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October 23, 2019

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (left) along with Chief Operating Officer, Oakland  Licensed Professional Therapeutics (OLP); Associate Professor, College of Health Sciences, UTech, Dr. Ellen Campbell-Grizzle; Senior Advisor to Minister Shaw, Dennis Boothe; Scientific Consultant (OLP) Tomas Garrett and Founder/Chief Executive Officer, OLP, James (Jim) Keim. In background from left are; Lead Researcher, Ian Bollinger and Mushroom Cultivation Expert, OLP, Reggie Harris, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday, October 22. The OLP team met with Ministry officials to discuss partnering with Jamaica in growing mushrooms for medicinal purposes.

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