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Founder/CEO, Caribbean Centre for Organisation Development of Excellence (CARI-CODE)/Caribbean Organisation Development Network (CODN), Ilsa duVerney (right), greets Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), at the Organisation Development Transformation Conference, at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Looking on is Administrator, CARI-CODE/CODN, Sonya Hamilton. The two-day conference isContinue reading “Founder/CEO Ilsa duVerney greets Minister Audley Shaw”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has expressed an interest in engaging the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as part of the loan financing framework for the transitioning of the agricultural sector. The industry and commerce minister also discussed the possibility of the IFC providing support to the sector’s legal and regulatoryContinue reading “Shaw discusses agriculture with Finance Corporation”

Have you ever tasted a rambutan? Do you know what a mangosteen or velvet apple looks like? These are all fruits found at the Castleton Botanical Gardens in St. Mary and you will be able to see, taste, and touch these exotic fruits and much more on Friday, May 31, when the gardens will hostContinue reading “Castleton Gardens Expo promises education and excitement”

Nestled in the hills of St. Mary, the lush and picturesque Castleton Botanical Gardens will host its annual expo on May 31 under the theme ‘Protect Our Species’. Situated on either side of the Kingston to St. Mary main road, the 157 -year-old gardens, which is a haven for many birds and exotic fruit treesContinue reading “Education and excitement part of the Castleton Botanical Gardens Expo”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called for an increase in Jamaica’s productivity index so that the country’s economy can remain on a growth path. He noted that productivity is an issue that we have to confront more directly and in a more focused way. Speaking at the opening of anContinue reading “Minister Shaw calls for increase in worker productivity”

Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Michelle Parkins (right) engages in conversation with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, at a workshop to promote tourism linkages with the Jamaican agri-food sector, at the Alhambra InnContinue reading “Acting Principal Director Michelle Parkins in discussion with IICA Representative Dr. Elizabeth Johnson”

Acting Principal Director in the Economic Planning and Policy Division of the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Michelle Parkins (right), listens attentively to Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson (centre), at a workshop to promote tourism linkages with the Jamaican agri-food sector, at the Alhambra Inn inContinue reading “CTA Agro-Tourism Workshop”

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green ( left), converses with Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), at the Terra Nova Hotel on Thursday, May 16, 2019. The JTIP is being developed through support from theContinue reading “Minister Floyd Green converses with Chairperson Patricia Francis”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), in discussion with (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith, at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), at the Terra Nova Hotel on Thursday, May 16,Continue reading “Launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (right), in dialogue with (from left) Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis; Principal Investment Officer & Head, English-Speaking Caribbean, International Finance Corporation, Judith Green; and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), at theContinue reading “Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence at the launch of the Jamaica Trade Information Portal”