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Hon. Audley Shaw greets IMF Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakirishnan

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 04 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday, March 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss - enhancing resilience in agriculture, agri-linkage exchange (ALEX) and procurement.


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Minister Shaw converses with IMF Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan

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 04 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), converses with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday, March 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss - enhancing resilience in agriculture, agri-linkage exchange (ALEX) and procurement.


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Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Team

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 04 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), in discussion with (from left) Acting Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Dermon Spence; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; Economist, Karim M. Youssef; and Senior Economist, Jeff Danforth, of the IMF, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday, March 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss - enhancing resilience in agriculture, agri-linkage exchange (ALEX) and procurement.


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Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Janet Omoleegho Olisa, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s Breakfast with the CEO under the theme ‘Eye on 2020: Exploring New Frontiers’, held at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 28, 2019. At centre is Fredik Ekfeldt, Head of Politics, Press and Information at the Delegation of the European Union in Jamaica. The forum is aimed at updating stakeholders on the Corporation’s strategic plans.

Gov’t takes steps to access dormant funds for MSME development

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 01 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Government has engaged the services of a consultancy group to identify the steps necessary for tapping into the nearly $50-billion in dormant bank accounts, with the aim of using these funds to provide low-interest financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at a Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) breakfast forum held under the theme ‘Eye on 20/20: Exploring New Frontiers’at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 28, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said access to affordable financing has been...


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CEO Valerie Veira speaking at the Corporation’s Breakfast with the CEOs

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 01 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Valerie Veira, Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, speaking at the Corporation’s Breakfast with the CEO, held at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 28, 2019. The breakfast meeting was held under the theme ‘Eye on 2020: Exploring New Frontiers’, focusing on the Green, Blue and Orange economies to include presentations on Stimulating the Ecosystem, Enterprise Development and Capacity Building. The forum was aimed at updating stakeholders on the Corporation’s strategic plans.


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Hon. Audley Shaw converses with Vice-President Michael Willacy

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 01 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Michael Willacy, Vice-President of Retail and SME Banking at Sagicor, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s Breakfast with the CEO under the theme ‘Eye on 2020: Exploring New Frontiers’, held at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 28, 2019. The forum was aimed at updating stakeholders on the Corporation’s strategic plans.


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Deputy CEO Harold Davis speaking at JBDC’s Breakfast with the CEOs

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 01 Mar 2019    nicola.wint   
Harold Davis, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) speaking at JBDC’s Breakfast with the CEO, held at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 28, 2019. The breakfast meeting was held under the theme ‘Eye on 2020: Exploring New Frontiers’, focusing on the Green, Blue and Orange economies to include presentations on Stimulating the Ecosystem, Enterprise Development and Capacity Building. The forum is aimed at updating stakeholders on the Corporation’s strategic plans.


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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views sweet pepper being cultivated in one of the greenhouses operated by the Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise group in Cromwell land, St. Mary, on February 27, 2019. At right is Marvalee Tomlinson Russell, President. Over 900 sweet pepper plants, kale and cilantro are currently being cultivated by the group.

Hutchinson launches St. Mary greenhouse project

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 28 Feb 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, had high praises for the Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Group for its greenhouse project, aimed at providing employment with emphasis on sustainable agricultural farming. Speaking at the project’s official launch in Cromwell Land District, St. Mary, on February 27, 2019, Minister Hutchinson emphasised the importance of rural economic development to national development, noting that some 45% of Jamaica’s population resides in rural communities and some 20% of our population...


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Courtesy Call on Hon. Floyd Green by students of the UWI

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 27 Feb 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), along with students of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona/UWI Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) Vice Chancellor’s Ambassador Corps, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Among the matters discussed were youth in agriculture and the business environment in Jamaica. Minister Green gave the students an overview of his role as Minister of State. The visit was a part of UWI STAT Week from February 24-March 1. Minister...


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