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Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum

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 23 Jan 2018    nicola.wint   
Alvin Murray (left), Project Coordinator ; Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages – World University Services of Canada (WUSC); explains the advantages of using tissue culture in the production of seedlings to the Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Walter Bernyck (right), Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation, Global Affairs Canada; during a Women and Youth in Agriculture Consultation Forum in Kingston on January 19. Listening in is Munish Persaud...


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Courtesy Call on the Hon. Karl Samuda by Cuban Ambassador

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 04 Jan 2018    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, H.E. Inés Fors Fernández, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.


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Samuda pledges continued relationship with Cuba

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 04 Jan 2018    nicola.wint   
With the appointment of a new ambassador to Jamaica, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is pledging continued support to the Government and people of Cuba. Speaking during a courtesy call at his New Kingston offices on January 03, 2018, Minister Samuda welcomed the newly appointed Cuban ambassador-designate to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fores Fernández. He informed the ambassador that Jamaica and Cuba have always had a very good relationship. He also reiterated the call for both countries to continue the work in removing trade barriers in all forms,...


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Minister Samuda views bananas at AMC Complex

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 27 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), views bananas being shown to him by General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, at the AMC Complex Spanish Town Road, on Thursday, December 21, 2017. The occasion was a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the first shipment of bananas from Jamaica to Trinidad. The government has been working to consistently increase banana exports through the Banana Export Expansion Programme. Looking on are Plant Quarantine Inspector, MICAF, Patrick Johnson (left) and CEO, Carita Jamaica Limited, Rita Hilton.


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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to mark first shipment of bananas from Jamaica to Trinidad

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 27 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Chief Executive Officer, Carita Jamaica Limited, Rita Hilton (left), cuts ribbon along with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and General Manager of The Banana Board, Janet Conie to symbolically mark the first shipment of bananas from Jamaica to Trinidad, at the AMC Complex, Spanish Town Road, on Thursday, December 21, 2017. The government has been working to consistently increase banana export through the Banana Export Expansion Programme and will be shipping one container of bananas per week to Trinidad as part of that thrust.


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Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Wednesday, December 13, 2017. A number of measures have been taken since the confirmation of Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa locally in August 2016. The Plant Pest Emergency Response Team was activated. That team included representatives from the Plant Quarantine and Research and Development Divisions of the ministry, RADA, the Cocoa Industry Board (CIB), UWI and IICA. A survey was done to assess the spread of the disease. The survey found that the first incidence of the disease was in...


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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, (2nd right) commissioning the Jamaica Broilers Group’s new pellet mill located at the Best Dressed Feed Mill, Freetown, Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Thursday, December 14, 2017. The US$2 million investment in the pellet mill is expected to boost the production level of the Hi-Pro feeds brand. Others sharing in the occasion (l-r) are general operations manager, Best Dressed Feed Mill, Mr. John Carberry; president & CEO, Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Christopher Levy; chairman, Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Robert Levy, and president, Jamaica Operations, Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Conley Salmon.

Minister Samuda welcomes Jamaica Broilers Group US$2 million pellet mill

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has welcomed Jamaica Broilers Group’s investment in a new US$2 million pellet mill, which has been installed at the Group’s Best Dressed feed mill facility located in Freetown, Old Harbour. The facility, which was commissioned into service on Thursday (December 14), will move the production of the Hi-Pro feeds from over 270 thousand tonnes to 350 thousand tonnes per year, making it one of the largest feed mills in the Caribbean. The new mill will now allow Hi-Pro to meet growing consumer demand with a prompt response to...


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Samuda says adequate supplies available for Christmas

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, says that despite the impact of continual rainfall on the agriculture sector, Jamaican consumers should have adequate supplies of foodstuff for the Christmas season. The agriculture Minister gave the assurance at a media briefing held Wednesday (December 13, 2017) at his Hope Gardens offices in St Andrew. Bemoaning the decline in agricultural production and, in particular, the negative impact of the rains on the output of fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes and ground provisions, Minister Samuda said that “all...


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Minister Hutchinson opens gate to the catchment pad at Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth

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 22 Dec 2017    nicola.wint   
Omar Sweeney (left), Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), assisted by the Hon J. C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, opens gate to the catchment pad at the Trenail District Water Supply System in St. Elizabeth on December 7, 2017. The facility was extended and rehabilitated along with the installation of a chain-link perimeter fence, construction of a chlorination system and sand filter and rehabilitation and extension of an 80,000 gallon tank by JSIF with a $23.79-m funding from the...


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