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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), along with students of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona/UWI Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) Vice Chancellor’s Ambassador Corps, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Among the matters discussed were youth in agriculture and the business environment in Jamaica. Minister Green gave the students an overview of his role as Minister of State. The visit was a part of UWI STAT Week from February 24-March 1....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), in dialogue with president of the University of the West Indies (UWI, Mona) Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) Vice Chancellor’s Ambassador Corps, Giselle Campbell, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Among the matters discussed were youth in agriculture and the business environment in Jamaica. Minister Green gave the students an overview of his role as Minister of State. The visit was a part of UWI STAT Week from February...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson says Jamaican peppers are a “hot item” and a commodity in great demand
Minister Hutchinson made this comment while delivering the keynote address at a workshop for the certification of Jamaican hot peppers, held February 26, 2019 at the Jamaica Drip Irrigation Ltd. complex in Kendal, Manchester.
“The annual global production of fresh peppers for export, Minister Hutchinson said, is estimated at approximately 30 million tonnes.” Jamaica, he added produces a mere...