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Posted on 03/07/2018
Bamboo industry lucrative for innovators and MSMEs – Hutchinson
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has described the emerging bamboo industry as a lucrative endeavour for the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The Minister was addressing the...

Posted on 28/06/2018
Minister Shaw views displays during a tour of exhibits at the opening ceremony of the Arbitration Week 2018 Conference
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), views displays during a tour of exhibits at the opening ceremony of the Arbitration Week 2018 Conference, at the UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, on June 28. From left are...

Posted on 28/06/2018
Rural development, land management necessary for proper urban planning and development, says Shaw
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, says that the development of rural communities and land management are integral to the achievement of proper urban planning and urban development. Minister Shaw recommended the provision of agri-based...

Posted on 28/06/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the opening ceremony of the Arbitration Week 2018 Conference
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Arbitration Week 2018 Conference, at the UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, on June 28. Arbitration Week 2018 is part of an ongoing effort to...

Posted on 28/06/2018
Minister Shaw calls for greater use of arbitration in resolving disputes
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is calling for greater use of arbitration in resolving commercial disputes, particularly in the context of international commercial transactions. He noted that arbitration should be the mechanism used to facilitate...

Posted on 27/06/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw converses with Senior Vice-President Neil Herrington
Hon Audley Shaw (3rd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Neil Herrington (right), Senior Vice-President, Americas Department US Chamber of Commerce, at the AMCHAM Jamaica meeting held at The Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on June 22....

Posted on 27/06/2018
Minister Shaw greets Canada’s High Commissioner Laurie Peters
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right) greets Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Laurie Peters, at the AMCHAM Jamaica meeting held at The Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on June 22.

Posted on 27/06/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with President Allison Peart and Senior VP Neil Herrington
Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with (from left) Allison Peart, President, AMCHAM Jamaica, and Neil Herrington, Senior Vice-President, Americas Department US Chamber of Commerce, at the AMCHAM Jamaica meeting held at The...

Posted on 25/06/2018
June 29 is International Fisherman’s Day
Fisherfolk across Jamaica will join their international counterparts in celebrating Fisherman’s Day 2018 on Friday, June 29, with the highlight of the day being a symposium to be held at the Cardiff Hall Hotel in St Ann under the theme...