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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 04/11/2019
Signing of contract for production of red peas
From right, Alfred Tenn, farmer, Damion Young, CEO, Home Grown Produce, and Mellody Garwood, Coordinator, Top Burnt Ground Women Farmers Group, sign contract for production of red peas at the launch of the Home Grown Produce Red Peas Project on...
Posted on 01/11/2019
Open Day of the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (right), takes interest in an explanation on the role of the Veterinary Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry from Animal Health Technician at the VSD, Sharna Frater, at an...
Posted on 01/11/2019
Minister Shaw Commends the Creation of the Development Credit Authority Loan Portfolio
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has commended the creation of the new funding facility developed by the National Commercial Bank (NCBJ) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aimed at providing capital...
Posted on 01/11/2019
Established food safety programme in place to protect country against animal and plant diseases
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica has an active food safety programme to safeguard the country against the spread of plant and animal diseases that pose threats to consumers and threaten trade relations and economies....
Posted on 01/11/2019
Minister Audley Shaw speaking at the official signing ceremony between USAID and NCB
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the official signing ceremony between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica (NCB), at the NCB Wellness and Recreational Centre,...
Posted on 01/11/2019
Deputy Chief of Mission John W. McIntyre greets Minister Audley Shaw
Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy, John. W. McIntyre (left), greets Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the official signing ceremony between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Commercial...
Posted on 01/11/2019
Minister Audley Shaw converses with USAID’s Assistant Administrator John Barsa
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), converses with Assistant Administrator for the Latin America and the Caribbean Bureau, USAID, John Barsa, at the official signing ceremony between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
Posted on 01/11/2019
First place winner of the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Poster Competition
Manager of Big Tree Spices, Jessica Chin Loy (left), presents Tarrant High School student, Sasheka Wedderburn with a cheque valued at $15,000 for placing first in the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) poster competition. Occasion was an...
Posted on 01/11/2019
Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division stages Open Day
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), listens attentively to Acting Chief Food Storage Officer in the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), Tamara Moore at an open day hosted by FSPID, at the playfield...
