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Samuda heads to 45th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development

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 08 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is to depart the island on Wednesday, November 8 to attend the 45th meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister Samuda will join counterpart Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers at the two day meeting from November 9-10 to consider and take decisions on regional trade and economic agenda items. The Council will discuss future trade with the United Kingdom post Brexit and the free movement of persons in keeping with provisions of the Revised Treaty and Decisions...


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Signing of MOU between the Sugar Company of Jamaica and BMR Energy LLC

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 08 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) and BMR Energy LLC, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Seated from left are Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry; President & CEO, BMR Energy LLC, Bruce Levy; Chief Executive Officer, John Gayle; Chairman, Wentworth Charles, of the SCJ Holdings Limited and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin.


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Minister Samuda in discussion with Agricultural Marketing Director Sandor Pike and Regional Director Ava Tomlin

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 08 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in dialogue with Agricultural Marketing Director, MICAF, Sandor Pike; and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The MOU signing was between the Sugar Company of Jamaica and BMR Energy LLC. Under the MoU, solar energy will be provided to the Monymusk Sugar Factory to power its irrigation system.


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MOU Signing Ceremony

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 08 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, exchange signed memorandum of understanding document between both ministries with the Hon Olivia Grange (3rd right), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in the presence of Permanent Secretaries Donovan Stanberry (right), MICAF; and Dr. Janice Lindsay, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Under the MoU, both ministries will seek to address the challenges facing women in business, as well as strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage...


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Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Hon Olivia Grange (3rd right), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, sign memorandum of understanding between both ministries at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Witnessing the signing are Permanent Secretaries Donovan Stanberry (right), MICAF; and Dr. Janice Lindsay, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Under the MoU, both ministries will seek to address the challenges facing women in business, as well as strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage entrepreneurship among women.

Culture and Commerce Ministries collaborate to encourage entrepreneurship among women

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 08 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
In an effort to strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) on Wednesday, November 1, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport/Bureau of Gender Affairs (MCGES/BGA). The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices. Under the MoU, both Ministries will seek to collectively address the challenges facing women in the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector, such as access to...


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Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference

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 07 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Dr. Nigel Elliott (right), President of the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association, introduces the Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, to (from left) guest speaker Dr. Mitsie Vargas, director of Orchid Springs Animal Hospital in the USA; sponsors Gerardo Algernon, General Manager of Merck MSD, Dr. Roger Guerrero and Martin Silva at the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on November 6.


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Hon Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in dialogue with Conley Salmon, President of the Jamaican Operations of Jamaica Broilers, Dr. Michael Motta, veterinarian at Jamaica Broilers, and Dr. Nigel Elliott, President of the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on November 6. Under the theme ‘Moving Veterinary Medicine…Back to Basics and Beyond’, the conference has some 150 participants in attendance from the Caribbean and the Americas.

Samuda calls for closer collaboration between Carib vets

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 07 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, has called on the Jamaica Veterinary Medical Association and the Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association to work more closely together and to be united in their approach to the work of veterinary science. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 30th Annual Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association in Kingston on November 6. Minister Samuda noted that while there are many things that can be achieved through this collaboration, it was not as strong as it could be. Opinions that vary, he said, lead to policies of...


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Tour of Super Fresh Liquid Eggs - Crafton Holdings Limited

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 07 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Partner, Crafton Holdings Limited, Damion Crawford (2nd right), explains to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, the production process for liquid eggs, during a tour of the factory on Bay Farm Road, St. Andrew, on Friday, November 3, 2017.


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Partner, Crafton Holdings Limited, Damion Crawford (left), displays bottled liquid eggs to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, during a tour of the factory on Bay Farm Road, St. Andrew, on Friday, November 3, 2017.

Local liquid eggs manufacturer impacting 30% of traditional egg farmers- Samuda

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 07 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Crafton Holdings Ltd., manufacturer and distributor of pasteurised liquid eggs has been impacting approximately 30% of traditional egg farmers in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. According to Minister Samuda, he is comforted by this knowledge as this offers an assurance that our farmers, especially the small players in the industry, have a ready market for their eggs. “This is a great opportunity for our small egg farmers. This also offers a great opportunity for growth in the egg industry, not only in Jamaica, but...


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Launch of Eat Jamaica Month 2017

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 06 Nov 2017    nicola.wint   
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, launches the 14th Annual Eat Jamaican Month at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Others from left are Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry and Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society. Under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow’, the Eat Jamaican Month campaign is aimed at encouraging consumers to eat more locally grown produce thereby supporting expanded production of our farmers and reducing our food...


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