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Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; addressing farmers at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony held in Kingston on May 17. Others from left are Patrice Gilpin, Communication Specialist, Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope Rivers Watershed Management Areas Project; and Ainsworth Carroll, Director of Planning, Projects, Monitoring, EvaluationContinue reading “Minister Shaw addressing farmers at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony”

Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; greets farmer Claudette McIntosh, member of the Bloxburgh group in St. Andrew at a Farmer Field School Graduation Ceremony held in Kingston on May 17 at which 166 farmers from the communities of Windsor Forest, Ness Castle and Richmond Gap in St Thomas and MavisContinue reading “Minister Shaw greets farmer Claudette McIntosh”

President, Island Dolls Plus Collection, Beverley Robotham-Reynolds (left), shows Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, the company’s line of dolls, during a tour of exhibits, at the 11th Annual Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Small Business Expo and Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday, May 16,Continue reading “11th Annual JBDC’s Small Business Expo and Conference”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), views Jamaican crushed scotch bonnet pepper sauce made by Spur Tree, along with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (left); and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis, during a tour of exhibits, at the 11th Annual JBDC’s Small BusinessContinue reading “Minister Shaw views Jamaican crushed scotch bonnet pepper sauce”

Noting that of the 3.27 million kg of goat and sheep meat consumed in 2016 only 30% was supplied locally, the Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is calling for more large-scale investment in the small ruminant sub-sector, which has a significant opportunity for growthContinue reading “Minister Hutchinson calls for large-scale investment in small ruminant production”

Goat farmers Carletous McGowan (left) and Christopher Burton from Constitution Hill view the Doe Estrus Kidding and Expectancy Chart developed by Bodles Research Station at the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Small Ruminants Association held at Bodles in St. Catherine on May 10. The chart will assist farmers in accurately tracking pregnancy of goatsContinue reading “21st Annual General Meeting of the Small Ruminants Association”

Kenneth King (left), President of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica, welcomes the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, to the 21st Annual General Meeting of the association, held at Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour on May 10.

Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with young goat farmers at the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Small Ruminants Association held at Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on May 10.

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica is set to reap success from the third staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF). He said that this is as a result of the significant strides being made to ensure that the country is more business friendly for investors. “We have laid theContinue reading “Jamaica to benefit from investment forum- Min. Shaw”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with sponsors (from left) Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry; Senior Vice-President, Corporate and Commercial Banking, Scotiabank, Craig Mair; President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; Vice President, Public Affairs, New Fortress Energy, Verona Carter; and Deputy Chairman, JAMPRO and President, Jamaica Manufacturers’Continue reading “Minister Shaw along with sponsors at the launch of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) 2018”