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23 June 2017

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (2nd right), observes as president, MSME Alliance, Donovan Wignal (2nd left); and chairman, National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ), Dalma James, sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the NDFJ and the MSME Alliance, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Assisting in the signing process at left is manager, NDFJ, Helia Burkett. The partnership agreement will provide training and other support services to members of the MSME sector.

National Development Foundation of Jamaica and MSME Alliance sign Partnership Agreement

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 23 Jun 2017   

The National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ) and the MSME Alliance have signed a Partnership Agreement to provide training and other support services to members of the MSME sector for a period of three years.
Under this Agreement the NDFJ and the MSME Alliance will also continue to explore and develop other programmes and partnerships in keeping with the intention of the partnership agreement.
In his address at the launch of the signed MOU on June 22, at the St. Lucia Avenue off offices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Director General...

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between NDFJ and the MSME Alliance

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 23 Jun 2017   

President, MSME Alliance, Donovan Wignal (left); and chairman, National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ), Dalma James (right), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the NDFJ and the MSME Alliance, at the offices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in New Kingston, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Looking on is director general in the Ministry of Industry, Vivian Brown. The partnership agreement will provide training and other support services to members of MSME sector.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda

US Ban on Brazilian Beef Won’t Affect Local Market

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 23 Jun 2017   

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that there are no plans to ban meat products from Brazil at this time.
His announcement follows news that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended the importation of all fresh beef from Brazil following safety concerns.
Minister Samuda, who was speaking at a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices this morning, noted that Jamaica does not import fresh meat from Brazil.
Jamaica only imports canned beef from two processing plants in Brazil and...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in discussion with executive director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Yvonne Hall, at a media briefing to update the country on the implementation of standards for the labelling and packaging of sugar, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Friday, June 23, 2017. Looking on at right is chief executive officer, National Compliance & Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown.

Compliance with the Revised Sugar Standard JS:102 to become effective July 1

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 23 Jun 2017   

Effective Saturday, July 1, 2017, the new labelling, packaging and food safety requirements for brown and granulated sugar will become mandatory for pre-packaged sugar and will be implemented across the entire island of Jamaica.

This means that all pre-packaged sugar available to the retail trade must now be appropriately labelled. This is intended to ensure that the consumer is provided with clear and correct information.

The new revised mandatory standards for brown cane sugar which outlined the requirements for labelling, packaging and food safety were gazetted on...

Minster Hutchinson launches Moneague, Grierfield, Gibraltar Anti-Praedial Larceny Initiative

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 23 Jun 2017   

Deputy Superintendent of Police Kevin Francis (right), head of the Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), discusses the various strategies being employed by the Unit to reduce praedial larceny with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd right), Minister without Portfolio, MICAF; at the launch of the Moneague, Grierfield, Gibraltar Anti-Praedial Larceny Initiative on June 22 in Grierfield, St. Ann. Others from left are Inspector Carol Simmonds from the Moneague Police Station; June Stennett, secretary of the Grierfield/Middlesex...

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