From left, Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director for Special Projects, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses citrus tree with Alfred Barrett, Jamaica Citrus Protection Officer Plant Quarantine at Bodles Citrus Day held at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on March 2. Some 46 varieties of citrus are maintained in a clean state by the Post Entry Quarantine Unit at Bodles and are tested regularly for the more common and problematic diseases that affect citrus.
Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.
We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.
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