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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown says that there is clear need for more to be done if Jamaica is to take full advantage of the nutraceutical industry, which can bring in up to US$2 billion and capture around 5% of the world market.
He noted that, “Jamaica is in a very good position to establish an avenue for long-term foreign exchange earnings by producing and exporting more nutraceutical products, and also with more of our entrepreneurs entering the industry, so this is undoubtedly achievable”.
The director...

Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in dialogue with scientist and executive chairman, Eden Gardens Group of Companies, Dr. Henry Lowe (left) and Minister of Science and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley, at the Special Announcement of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA's) Orphan Drug Status Award Function for the treatment of Leukemia, held at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

The 65th staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show will go on. That’s the word from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, as he addressed hundreds of farmers at the 122nd Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) on Wednesday, July 12 at the Showground in Denbigh, Clarendon.
Minister Samuda’s declaration comes in the wake of concerns about the staging of the annual agricultural show due to concerns raised by the Public Health Department regarding sanitation issues at the showground.
“This Show carries additional...