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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 02/12/2019
St Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation honours outstanding farmer and companies
Agriculturalist Desmond Whitely emerged winner of the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation 2019 “Best of St Bess” Golden Award in the category of farming at the foundation’s Awards Brunch in St. Elizabeth on December 1. Mr. Whitely, who has been farming...
Posted on 29/11/2019
Minard Show A Big Hit With Schools
Students and teachers are hailing the staging of the annual Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival in educating the public about the importance of agriculture to national development in a fun and exciting way. Approximately 5,000 students from institutions islandwide...
Posted on 29/11/2019
Entrepreneur Praises JBDC Accelerator Programme
Local entrepreneur, Almando Cox, is lauding the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Programme, following his six-month participation. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Resolve IT Limited, Mr. Cox was one of 16 entrepreneurs who enrolled in the programme, which saw...
Posted on 29/11/2019
Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study Completed
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study has been completed. The study was jointly undertaken by the Governments of Jamaica and France to establish an...
Posted on 28/11/2019
Ban on imported Romaine lettuce still in place
In the wake of the recent outbreak of E.coli in the United States affecting Romaine lettuce, the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries is reminding consumers and traders that the ban...
Posted on 28/11/2019
LPG stakeholders urged to adhere to standards set for the industry
Acting Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood, is urging stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas industry to adhere to the standards which are set for the industry. She noted that in order...
Posted on 28/11/2019
Acting Director Margaritta Sherwood addresses stakeholders at the LPG Awareness and Engagement Session
Acting Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood, addresses LPG stakeholders at the LPG Awareness and Engagement Session hosted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority at...
Posted on 28/11/2019
Gov’t Moving to Make Front of Package Labeling Mandatory
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is carrying out assessments to determine the food labelling model that will work best for the country, as the Government moves closer to making front of package labelling mandatory in Jamaica. Senior Standards and...
Posted on 26/11/2019
EATING JAMAICAN: A patron at Eat Jamaican Day Expo enjoying coconut water
EATING JAMAICAN: A patron at Eat Jamaican Day Expo enjoying her coconut on November 25, 2019 at Devon House in St. Andrew. Organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Eat...
