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Algix Jamaica Limited, the first company to produce Basa fish in Jamaica, is now licensed by the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to export fish. This announcement was made by the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry, while speaking at the launch of the Basa market in St. Elizabeth on January 20, 2017.
Minister Hutchinson commended Algix for its achievement of producing 100 tonnes of basa fish since the start of its operation in 2013. He outlined that when Government embarked on a diversification...

The recently announced standards governing the packaging and labelling of brown sugar will now be extended to include granulated sugar.
This was announced today, January 25, by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda who was speaking at the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s 12th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference in Kingston.
The agriculture minister said that effective July 1, 2017 all sugar, including granulated sugar, would be mandated to be packaged and labelled in accordance with the Bureau of Standards requirements.
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Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has encouraged students participating in the LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Competition to become environmental ambassadors. Speaking at the sub-launch of the fifth LASCO REAP Competition, held at the St. Jago Cathedral Preparatory School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on January 24, Minister Hutchinson commended LASCO for its foresight in initiating the programme, which is designed to promote environmental preservation among 130 primary, preparatory and...