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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), along with (from left) Trade Unionist, National Workers Union, Granville Valentine; Chairman, Carib Cement, Paris Lyew-Ayee; and General Manager, Carib Cement, Peter Donkersloot, break ground for the Carib Cement Company’s new Administration Building in Rockfort, Kingston, on Friday, July 13, 2018. The ground breaking ceremony showcased the new building location which replaces a previous one that was destroyed by fire in January 2017. The new 1050 sq. m building will cost more than US$2M and will house...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), views parcels of cement being shown to him by General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company, Peter Donkersloot, during a tour of the company’s plant on Friday, July 13, 2018. Occasion was a ground breaking ceremony of the company’s new administration building and tour. The new 1050 sq. m building will cost more than US$2M and will house more than 60 employees.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets United States Chargé d’Affaires, Eric Khant, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Some of the matters discussed at the meeting included trade between Jamaica and the US, Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises, entrepreneurship programmes and the strengthening of the National Quality Infrastructure.