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Posted on 19/07/2025
Business Roadshow Reaches Thousands of MSMEs
Thousands of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals have been engaged through the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s islandwide roadshows. “We have had roadshows in eight different parishes, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Westmorela...
Posted on 17/07/2025
$668 Million Approved for Local Film Productions
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says $668 million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI). He said that the funds, which will be disbursed shortly, will benefit 91 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES). “This is a priority sector because...
Posted on 06/12/2019
Hon Audley Shaw at the relaunch of the CAB Loyalty Programme at Mercedes-Benz Showroom
Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, shares a light moment with (from left) Natalie St. Louis, Corporate Consultant, Caribbean Assurance Brokers (CAB), Raymond Walker, Chairman & CEO, CAB; Jackie Stewart-Lechler, Managing Director of Stewart’s Automotive...
Posted on 06/12/2019
National Certification Body Hails Quality Professionals
The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has recognised the work of its quality professionals in ensuring the delivery of quality standards in the marketplace. These professions, including auditors and technical experts, who have served the NCBJ from its inception...
Posted on 06/12/2019
CLA Looking To Implement Transitional Permit For Small Farmers
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is exploring the establishment of a transitional permit to facilitate the ease in which small farmers can enter the medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking at a JIS Studio 58A session on November 28, Director of Enforcement...
Posted on 06/12/2019
Employees Laud Global Services Sector
Employees working within the Global Services Sector (GSS) are welcoming the vast opportunities provided through the industry for professional growth and development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay,...
Posted on 06/12/2019
Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at Holland Estate, in St. Elizabeth, will play a central role to reduce food waste in Jamaica. Speaking at...
Posted on 04/12/2019
Increasing global demand for livestock products makes local production more attractive- PS Spence
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says that there has been an increasing demand for livestock products globally, with a projected 22% increase in milk production by 2027. He informed that data from...
Posted on 04/12/2019
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence (left), greets Professor Samuel Aggrey of Lumin Consulting, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. The occasion was a training session in...
Posted on 04/12/2019
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence, addresses participants at a training session in Livestock Breeding Strategies and Selection Principles, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, December 2, 2019. Seated is...
Posted on 03/12/2019
Hon. Floyd Green converses with Mayor of May Pen Winston Maragh
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right) gives a listening ear to Mayor of May Pen, Winston Maragh (centre), at a job fair hosted by the HEART/Trust NTA in collaboration with the...
