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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 18/10/2019
Chairman Dr. Andre Gordon presents a copy of the Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries book to Minister Audley Shaw
Chairman, Technological Solutions Limited, Dr. Andre Gordon (left), presents a copy of the Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries, Vol 1: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies book to the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley...
Posted on 18/10/2019
World Standards Day Reception
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), along with (from left) Acting Board Chairman, Technological Solutions Limited, Earl Patrick; President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; Senior Representative/Trainer, Safe Quality Food Institute, Frank Schreurs, at the World...
Posted on 18/10/2019
Minister Shaw and student Vanessa Plummer plant lychee tree
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), assists Vanessa Plummer to plant a lychee tree at the Christiana High School in Manchester on October 11, at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exhibition. At right is...
Posted on 18/10/2019
Minister Shaw participates in the handover of a hand-held tractor to the Christiana High School
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (third right), participates in the handover of a hand-held tractor to the Christiana High School in Manchester on October 11 at the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exhibition. Others participating...
Posted on 18/10/2019
Farmer Zephora Davis shows off her melon in Flagaman St. Elizabeth
Farmer Zephora Davis shows off her melon in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth to Glenville Hall, Zonal Director, and Jermaine Wilson, Extension Officer, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) during a tour of the area on October 18. Melons and...
Posted on 16/10/2019
Jamaica commemorates World Standards Day
On Monday, October 14, Jamaica joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Standards Day 2019 under the theme ‘Video Standards Create a Global Stage’. Each year on 14 October, members of the International Electrotechnical Commission, the International Organization...
Posted on 16/10/2019
50 farmers receive tanks, training and irrigation system under climate change adaptation and mitigation project
A total of 50 farmers from the community of Cascade in St. Ann have benefitted from the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (JCCCP) Project, which seeks to enhance their capabilities in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Under the JCCP project,...
Posted on 16/10/2019
Dr. Crispim Moreira plants lychee tree on World Food Day
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), looks on as Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Crispim Moreira (right), plants a lychee tree at the Christiana High School in Manchester...
Posted on 15/10/2019
Shaw encourages Jamaicans to plant fruit trees yearly
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging Jamaicans to plant a fruit tree per year to commemorate an anniversary or birthday. “The planting of the fruit trees shows that you care about the environment, you care...
