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Mikayla Minto presents Minister Shaw with a parcel of Scotch Bonnet peppers

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 11 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Mikayla Minto (left), student of Fort George Primary School, St. Ann, presents Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, with a parcel of Scotch Bonnet peppers reaped from the Newstead Primary School garden in St. Mary. The occasion was the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held under the theme ‘Rooting for Nature’, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. LASCO REAP involves primary, preparatory and junior high school students in initiatives such as tree planting and...


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Minister Shaw in dialogue with Chairman Lascelles Chin

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 11 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in dialogue with Founder and Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin, at the 6th Annual LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme(REAP) Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday, June 7, 2018. LASCO REAP involves primary, preparatory and junior high school students in initiatives such as tree planting and recycling, energy conservation and well-kept school and community environs.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Ambassador of Mexico, H. E. Juan Gonzalez Mijares, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, May 31, 2018. During the meeting a range of bilateral issues were discussed, covering areas such as manufacturing, agro processing, deep sea shrimp farming as well as opportunities for increased investments between both countries.

Minister Shaw wants to see more Mexican investments in Jamaica

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that he would like to see more Mexican investments in Jamaica. “We have had several investments in the hotel industry. Now, we really have to look at other sectors and opportunities where we can increase investments, not only in the hotel industry, but other areas”, Minister Shaw said. The Minister was speaking during a courtesy call with newly appointed Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Juan José González Mijares, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, May 31. The Minister and...


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Minister Shaw in discussion with Ambassador of Mexico

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Ambassador of Mexico, H. E. Juan Gonzalez Mijares (centre); and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Mexico in Jamaica, Ernesto Malda, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, May 31, 2018. During the meeting a range of bilateral issues were discussed, covering areas such as manufacturing, agro processing, deep sea shrimp farming as well as opportunities for increased investments between both countries.


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; greets Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of Zone 3, Christopher Bowen, at a Farmers’ Watch Launch organised by the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Community Safety and Security Branch in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, on May 31. Others from left are Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern Marisa Dalrymple-Phillibert; and Superintendent of Police for Trelawny, Dwight Powell.

Hutchinson proposes restitution for victims of praedial larceny

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, has reiterated his proposal for a revision of the Agricultural Produce Act to include restitution for farmers who are victims of praedial larceny. Speaking at the launch of a farmers’ watch in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, Minister Hutchinson lamented the low fines levied on praedial thieves by the court compared to the cost of the goods stolen and said that what is being proposed is that in addition to the sentence fine, the thief will also pay an amount equal to the value of the...


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Farmer Oraine Brown in discussion with Minister J.C. Hutchinson at the Farmers' Watch Launch

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Farmer Oraine Brown (left) in discussion with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; at the Farmers’ Watch Launch in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, on May 31. Listening in (from left) are William Brown, farmer, and Selena Kellier, Jamaica Agricultural Society Parish Manager.


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Students view cassava seedlings

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Students view cassava seedlings on display at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority-organised St Bess Agri-Fest/SDC Business Fair held in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on May 31.


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Minister Hutchinson discusses local production of red peas

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses local production of red peas with (from left) Joseph Adler, Marketing Officer, Peter Thompson, Chief Executive Officer; and Nathan Samuels, Parish Agricultural Manager, all of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The occasion was a tour of exhibits at the St Bess Agri-Fest/SDC Business Fair held in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on May 31.


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Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents plaque to Bradwayne Sinclair at the Knockalva Agricultural School’s Valedictory Service held at the Mount Ward Methodist Church in Hanover on June 1.

Shaw encourages young people to become entrepreneurs

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 05 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, is encouraging young people to avoid negative influences and to pursue a path of decency and honesty by establishing their own businesses. Addressing members of the 2018 graduating class of the Knockalava Agricultural School on June 1, Minister Shaw lamented the fact that the standards within the country have fallen and urged the students to beware of bad company and focus on the positive things. Referring to the range of products that were on display at the recently held Jamaica Business Development Corporation...


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Shaw calls for accelerated regional action to combat hunger, poverty and climate change

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 04 Jun 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw, left the island on Saturday, June 2, 2018 to attend the 159th Meeting of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Minister Shaw is attending the Council Meeting in his capacity as Chairman of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. Jamaica hosted the 35th Regional Conference of the FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Montego Bay Conference Centre during the period March 5-8, 2018, which was chaired by the Hon. Karl Samuda, former...


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