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Director General in the Ministry, of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown (right) greets Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission, Mr. David Miller (left), while Executive Director, Consumer Affairs Commission, Mrs. Dolsie Allen (2nd left) and Course Director, Legal and Regulatory, Inter-Connections Network, CARIMAC, Mr. Charles Douglas (2nd right) look on.
Occasion was the Consumer Affairs Commission’s World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2018 Seminar and Exhibition held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston on March 15, 2018.

Govt. committed to the development of a digital economy - Ministry Official

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 16 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown says that from a policy perspective, the Government of Jamaica is committed to the development of a digital economy. He noted that not only will digital technology drive the growth of the economy, but in itself drive the transformation of the economy. The director general was representing Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda at a Consumer Affairs Commission’s World Consumer Rights Day 2018 Seminar and Exhibition, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New...


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World Consumer Rights Day 2018

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 16 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Mr. Vivian Brown, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, addresses participants at the Seminar and Exhibition hosted by the Consumer Affairs Commission in observance of World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Seated (l-r) are Mrs. Dolsie Allen, Executive Director, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and Mr. Damali Thomas, Board Director, CAC, on March 15, joined the rest of the world in observing World Consumer Rights Day 2018, under the theme, “Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer: Access, Security and Protection”.


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Andre Biguria (2nd left), Business Unit Director, Westrade; explains use of soluble nutrition products to the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (3rd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Duwest Soluble Nutrition Solution Launch organised by distributor H&L Agro and held at Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Others from left are Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Distant Jr. and Deputy CEO Olive Downer Walsh, both of Hardware and Lumber.

Hutchinson encourages St. Elizabeth farmers to embrace innovation

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 15 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers in St Elizabeth to embrace innovation in their agricultural practices. The Minister commended the farmers for being leaders in the sector and encouraged them to continue to embrace new products and technologies. Minister Hutchinson was speaking at the Duwest Soluble Crop Nutrition Solution Launch, held at Junction Guesthouse in St. Elizabeth on March 14. The launch, which included workshops on how to use the products, had several farmers from across the...


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Farmer Leon Griffiths speaking with Hon J.C. Hutchinson at the launch of Duwest Soluble Nutrition Solution

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 15 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Farmer Leon Griffiths (left) speaking with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Duwest Soluble Nutrition Solution Launch organised by distributor H&L Agro in partnership with Duwest and held at Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in St. Elizabeth on March 14. Farmers were introduced to three lines of soluble fertilizers: Solu Feed, Multi Feed and Liquid Feed, which are aimed at improving the efficiency in nutritional supply to crops and plants.


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National Quality Policy Final Validation Workshop

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 09 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (centre), converses with Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, Lorice Edwards-Brown, at the National Quality Policy Final Validation Workshop, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.


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Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization Graziano da Silva and Chairman of the 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, Hon Karl Samuda, at the conference held March 5 to 8, 2018 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Jamaica.

35th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean ends on high note

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 09 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
With a commitment to pay increased attention to helping the region achieve the goals of zero hunger and malnutrition, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ended its 35th Session of the Regional Conference for the Latin America and Caribbean Region at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Thursday, March 8. In his closing remarks to the conference, Director General of the FAO Dr José Graziano da Silva thanked chairman of the conference, Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agricultural and Fisheries, for having hosted a very successful conference. For...


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HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY!
Delegates at the FAO 35th Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference on March 8, 2018, celebrate International Women’s Day.

FAO conference celebrates International Women’s Day

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 08 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Delegates at today’s sitting of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Addressing her fellow delegates, Special Ambassador for FAO Zero Hunger, Guadalupe Valdez is calling for the empowerment of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to Ambassador Valdez, it is important for the decision makers at the 35th FAO Regional Conference to reflect on the challenges and emerging opportunities to...


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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness greets Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic and Special Ambassador of the FAO

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, greets Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic and Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Looking on are the Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry.


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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), Prime Minister of Jamaica, and Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), sample pastry during a tour of the exhibition at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Others from left are Dr José Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO, and Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Minister Samuda calls on Caribbean to revisit agricultural priorities

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda says that the Caribbean needs to revisit its agricultural priorities. Chief among these priorities are the region’s trade policy, food security, and its response to climate change, which he said is now emerging as one of the most significant impediments to growth and development. Other priorities are nutrition and livelihood security; rural and agricultural development; local, regional and international market expansion. Minister Samuda was participating in a panel discussion on “Agrifood trade in Latin America...


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Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Dr José Graziano da Silva (left), Director General, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in discussion with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Assistant Director General for FAO Latin America and Caribbean Region, Dr Julio Berdegué, at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on...


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