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Shaw lauds praedial larceny competition winners

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 28 Aug 2018    Anonymous   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has congratulated the winners in this year’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Essay and Poster Competition, even as he challenged young people to shun the practice of illegally benefitting from the effort and hard work of others. Addressing the awards ceremony of the competition held Tuesday, August 28 at the Hope Gardens offices of his Ministry, Minister Shaw welcomed the initiative, which is used to sensitise young people across the island about the devastating impact of farm theft on the country’s public health, rural...


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Courtesy Call with IICA Representatives

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 27 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in discussion with (from left) Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson; Agri-Business Specialist, IICA, Ainsworth Riley; and Rural Development Specialist, IICA, Shauna Brandon, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Thursday, August 24, 2018. Among the matters discussed were assistance from IICA for Jamaica to access markets in the Americas for primary and processed agricultural products and trade in...


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Hon. Audley Shaw greets IICA Representatives

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 27 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Agri-Business Specialist, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Ainsworth Riley, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Thursday, August 24, 2018. Looking on (from left) are IICA Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson; and Rural Development Specialist, IICA, Shauna Brandon. Among the matters discussed at the meeting were trade in agriculture and the potential areas for further collaboration.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left); Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Edward Seaga (3rd left); and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (4th left), cut ribbon to officially open the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store at Devon House, Kingston, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Others participating in the ceremony (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe; and Deputy CEO, JBDC, Harold Davis (background). Things Jamaican celebrates its 55th Anniversary and is currently operated by the JBDC, an agency of MICAF.

Shaw wants more “things Jamaican” in craft shops

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 23 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has issued a call for more authentic Jamaican craft products to be available in the island’s hotels and at least one of the island’s airports. The Minister issued this call at the official opening of the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store at Devon House in Kingston on Wednesday, August 22. Minister Shaw lamented the decline in the Jamaican craft industry and welcomed initiatives such as the Ministry of Tourism’s artisan villages and the launch of the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store among the efforts being...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson addressing farmers in Richmond Gap, St. Thomas

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 23 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, addressing farmers in Richmond Gap, St. Thomas, at an agricultural development stakeholders’ forum, held on August 21. Others from left are Bevene Martin-Dickenson, parish manager; and Dwight Forrester, marketing extension officer, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.


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Parish Manager Kadian Francis addressing farmers in Richmond Gap

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 23 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Kadian Francis, Parish Manager of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs in St. Thomas addressing farmers in Richmond Gap during an agricultural development stakeholders forum on August 21. Other agencies participating in the forum included the Social Development Commission and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Seated from left are Bevene Martin-Dickenson, RADA parish manager; Charles Stewart, Chairman, RADA Parish Advisory Board and the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.


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Regional Training on Intellectual Property for Caribbean Countries

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 22 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (right), in discussion with (from left) Professor, University of Colima, Mexico, Dr. Oscar Javier Solorio Pérez; Head of Caribbean Section, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Carol Simpson; and Trademarks, Design and Geographical Indications Manager, JIPO, Adrienne Thompson, at a training course on Intellectual Property for Caribbean countries, at JIPO’s New Kingston office, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The training course, held August 13-16, was hosted by JIPO in collaboration with WIPO. The...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, shows Nicola Whitton, secretary and Howard Anderson, assistant president, of the Richmond Gap PMO, tissue and cups made from bamboo. The occasion was the Agricultural Development Stakeholders’ Forum held in Richmond Gap, St. Thomas, on August 21 where Minister Hutchinson encouraged the farmers to get involved in the value chain process.

Richmond Gap farmers encouraged to get into processing

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 22 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers in the Richmond Gap community of St. Thomas to reduce the high level of spoilage of fruits in their parish by getting involved in agro processing. Noting that St. Thomas produced the most fruits in Jamaica, Minister Hutchinson made reference to the large number of mangoes that were strewn along the roadside leading to the community and challenged members of the Richmond Gap Production and Marketing Organisation to see this as a business opportunity. The...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), applauds the unveiling of a plaque at the livestock barn named in honour of Dr Thomas Lecky, at the 66th Annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday, August 4, 2018. Others (from left) are President-elect, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton; outgoing President, JAS, Norman Grant; and Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson. The Denbigh Show was held from August 4 to 6 under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow: Agriculture, Securing Our Future’.

Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show

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 07 Aug 2018    nicola.wint   
Pleased to be here once again at the Denbigh Agricultural Show, which I consider an old stomping ground. And pleased to address you in my new capacity, which includes portfolio responsibility for Agriculture. ROLE OF AGRICULTURE As we continue to strive towards our development goals, and as we seek to grow the economy, I think we are beginning to realize and to accept that our wealth is in the soil and agriculture is the catalyst for the transformation of our economy and the inclusive growth we are determined to achieve. CLIMATE CHANGE We recognize that there are several persistent challenges...


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