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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange congratulated the Reggae Girlz.

JAMAICA | Government implements project to boost women’s entrepreneurship

Kingston, November 14 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, and the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw have launched the Women’s Entrepreneurship Support Project to encourage and assist women to start and run successful businesses.

November 14, 2018
Published in local news

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw

JAMAICA | Gov’t Working With US to ‘free-up’ Medicinal Cannabis Money

MONTEGO BAY, November 5, 2018 – Jamaica is to work with the United States Government to craft a special regime to enable legitimate licenced producers of medicinal marijuana products to move money through correspondent banks.

November 7, 2018
Published in local news

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw addresses the official opening ceremony of Isratech's new complex at Reading, St James,

JAMAICA | Shaw tells farmers: Use irrigation technology for greater production

MONTEGO BAY, October 12, 2012 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, wants Jamaican farmers to make better use of new irrigation technology to improve crop quality and to increase production.

October 13, 2018
Published in Agriculture

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Audley Shaw looks at a product made by a women’s group in Coleyville, Manchester at the launch of the 2018/2019 Irish Potato Programme at Christ Church, Christiana, Manchester on October 4. At right is Business Development Manager, Newport Fersan Jamaica, Hedda Rose Pitter.

JAMAICA | Agriculture Sector Gets $100 Million in Productivity Support

KINGSTON, Oct. 8, 2018 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw says some $100 million has been approved to provide productivity support for several crops including Irish Potato and Onion.

October 9, 2018
Published in Agriculture

JAMAICA | Gov’t to Set Up 500-Hectare Mango Orchard

KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 5, 2018 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that a 500-hectare agro park will be established for the cultivation of mango in order to facilitate the export of the fruit to the United States (US).

October 5, 2018
Published in Agriculture

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw addressing delegates at the third staging of CanEx Jamaica Business Conference & Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James yesterday.

JAMAICA | Shaw wants US to amend derisk policy for medicinal cannabis industry

MONTEGO BAY, St James September 29, 2018 — Industry and Commerce Minister Audley Shaw wants members of the international business community to lobby the United States Administration to modify their restrictive stance on the movement of funds generated from the legal cannabis trade.

September 29, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

JAMAICA | Jamaica makes 1st shipment of medical marijuana oil to Canada

KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 27, 2018 - — Jamaica has made its first legal export of medical marijuana extracted oil to Canada. So says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw.

September 27, 2018
Published in Health

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right) looks on as Knox Community College student, Brittany Campbell (second left), points out features of hot and sweet pepper plants, during a Youth in Agriculture forum held at the college’s Cobbla campus in Manchester on Friday (September 7). Observing are fellow student, Shanice Wander (left); and Senior Agriculture Coordinator, Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) initiative, Alvin Murray.

JAMAICA | Youth Encouraged to Pursue Farming as A Business

KINGSTON, Jamaica Sept 10, 2018 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, says that the Government is committed to providing opportunities for young people to pursue farming as a business.

September 11, 2018
Published in Agriculture

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