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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Hon Audley Shaw views solar panels at the Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny
Hon Audley Shaw ( left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views solar panels at the Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny along with Joseph Gyles (centre), Chief Executive Officer, and Emile Myers, Energy Engineer, both of the National Irrigation...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Renewable energy to strengthen Irrigation Commission’s service to farmers
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, says Government is moving to use renewable energy to strengthen the National Irrigation Commission’s (NIC) capacity to better serve farmers and spur growth in the agricultural sector. “The application of...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Commercial Manager Lorraine Geddes-McDonald presents picture of the solar-powered Bengal Pump Station
Lorraine Geddes-McDonald, Commercial Manager at the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), presents a picture of the solar-powered Bengal Pump Station to (from left) Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister, both of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Contractor Damian Lyn explains operation of equipment at NIC’s Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny
Damian Lyn, contractor, Alternative Power Sources, explains operation of equipment at National Irrigation Commission's Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny to the Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio....
Posted on 24/01/2020
Hon. Audley Shaw speaking with farmers at the official commissioning of the NIC’s Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny
Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking with farmers Elizabeth Hines (centre) and Marcia Buckle at the official commissioning of the National Irrigation Commission's Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny on January 23, 2020. At...
Posted on 23/01/2020
Minister Floyd Green in discussion with President Lenworth Fulton at the launch of the 65th staging of the Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show
From left, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, Hon Harold Muschett, Custos of Trelawny, and Lenworth Fulton, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, in dialogue at the launch of the 65th...
Posted on 22/01/2020
More Traditional Ganja Growers To Take Part In Alternative Development Programme
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says emphasis will be placed on increasing the number of community groups of traditional growers participating in the Alternative Development Programme. The programme aims to...
Posted on 21/01/2020
First Rock IPO indicative of confidence in the economy — Shaw
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the decision by the principals of First Rock Capital Holdings Limited to offer shares in the firm’s operations to the public is indicative of their confidence in Jamaica’s economy. He...
Posted on 21/01/2020
New Agricultural Transformation Project For St. Catherine
A new agricultural transformation project will soon commence in St. Catherine, as the Government aims to create more wealth among local farmers. “Within a matter of months, this transformation will begin. In fact, in the Bernard Lodge and Innswood areas...
