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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, is encouraging stakeholders in the sugar industry to have a positive outlook on the sector and to “move forward with the confidence that this industry will rise again”. Minister Samuda, who was speaking at the 80th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of SugarContinue reading “Don’t be discouraged, Samuda tells sugar industry”

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang (centre), views local products being shown by Assistant Manager, Marketing Services Unit, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Vivette McFarlane, during a tour of exhibits at the Employee Engagement Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston on Tuesday, October 31,Continue reading “Employee Engagement Conference”

Minister without Portfolio (OPM), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, view Things Jamaican products during a tour of exhibits at the Employee Engagement Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.Continue reading “Minister Chang and CEO Valerie Veira view Things Jamaican Products at the Employee Engagement Conference”

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mrs. Andrene Collings, says that employee engagement must become priority in every organization, because at the end of the day it is people and relationships that matter the most. According to Mrs. Collings, “this is a cliché, but we have to find innovativeContinue reading “Ministry says employee engagement must be priority in organizations”

Steps are being taken by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to promulgate new regulations concerning the blending of coffee in Jamaica. Under these regulations, no imported coffee shall be processed, roasted or packaged for sale in its pure form without a minimum percentage of locally produced coffee. This initiative is intended toContinue reading “New Regulations for Processing Blended Coffee in Jamaica”

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Marketing and Promotion Officer, Peter Harrison (left) along with Product Development Officer, Horane Lawrence, of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), demonstrate and explain how to use a motorized sprayer at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function, held at the Junction Guest House in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 26, 2017. ThirtyContinue reading “Product Development Officer Horace Lawrence and Marketing and Promotion Officer Peter Harrison demonstrate how to operate a motorized sprayer”

Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, addresses farmers at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function, held at the Junction Guest House in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, October 26, 2017. Seated at the head table (from left) are Managing Director, St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies (SJFHS), O’Brien Johnson;Continue reading “Chief Executive Officer Peter Thompson addresses farmers at the St. Jago Farm Supplies ‘Salute to Farmers’ function”

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has taken note of discussions in the press relating to a Memorandum of Understanding between MICAF and the Ministry of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. The MOU, which was signed on September 22, 2017, deals specifically with hygiene,Continue reading “MOU With Chinese Government Will Not Allow Chinese Vessels or Fishers to Fish in Local Waters”

Deputy Director, Traditional Knowledge Division, Global, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Wend Wendland, speaking at the National Consultative Workshop on Issues and Options in Developing a National Policy Legislation on Intellectual Property and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Genetic Resources. The workshop, organized by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), anContinue reading “Deputy Director Wend Wendland speaking at the National Consultative Workshop”