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, May 31, 2018. During the meeting a range of bilateral issues were discussed, covering areas such as manufacturing, agro processing, deep sea shrimp farming as well as opportunities for increased investments between both countries.

Minister Shaw wants to see more Mexican investments in Jamaica

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that he would like to see more Mexican investments in Jamaica. “We have had several investments in the hotel industry. Now, we really have to look at other sectors and opportunities where we can increase investments, not only in the hotel industry, but other areas”, Minister Shaw said. The Minister was speaking during a courtesy call with newly appointed Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Juan José González Mijares, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, May 31. The Minister and...


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Minister Shaw in discussion with Ambassador of Mexico

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Ambassador of Mexico, H. E. Juan Gonzalez Mijares (centre); and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Mexico in Jamaica, Ernesto Malda, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, May 31, 2018. During the meeting a range of bilateral issues were discussed, covering areas such as manufacturing, agro processing, deep sea shrimp farming as well as opportunities for increased investments between both countries.


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; greets Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of Zone 3, Christopher Bowen, at a Farmers’ Watch Launch organised by the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Community Safety and Security Branch in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, on May 31. Others from left are Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern Marisa Dalrymple-Phillibert; and Superintendent of Police for Trelawny, Dwight Powell.

Hutchinson proposes restitution for victims of praedial larceny

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, has reiterated his proposal for a revision of the Agricultural Produce Act to include restitution for farmers who are victims of praedial larceny. Speaking at the launch of a farmers’ watch in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, Minister Hutchinson lamented the low fines levied on praedial thieves by the court compared to the cost of the goods stolen and said that what is being proposed is that in addition to the sentence fine, the thief will also pay an amount equal to the value of the...


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Farmer Oraine Brown in discussion with Minister J.C. Hutchinson at the Farmers' Watch Launch

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Farmer Oraine Brown (left) in discussion with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; at the Farmers’ Watch Launch in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, on May 31. Listening in (from left) are William Brown, farmer, and Selena Kellier, Jamaica Agricultural Society Parish Manager.


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