Posted on 04/01/2017

Minister Samuda warns against illicit burning of sugar cane

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, has issued a warning to persons to desist from the illicit burning of cane, noting that it was a criminal offence, which has resulted in the loss of millions...

Posted on 04/01/2017

Media Briefing to Update on the Packaging and Labelling for Sugar in Retail Trade

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda in dialogue with Permanent Secretary, Donovan Stanberry and Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall at a media briefing to update the country on the packaging and labelling for...

Posted on 30/12/2016

New Brown Sugar Standard Gazetted

The Government has completed the standards governing the packaging and labelling of brown sugar. The Compulsory Standards (Declaration of Standard Specification) (Brown Sugar [Revised]) Order, 2016 was signed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, on...

Posted on 30/12/2016

Ministerial Order on Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa Disease Withdrawn

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda has withdrawn the Ministerial Order for the Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa Disease (Moniliophthora roreri) that was issued in late September under Section 3 of the Plants Quarantine Act 1993....

Posted on 23/12/2016

Courtesy Call

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) welcoming Jamaica's Ambassador to China, Mr. Antonio Hugh during a courtesy call at the Ministry's New Kingston office on Thursday, December 22, 2016.

Posted on 23/12/2016

No Evidence of Plastic in Rice Samples Tested So Far

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica has indicated that there is no indication of contamination in the fifty- five (55) samples of rice that it has tested to date. The samples of both cooked and uncooked rice were collected from nine...

Posted on 16/12/2016

Courtesy Call

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) in dialogue with Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mr. Seth George Ramocan who made a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Tuesday, December 13,...

Posted on 16/12/2016

Trade Facilitation Task Force

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) in conversation with Chairman, Trade Board Limited, Mr. Stephen Fong Yee at the Final 2016 Stakeholders Meeting of the Trade Facilitation Task Force held at the Ministry’s New Kingston...

Posted on 16/12/2016

Final 2016 Stakeholders Meeting of the Trade Facilitation Task Force

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) in conversation with Chairman, Trade Board Limited, Mr. Stephen Fong Yee at the Final 2016 Stakeholders Meeting of the Trade Facilitation Task Force held at the Ministry’s New Kingston...