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Minister Hutchinson addresses farmers at Yallahs Agro-Park in St. Thomas

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 11 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, addresses farmers at the Yallahs Agro-Park in St. Thomas on April 10. Others from left are Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson, and Bevin Dickenson, Parish Manager, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and Jamaica Manufacturerss Association (JMA) President, Metry Seaga (centre), are updated on Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s new $2.16-billion (€14-million) state-of-the art Line 8 production facility at the company’s brewery on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, by Managing Director, Ricardo Nuncio, during a tour of the plant on Friday (April 6).

Industry Minister Welcomes $2.16-Billion Investment by Red Stripe

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 10 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s $2.16-billion (€14-million) investment in a new state-of-the art production line at the entity’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The new Line 8 facility, which was commissioned into service in October 2017, brews Jamaica’s world-renowned Red Stripe Beer and Dragon Stout for the CARICOM, North American and United Kingdom markets. It has an output of 40,000 bottles per hour, which will enable it to produce 3.5 million cases of the beverages per annum. During a tour of...


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Conditions for the Importation of Plants and Plant Products from Jamaica

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 10 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
These conditions are in two parts and apply to the importation of cargo shipments only. With the exception of certified seeds, individual travelers are not allowed to import fresh plant products or propagative materials into the Cayman Islands from Jamaica as part of checked or carry-on luggage. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Import Permit a. A written application to obtain an Import Permit must be made to the Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture (DoA) on the prescribed form provided by the DoA before any consignment of plant products or propagative material is imported into the Cayman Islands. b...


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Minister Shaw greets employees of Caribbean Broilers’ Imagination Farm

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 09 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon. Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets employees of Caribbean Broilers’ Imagination Farm, Margaret Harrison and Desmond Clarke, during a tour of its onion plot in Hill Run, St. Catherine, on April 6. Under phase one of the project, some 12 acres of onion was being reaped.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Agricultural Society(JAS) in Kingston today (April 4). From left are Norman Grant, President; and 1st Vice-President, Donald Berry, both of JAS.

Ready yourselves - Shaw tells Small Farmers

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 05 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on small farmers to be ready to partner with larger farmers in an effort to increase their productivity. The larger farmers have access to technology that Minister Shaw is hoping to tap under a mother farm/partner farm model to move the industry ahead. “There is a lot of interest in agriculture in Jamaica from large and small farmers,” Minister Shaw said, noting discussions with the head of a major private sector, agro-industry player that is currently seeking 3,000 to 5,000 acres of land to operate a mother...


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Launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month

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 05 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Norman Grant (right), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, introduces the Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, accompanied by Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry, to the JAS offices at Church Street in Kingston prior to the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month today (April 4).


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Hon Audley Shaw (left), newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views cauliflower at the Montego Bay Community College demonstration plot along with Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin (centre) and Norman Grant, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, during a tour of displays at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in Montpelier, St. James, on Easter Monday, April 2.

Shaw wants partnership with JAS, Coconut Board

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 03 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has signalled his intention to collaborate with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) as well as the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) in his bid to lift agricultural production in the country. The newly-appointed Minister made his declaration Easter Monday, April 2, as he addressed the patrons at the Annual Montpelier Agricultural Show in St James. Outlining his new thrust for the sector, Minister Shaw declared, “we need all hands on deck and therefore, far from alienating the JAS, we need to embrace and tap into...


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Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show

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 03 Apr 2018    nicola.wint   
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture (MICAF), samples Irish potato punch and pudding made by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority along with (from left) the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry, both of MICAF. At right is Camille Ambersely, Parish Officer at RADA. The occasion was the annual Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St. James on Easter Monday, April 2.


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses staff members of MICAF at his Hope Gardens location, on his first day in office. Seated (from left) are Chairman, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Michael Stern; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry.

Minister Shaw meets staff at Agriculture Ministry

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 28 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, in lamenting the fact that there was too much idle land in Jamaica, said that he will be developing a master plan for putting these lands into production, in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Minister Shaw, who was addressing staff members at the Ministry on his first day in office (March 28), said that it was an honour to serve in this capacity and that it will require a collective will for all the tasks ahead to succeed. Noting that Jamaica’s economy grew by 5.7% per annum in the...


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