Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw (right) in discussion with president, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson (left) at the SBAJ’s second regional Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Conference on April 17, at Jamaica

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