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14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference

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 25 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), in discussion with Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street-Forrest (left), at the 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, under the theme “Expanding Our Boarders: Securing Our Future”, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Thursday, January 24, 2019. Looking on is Professor Neville Ying. The regional conference, hosted by the Jamaica Stock Exchange ,was held from January 22-24, is a financial forum held at the start of each year which attracts a broad gathering of state...


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14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference

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 25 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Director, Programmes and Projects, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (centre), in discussion with (from left) Charge D’affaires/Minister Counselor, Delegation of the European to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos and The Cayman Islands, Fredrik Ekfeldt; and Project Manager, Jamaica Social Stock Exchange Project, Nora Blake, at the 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, under the theme “Expanding Our Boarders: Securing Our Future”, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Thursday, January 24, 2019. The regional conference...


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From right, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; His Excellency Asif Ahmad, British High Commissioner to Jamaica, and Michael Stewart, Member of Parliament for Manchester South, at the unveiling of the Lititz Farm Well Site in St. Elizabeth on January 16, 2019. The £35,515-million Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project is funded through a grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund, which is administered through the Caribbean Development Bank, and includes the drilling of six irrigation wells and restoration of approximately 30 km of farm/community roads.

Essex Valley Agriculture Project to improve irrigation for over 700 farmers

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 17 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, officially launched the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project at Lititz Primary School in St. Elizabeth on January 16, 2019, with the aim of reducing the water -related challenges being faced by the over 700 farmers of Essex Valley. Launched by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, the project will provide improved irrigation systems on approximately 700 hectares of land to include the development of a climate-resilient off-farm irrigation system consisting of six irrigation wells and restoration of...


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Launch of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project

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 17 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, operates drill equipment at the Lititz Farm Well Site in St. Elizabeth at the launch of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project on January 16, 2019. Looking on is the Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Dermon Spence (left), Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries. The £35,515-million Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project is funded through a grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund,...


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Minister Shaw presents a copy of the map of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project to Dr. William Smith

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 17 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents a copy of the map of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) to Dr. William Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank, at the launch of the EVADP on January 16, 2019 at Lititz in St. Elizabeth. The £35,515-million Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project is funded through a grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund, which is administered through the CDB, and includes the drilling of six irrigation wells and restoration of approximately 30 km...


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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness in discussion with Minister Hutchinson

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 17 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), Prime Minister of Jamaica, in discussion with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project on January 16, 2019. At right is Stefan Kossoff, Head of the UK Department for International Development Caribbean. The £35,515-million Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project is funded through a grant from the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund, which is administered through the Caribbean Development...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), along with (from left) Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, sample coffee at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. MICAF in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism will host the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival scheduled for March 1-3, 2019 at The Jamaica Defence Force training ground in the hills of Newcastle, St Andrew. The festival will celebrate, promote and market Jamaican culinary products and coffee.

Coffee farmers urged to look at other options to expand the industry - Minister Shaw

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 16 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is urging coffee farmers to look at other ways to expand Jamaica’s vibrant coffee industry. He noted that opportunities abound in the Jamaican coffee industry for value-added product development. “We would like to expand the coffee industry in areas such as specialty coffee roasting, sauces, baking and confectionary, essential oils, aromatherapy and cosmetics. This is how we can create and maintain a viable and sustainable Jamaican coffee industry,” Minister Shaw said. The Minister was speaking at the press launch of...


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Minister Shaw speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

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 16 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Others (from left) are Chairperson, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. MICAF in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism will host the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival scheduled for March 1-3, 2019 at The Jamaica Defence Force training ground in the hills of...


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Ministers Shaw and Bartlett at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

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 16 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. MICAF in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism will host the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival scheduled for March 1-3, 2019 at The Jamaica Defence Force training ground in the hills of Newcastle, St Andrew. The festival will celebrate, promote and market Jamaican culinary products and coffee.


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Launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

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 16 Jan 2019    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), along with (from left) Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness; and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain CoffeeFestival, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. MICAF in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism will host the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival scheduled for March 1-3, 2019 at The Jamaica Defence Force training ground in the hills of Newcastle, St Andrew. The festival will celebrate, promote...


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