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Posted on 06/05/2026
Jamaica and India Celebrate Enduring Bilateral Partnership
The longstanding diplomatic partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of India was highlighted on Monday (May 4) during a Ministerial Luncheon hosted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the official visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs...
Posted on 05/05/2026
New trade order? Indian minister pushes Jamaica to seize fresh economic opportunities amid growing global instability
Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Declaring that modern commerce can no longer be separated from global politic...
Posted on 18/04/2026
NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility
National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marr...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries salutes all egg farmers on World Egg Day
The Ministry joins in saluting all our egg farmers on World Egg Day! Click HERE to learn why you should consume more eggs.
Posted on 08/10/2020
Issues with phone lines at Hope Gardens head office
To our Valued Customers: Please be advised that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is currently experiencing technical difficulties with the phone lines at its corporate Office located at Hope Gardens, Kingston 6. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and kindly...
Posted on 08/10/2020
Minister Shaw discusses issues/challenges being faced by the manufacturing and export sectors
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Audley Shaw (centre), along with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (right) in discussion with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNab; President,...
Posted on 07/10/2020
Trade Board Limited to eliminate the backlog of permit applications by Oct 9
The Trade Board Limited (TBL) has committed to eliminating the remaining backlog of permit applications by Friday, October 9, 2020. This was disclosed by the Trade Board following a meeting with representatives of the TBL and the Jamaica Electronic Single...
Posted on 02/10/2020
Minister Dunn lauds Honey Bun Foundation’s New Basic Business Curriculum
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, has lauded the Honey Bun Foundation’s New Business Curriculum and training programme. Under the programme, the Honey Bun Foundation partnered with private entities that provided scholarships...
Posted on 01/10/2020
SBDCs critical to Jamaica’s post COVID-19 recovery- Min. Dunn
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Norman Dunn, says that Small Business Development Centres (SBDCs) are critical to Jamaica’s post COVID-19 recovery programme. He noted that the world has changed fundamentally, and that for...
Posted on 01/10/2020
Standards must play a key role in product development during COVID-19 pandemic
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, says that standards must play a key role and must be the driver now more ever in our product development, and in whatever we put out...
Posted on 01/10/2020
Agriculture Minister to introduce more young people to specialty cheese production
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, has directed the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) to engage more young people in the production of specialty cheese. The Minister issued the charge to the JDDB as a means of ramping up...
Posted on 26/09/2020
Agriculture Ministry targets schools for increased milk production
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), is targeting seven agricultural education institutions for increased milk production. This disclosure was made at a meeting with the JDDB at the Ministry's offices at Hope Gardens...
