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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 03/12/2019
Hon. Floyd Green in discussion with Assessment Monitoring Officer Shanieka Worrie
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is in discussion with Assessment Monitoring Officer, at the Ebony Park HEART Academy in Clarendon, Shanieka Worrie (right), at a job fair hosted by the...
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...
Posted on 02/12/2019
Sugar workers transitioning to farming to benefit from 2,400 tonnes of fertilizers from Morocco
Residents of Lionel Town and surrounding areas of Clarendon, who were previously employed to the closed Monymusk Sugar Factory and intend to pursue farming on acreages of former sugar lands, are to benefit from input materials such as seeds and...
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...
