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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw (left) views goat on display at the 33rd staging of the St. Mary Agri-Expo held at Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on April 22, 2019. Looking on is Member of Parliament, South Eastern St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Minister Audley Shaw made his 2019 Sectoral Presentation titled, “On the Road to Prosperity…Growing Jamaica’s Industries.” Click here to read. 

On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Minister Audley Shaw made his 2019 Sectoral Presentation titled, “On the Road to Prosperity…Growing Jamaica’s Industries.” Click here to read. 

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, says that the Ministry is working towards the tabling of a new Patents and Designs Bill in Parliament this financial year. He noted that the Patents and Designs Bill will stand at the heart of monetizing our ideas and inventions. “WeContinue reading “New Patents and Designs Bill to be tabled in Parliament”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, says that the Government is committed to working with small farmers across Jamaica to become more productive. He informed that one of the major initiatives that he is working on is putting in place small irrigation systems for use by small farmers across the country.Continue reading “Gov’t. committed to working with small farmers- Shaw”

Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses cauliflower cultivation with Clavia McFarlane (right), lecturer of Science and Agronomy at Knockalva Polytechnic College, during a tour of displays at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on April 22, 2019. Others from left areContinue reading “Montpelier Agricultural Show 2019”

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, says that through the Trade Facilitation Task Force’s efforts to gradually reduce the unnecessary and burdensome ‘red-tape’ associated with regulatory compliance in the trading environment, the Ministry has received the green light from the Cabinet for the removal of specific permits and licences currently being issuedContinue reading “Trade Board cutting irrelevant red-tape – Shaw”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is hosting its 2nd Regional MSME Conference April 16-18. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Improving SustainabilityContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019”

Chairman, Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference Committee, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson (left), engages Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); and Ambassador, International Organisation for Standardization, MICAF, Reginald Budhan, in conversation at the Caribbean MSME Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The Small BusinessContinue reading “Minister Shaw at the 2019 Caribbean MSME Conference”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in dialogue with President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (left); and Board Secretary, SBAJ, Dennise Williams, at the Caribbean Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The SBAJ is hosting its 2ndContinue reading “Minister Shaw in dialogue with SBAJ President Hugh Johnson and Board Secretary Dennise Williams”