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May 2025
 

Hon Karl Samuda (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), presents a cheque valued $6m, the first tranche of a $20m contribution to the Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, to principal Davia Ramgeet-Robinson (2nd right). The presentation was made at the World Food Day National Ceremony & Exhibition held at the school on October 12. Participating in the handover are (from left) Byron Henry, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Dairy Development Board; Chairman of the School Board Calvin Brown and Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary, MICAF.

$20 Million for Knockalva Agricultural School

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 13 Oct 2017    nicola.wint   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce , Agriculture and Fisheries through the Jamaica Dairy Development Board is providing a multimillion dollar support package to the Knockalva Agricultural School in Ramble, Hanover. This was announced by Minister Karl Samuda on Thursday, October 12 as the school hosted the National World Food Day Ceremony and Exhibition under the theme ‘Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development’. A cheque, valued at $6 million and representing the first tranche of the financial support to the school was also handed over at the day’s event...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the launch of a rebranded Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and its newly-renovated Energy Efficiency and Mass & Dimensional laboratories, held at the BSJ’s Winchester Road offices, Kingston on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Seated from left are Acting Country Manager (Jamaica), World Bank, Karlene Francis and Chairman, Standards Council, BSJ, James Rawle.

Separation of Bureau of Standards regulatory functions timely – Samuda

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 13 Oct 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says that the time has come for the separation of the regulatory functions of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). According to the Minister, the separation of the regulations and the setting of the standards were imminent, as Jamaica is one of the few countries having the standards/regulations under one roof, and driven by the same organisation. Minister Samuda was speaking at the launch of the rebranded Bureau of Standards Jamaica and its refurbished Energy Efficiency and Mass and Dimensional laboratories at the...


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General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Peter Donkersloot (right), gives Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, a tour of the company’s plant on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

Samuda hails expansion work at Caribbean Cement Company Limited

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 13 Oct 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has lauded the expansion work being carried out at the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL). He said that he was impressed with the level of work that has been done and the kind of investment that has been made over the years. “To have visited this plant in 2008 on my first assignment as Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and to be back now to see the level of expansion, the level of efficiency, and the level of applied technology is heart-warming. To experience the people at work, Jamaicans at work,...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, along with the Hon Bobby Montague (right), Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary; Olive Downer Walsh (left), Deputy Chief Executive Officer, H&L Agro; and Dennis Valdez, Managing Director of Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Ltd; at the National Irish Potato and Onion Stakeholders’ Seminar held in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, October 11.

Hutchinson launches push start programme for farmers

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 13 Oct 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, launched a pilot project, Agriculture Push Start Programme, aimed at giving a start to persons who want to pursue agriculture as a business. He was addressing farmers at the National Irish Potato and Onion Production Seminar in Guy’s Hill, St. Catherine, on October 11. Commencing with the production of three crops - Irish potato, onion and Scotch bonnet pepper, the programme, Minister Hutchinson said, will target youth and women while embracing all agricultural entrepreneurs...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), looks on as Managing Director, Newport Fersan, Dennis Valdez (1st right) hands over a bag of fertilizer to (from left) coffee farmers Stafford Brooks, Odia Bruce and Will Frazer, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Occasion was a media briefing to update farmers and the country on developments in the coffee industry.

Samuda pledges $80 million to support coffee farmers

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 03 Oct 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has pledged continued support to coffee farmers in Jamaica, in an effort to see the sector grow. The Minister disclosed that, the Government, through the Ministry, will be allocating J$80 million from the Productivity Incentive Programme for coffee farmers towards the purchase of inputs such as fertilizers and fungicides, in order to increase their level of productivity. The Minister was speaking at a press briefing where he provided an update on the developments in the coffee industry, addressed concerns of the...


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