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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 26/09/2020
Amnesty bins placed at airports
Amnesty bins have been installed at both international airports, as part of efforts to prevent plant and animal diseases from entering the island. Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, said the amnesty bins...
Posted on 26/09/2020
Permit required to import plants and plant products
The Plant Quarantine and Inspection Branch in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reminding all travellers that a permit is required to import plants and plant products into Jamaica. Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, told...
Posted on 26/09/2020
New Minister of Agriculture wants more young people in the sector
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, wants to see more young people involved in farming as a viable business, a stronger agricultural research and development framework, and an increase in the island’s agricultural export offerings. Providing...
Posted on 24/09/2020
Industry Minister charges agencies to think out of the box
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has charged agencies under the Ministry to start thinking out of the box and to be more creative in how they do business in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I want...
Posted on 24/09/2020
Minister Shaw lauds EXIM Bank on achieving ISO: 9001 certification
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Audley Shaw, has lauded the National Export Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank), on achieving ISO 9001 certification. The EXIM Bank is the first of 19 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to become ISO...
Posted on 23/09/2020
Green directs RADA to provide data-driven, technology based information to farmers
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, is urging the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to ensure that the information being provided to farmers is data-driven and technology based. Noting that the growth of the sector and the operations...
Posted on 21/09/2020
Industry, investment and commerce to drive wealth creation, economic growth – Minister Shaw
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that re-establishing the Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry is a major part of the Government’s efforts to drive wealth creation and economic growth in Jamaica. “We have great professionals in...
Posted on 21/09/2020
New Agriculture Minister says innovation and technology to play role in Ministry’s work and agricultural sector
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says innovation and technology will play a critical role in executing the work of the Ministry and, by extension, the development of the agricultural sector. “If we have an Agriculture...
Posted on 21/09/2020
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw Embraces Ministry’s Name-Change, Forges Ahead with New Focus
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw is optimistic that the strategic goals of the newly renamed ministry will continue to redound to great economic impact as the ministry forges ahead with its mandate to support the...
