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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reiterating that Jamaica is focussed on the growth of the cannabis industry for medicinal purposes. “I know there is a concern for recreational (use) but we are focussing on medicinal cannabis because of the vast potential that is in cannabis, everything from the cannabidiol (CBD)Continue reading “Shaw reiterates focus on cannabis industry for medicinal purposes”

The Community & Workers of Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCUL) has entered into an agreement with the Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA) that will see the Credit Union providing financing to its members who are registered RADA farmers involved in the cultivation of cash crops. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) will seek to provideContinue reading “RADA/C&WJCCUL sign MoU to provide financing to farmers”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Community and Workers of Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCUL), at the C&WJCCUL, Half-Way Tree Road, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. RADA and C&WJCCUL signed an MoU toContinue reading “Hon Audley Shaw speaking at an MoU signing between RADA and C&WJCCUL”

All across Jamaica mango trees – Julie, East Indian, common mango, blackie, you name it, are blossoming and bearing fruit. And this mango season is going down in history with the first shipment of Jamaican mangoes to the US on Thursday, June 13. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the event at the Export ComplexContinue reading “Mango Time…Jamaican fruit gets US Visa!”

Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States on June 13, 2019 at the Montego Bay Export Complex in St. James.. Some 12, 000 pounds of mangoes, representing 800 boxes, were shipped toContinue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson speaking at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States”

Rita Hilton (right), exporter, converses with (from left) Jacent Edwards, farmer, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), and Dalton Hastings, Export Complex Manager, Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, MICAF, at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the USA on June 13, 2019,Continue reading “Hon. J.C. Hutchinson at the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the USA”

Dalton Hastings (left), Export Complex Manager, Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), explains export process to (from left) the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, MICAF, Christine Wong of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Damian Rowe, Senior Plant Quarantine/SPS Enquiry Point Officer, and Dermon Spence, Acting Permanent Secretary,Continue reading “Export Complex Manager Dalton Hastings explains export process to Hon. J.C. Hutchinson”

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Representative of the Veterinary Services Division Laboratory (VSDL), MICAF, Dr. Simone Martin-Shaw; and Deputy Chairman, JANAAC, Lynden Nugent, at the JANAAC World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast andContinue reading “JANAAC World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast and Awards Ceremony”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging Jamaican entities to become accredited through the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) in order to lift their standards and elevate their position in the global marketplace. “As a country, we cannot get to where we are going unless we lift up ourContinue reading “Shaw encourages Jamaican entities to become accredited”