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National Quality Policy Final Validation Workshop

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 09 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (centre), converses with Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, Lorice Edwards-Brown, at the National Quality Policy Final Validation Workshop, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.


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Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization Graziano da Silva and Chairman of the 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, Hon Karl Samuda, at the conference held March 5 to 8, 2018 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Jamaica.

35th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean ends on high note

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 09 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
With a commitment to pay increased attention to helping the region achieve the goals of zero hunger and malnutrition, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ended its 35th Session of the Regional Conference for the Latin America and Caribbean Region at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Thursday, March 8. In his closing remarks to the conference, Director General of the FAO Dr José Graziano da Silva thanked chairman of the conference, Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agricultural and Fisheries, for having hosted a very successful conference. For...


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HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY!
Delegates at the FAO 35th Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference on March 8, 2018, celebrate International Women’s Day.

FAO conference celebrates International Women’s Day

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 08 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Delegates at today’s sitting of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Addressing her fellow delegates, Special Ambassador for FAO Zero Hunger, Guadalupe Valdez is calling for the empowerment of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to Ambassador Valdez, it is important for the decision makers at the 35th FAO Regional Conference to reflect on the challenges and emerging opportunities to...


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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness greets Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic and Special Ambassador of the FAO

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, greets Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic and Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Looking on are the Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry.


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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), Prime Minister of Jamaica, and Dr. Margarita Cedeño, Constitutional Vice-President of the Dominican Republic Special Ambassador of the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), sample pastry during a tour of the exhibition at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Others from left are Dr José Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO, and Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Minister Samuda calls on Caribbean to revisit agricultural priorities

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda says that the Caribbean needs to revisit its agricultural priorities. Chief among these priorities are the region’s trade policy, food security, and its response to climate change, which he said is now emerging as one of the most significant impediments to growth and development. Other priorities are nutrition and livelihood security; rural and agricultural development; local, regional and international market expansion. Minister Samuda was participating in a panel discussion on “Agrifood trade in Latin America...


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Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Dr José Graziano da Silva (left), Director General, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in discussion with (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Assistant Director General for FAO Latin America and Caribbean Region, Dr Julio Berdegué, at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on...


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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Andrene Collings (centre), along with (from left) Director General, MICAF, Vivian Brown; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley; Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; ISO Ambassador, ISO Quality Systems Division, MICAF, Reginald Budhan; Coordinator, Strategic Public Sector Transformation Programme, Othneil Hemans; and Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Stephen Wedderburn, at the National Quality Policy Final Validation Workshop, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, Waterloo Road, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The National Quality Policy 2017 articulates the Government’s position on the quality of goods and services produced and consumed in Jamaica.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Support National Quality Policy

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 07 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, has encouraged Jamaicans to support the Government’s National Quality Policy 2017, as it aims to increase the nation’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) and export earnings. According to Mr. Brown, the new policy will help with quality upgrading of locally produced goods and services to internationally required standards, not only for local consumers but for the export market. “Quality upgrading of our producers, large and small, not only improves our products and services to meet increasing...


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Day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

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 06 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda (left) greets Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 on day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay. All 33 Member States are in attendance at the Conference which is examining the central themes of Zero Hunger, Obesity and Rural Development.


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DG, FAO, Jose Graziano da Silva (left) delivers Statement to the Ministerial Session at the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

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 06 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva (left) delivers a Statement to the Ministerial Session on day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay from March 5-8, 2018. Others in photo are Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Chairman of the Conference, the Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and Eve Crowley (right) Deputy Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and FAO Representative in Chile. In his...


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Historic FAO Conference

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 05 Mar 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) greets Eve Crowley (seated) Deputy Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and FAO Representative in Chile, at the opening session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean on March 5, 2018 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Montego Bay. Looking on at left is Antonio Sa Ricarte, Deputy Representative, Minister Counselor, Brazil/Conference Rapporteur, and Permanent Secretary, MICAF, Donovan Stanberry (right). The conference is shaping up to be one of the largest to...


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