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Hon. Audley Shaw greets Chairman Pat Francis at the Jamaica Electronic Single Window Project Mobilization Seminar

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 06 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Patricia Francis, chairman of the Trade Facilitation Task Force, at the Jamaica Electronic Single Window Project Mobilization Seminar, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on September 5. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has primary responsibility for the successful implementation of this 36-month project with the lead agency being the Jamaica Customs. The project is aimed at improving trade facilitation among traders, trade operators and agents, and trade-related...


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Hon. Audley Shaw greets members of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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 06 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets members of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Tobias Mutebi (right) and Mohammad Tina, at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Electronic Single Window Project Mobilization Seminar, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on September 5. http://www.micaf.gov.jm/sites/default/files/pdfs/Launch%20of%20the%20Ele...


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Hon. Audley Shaw greets Minister Fayval Williams at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Electronic Single Window Project Mobilization Seminar

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 06 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets the Hon. Fayval Williams, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Electronic Single Window Project Mobilization Seminar, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on September 5. At left is Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker.


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sugar industry luncheon

Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries speaking with (from left) Phillip Henriques, chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority; Jorge Gonzalez, Product Supply Chain Director at J. Wray & Nephew; and Jean-Phillipe Beyer, Managing Director, J. Wray & Nephew, at the Sugar Industry Luncheon organised by the Sugar Industry Authority in association with the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers’ Association. At the luncheon held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on September 4, Minister Shaw announced Government’s intention to support the sugar industry.

Government stands by sugar industry, indicates restructuring to take place

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 05 Sep 2018    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, today (Tuesday, September 4, 2018) , announced Government’s intention to support the country’s sugar industry and preserve the jobs of some 30,000 employees in the sector. Minister Shaw outlined the support for the industry as he addressed stakeholders at a sugar industry luncheon held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Acknowledging that the sugar industry was in a state of crisis, Minister Shaw said that in spite of the many challenges there were opportunities and that as Minister, he had a duty and an...


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Hon. J.C. Hutchinson greets Superintendent Lanford Salmon at the Farmers’ Watch Launch

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 31 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Superintendent Lanford Salmon at the Farmers’ Watch Launch in Ulster Spring, Trelawny, on August 30. Others from left are Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Community Safety and Security, Steve McGregor, and Superintendent of Police in charge of Trelawny, Dwight Powell.


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Minister Shaw tours Arosa Limited's meat processing facility

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 31 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with (from left) Chief Veterinary Officer, MICAF, Dr. Osbil Watson; and Manager, Arosa Limited, Louise Jackson, during a tour of the company’s meat processing facility in Drax Hall, St. Ann's Bay, on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Arosa Limited is a meat manufacturing and processing company that also imports European wines and specialty foods.


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Accreditation critical enabler of economic growth – Shaw

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 28 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has emphasised the importance of accreditation to Jamaican manufacturers in the export of their products, identifying it as a critical enabler of economic growth for developing countries like Jamaica. “If we are to grow, we must therefore learn to play the manufacturing and export game as well as the developed countries,” said Minister Shaw, who stated that export from Jamaica necessitates a robust quality infrastructure as duplicative testing and delays disrupt the supply chain and threaten the stability of the...


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Hon. Audley Shaw converses with Chairman Randy Dougherty

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 28 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Randy Dougherty, Chairman of the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation, at the 23rd IAAC General Assembly Inauguration at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 27.


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Accreditation Manager Nickoe Booth Thompson presents token to Minister Shaw

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 28 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Nickoe Booth Thompson, Accreditation Manager, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, presents token to the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the 23rd IAAC General Assembly Inauguration at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 27.


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