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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 14/11/2019
Ministry examines recommendations for rightsizing sugar industry
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) is currently reviewing several recommendations in a bid to rightsize the country’s sugar industry. Against the background of the widespread desire of industry stakeholders to see the industry succeed, portfolio Minister,...
Posted on 14/11/2019
Minister Shaw Urges Greater Linkages Between Tourism and Agriculture
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has urged stakeholders in the tourism industry to leverage the innate link that exists between the tourism and agriculture industries. Speaking at the press launch and official signing of...
Posted on 14/11/2019
Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association
Senior Director in the Strategic Planning Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Delroy Coley (second right) makes a point about the variety of sugarcane available, at the Annual General Meeting of the All-Island Jamaica Cane Farmers...
Posted on 11/11/2019
Jamaicans urged to consume and utilize more Jamaican produce and products
Jamaicans are being urged to consume and utilize more Jamaican produce and products in order to grow and build Jamaica. The call was made by Monique Gibbs, Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at...
Posted on 11/11/2019
Launch of Eat Jamaican Month under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat … Eat What We Grow’
Lenworth Fulton, President, Christopher Emmanuel, CEO, both of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Monique Gibbs, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Victor Cummings, Project Manager, Lakes Pen Agri-Ventures, view local produce on sale at...
Posted on 11/11/2019
Shoppers examine local produce on sale at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month
Shoppers examine local produce on sale at MegaMart Wholesale Club in Kingston during the launch of Eat Jamaican Month on November 8, 2019. Under the theme ‘Grow What We Eat … Eat What We Grow’, the Eat Jamaican campaign is...
Posted on 11/11/2019
Project Manager Victor Cummings and CTD Monique Gibbs share in a toast with jackfruit wine at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month
CHEERS: Victor Cummings, Project Manager, Lakes Pen Agri-Ventures, and Monique Gibbs, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, share in a toast with jackfruit wine at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month on November 8,...
Posted on 11/11/2019
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson inspects leaves of dasheen plant during a tour of Toms Hope and several other Portland communities
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), inspects the leaves of the dasheen plant during a tour of Toms Hope and several other Portland communities on November 8 where the Ministry’s...
Posted on 11/11/2019
Minister J.C. Hutchinson tours communities in Portland
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), engages farmer, Richard Robinson (left), in discussion at his farm in Orange Bay, Portland on November 8. Others from second left are Member of...
