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Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Wednesday, December 13, 2017. A number of measures have been taken since the confirmation of Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa locally in August 2016. The Plant Pest Emergency Response Team was activated. That team included representatives from the Plant Quarantine and Research and Development Divisions of the ministry, RADA, the Cocoa Industry Board (CIB), UWI and IICA. A survey was done to assess the spread of the disease. The survey found that the first incidence of the disease was in...


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, (2nd right) commissioning the Jamaica Broilers Group’s new pellet mill located at the Best Dressed Feed Mill, Freetown, Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Thursday, December 14, 2017. The US$2 million investment in the pellet mill is expected to boost the production level of the Hi-Pro feeds brand. Others sharing in the occasion (l-r) are general operations manager, Best Dressed Feed Mill, Mr. John Carberry; president & CEO, Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Christopher Levy; chairman, Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Robert Levy, and president, Jamaica Operations, Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Conley Salmon.

Minister Samuda welcomes Jamaica Broilers Group US$2 million pellet mill

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has welcomed Jamaica Broilers Group’s investment in a new US$2 million pellet mill, which has been installed at the Group’s Best Dressed feed mill facility located in Freetown, Old Harbour. The facility, which was commissioned into service on Thursday (December 14), will move the production of the Hi-Pro feeds from over 270 thousand tonnes to 350 thousand tonnes per year, making it one of the largest feed mills in the Caribbean. The new mill will now allow Hi-Pro to meet growing consumer demand with a prompt response to...


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Samuda says adequate supplies available for Christmas

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, says that despite the impact of continual rainfall on the agriculture sector, Jamaican consumers should have adequate supplies of foodstuff for the Christmas season. The agriculture Minister gave the assurance at a media briefing held Wednesday (December 13, 2017) at his Hope Gardens offices in St Andrew. Bemoaning the decline in agricultural production and, in particular, the negative impact of the rains on the output of fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes and ground provisions, Minister Samuda said that “all...


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Minister Hutchinson opens gate to the catchment pad at Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Omar Sweeney (left), Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), assisted by the Hon J. C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, opens gate to the catchment pad at the Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth on December 7, 2017. The facility was extended and rehabilitated along with the installation of a chain-link perimeter fence, construction of a chlorination system and sand filter and rehabilitation and extension of an 80,000 gallon tank by JSIF with a $23.79-m funding from the...


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Re-commissioning of the Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Hon J. C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, reads plaque at the re-commissioning of the Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth on December 7, 2017. Looking on are Omar Sweeney (centre), Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and Victor Dunkley, president of the Trenail Citizens’ Association who was instrumental in lobbying for the upgrading of the facility.


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President of the Trenail Citizens’ Association Victor Dunkley (left) turns on the pipe at the re-commissioning of the Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth on December 7, 2017 to the delight of the Hon J. C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Omar Sweeney, Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The $23.79-m facility was upgraded by JSIF through funding from the Caribbean Development Bank’s Basic Needs Trust Fund and will serve over 3,400 residents from the communities of Trenail, Retirement, Hominy Hall, Bethsalem and Maroon Town.

Hutchinson commends JSIF for its rural development projects

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Reiterating the importance of water to life, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, lauded the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) for its continued contribution to the development of rural communities. He was addressing residents at the re-commissioning of the recently upgraded Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth on December 7, 2017. The $23.79-m infrastructural upgrading project is one of several projects that have been handed over by JSIF in St. Elizabeth recently. These include a multi-use agro-...


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From left, Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking with the Ambassador of Argentina, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez and Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens’ offices in Kingston on December 6, 2017.

Argentina and Jamaica exploring collaboration on agriculture

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 07 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, has signalled his commitment to explore the possibilities of pursuing cooperation with the Government of Argentina in several areas of agriculture and, in particular, assistance with the redevelopment of the livestock industry. The Minister exchanged ideas on the matter with Argentinian Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez, during a courtesy call at his Ministry’s Hope Gardens Offices on Wednesday, December 8, 2017. Mr Samuda noted current upgrading works being implemented at the Bodles Research...


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World Soil Day Expo to be held December 5

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 06 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Under the theme ‘Caring for the planet starts on the ground,’ Jamaica will celebrate World Soil Day 2017 on December 5 with an expo at the Ebony Park HEART Academy spearheaded by the Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. Joan Morrison Brown, head of the ALMD, says the exposition is geared towards building awareness of the importance of soil and land use management in a sustainable manner. The expo will cater to students and members of the public from the surrounding communities and will include displays from other...


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