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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 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
Minister Floyd Green views produce at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo
EAT JAMAICAN: From left, Farmer Cedric Hussey in discussion with the Hon Floyd Green, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), and Ambassador of Argentina, His Excellency Luis Del Solar, who were viewing his...
Posted on 26/11/2019
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence samples pineapple wine and breadfruit bread at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo
EATING JAMAICAN: Dermon Spence, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), samples pineapple wine and breadfruit bread on display at the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s booth at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo held at Devon House...
Posted on 26/11/2019
Eat Jamaican Day Expo 2019
JAMAICAN BANANAS: Lenworth Fulton (centre), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, explains the different types of bananas with Ambassador of Argentina, His Excellency Luis Del Solar, and students at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo held at Devon House in St....
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...
Posted on 22/11/2019
Protocols being developed to prevent cross-pollination in local ganja industry
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says protocols are being developed to prevent cross- pollination of medicinal hemp sites and formal cannabis cultivation sites in order to safeguard the local marijuana industry. A four to 10miles buffer...
