In celebration of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019, November 18-24, 2019, The Veterinary Services Division encourages us all to "​Use Antibiotics Right." Click HERE for more details.

In an effort to ensure the health and safety of the consuming public and ensuring that all key stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas industry are aware of the requirements for compliance with the relevant standards, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, agencies of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, have developed three standards for the sector.

The Standards are the JS 41:2014 Inspection, retesting and use of transportable gas; JS 31:2014 The repair and rebuilding of welded steel cylinders for...

EATING JAMAICAN: Celebrity Chef, Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, enjoys chicken burger along with Alex Martin, Deputy Head Boy, Ethan Brown, Head Boy, Kassia Camacho, Head Girl, Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew, and Lenworth Fulton (partially hidden), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society. The occasion was the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour, one of several activities organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society, RADA, and the Ministry in commemoration of the annual Eat Jamaican Month. Held under...

EATING JAMAICAN: From left, Deputy Head Girl Sara Senior Smith, Kyle Glenister and Austin Evelyn-Watson of Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew sample fritters at the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour on November 19, 2019. The Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour is one of several activities organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in commemoration of the annual Eat Jamaican Month. Held under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat…Eat What We Grow’,...

EAT JAMAICAN DEMONSTRATION: Celebrity Chef, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents sample of chicken burger to a student at the Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew on November 19, 2019. The occasion was the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour, one of several activities organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Rural Agricultural Authority, and the Ministry in commemoration of the annual Eat Jamaican Month. Held under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat…Eat What We Grow’, Eat Jamaican Month is aimed at encouraging...

EAT JAMAICAN DEMONSTRATION: Celebrity Chef, Hon Audley Shaw demonstrates cooking of scrambled egg with cheese for students of Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew on November 19, 2019. Looking on are Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), and Brenda Green, Social Services and Home Economics Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour is one of several activities organised by the JAS, RADA, and the Ministry in commemoration of the annual Eat Jamaican Month. Held under...

Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Lanor Maragh, Canteen Manager at the Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St. Andrew during the Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour on November 19, 2019. Others, from left, are Adjoa Dawes, Principal, and Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS). The Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour is one of several activities organised by the JAS, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in...