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Posted on 06/05/2026
Jamaica and India Celebrate Enduring Bilateral Partnership
The longstanding diplomatic partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of India was highlighted on Monday (May 4) during a Ministerial Luncheon hosted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the official visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs...
Posted on 05/05/2026
New trade order? Indian minister pushes Jamaica to seize fresh economic opportunities amid growing global instability
Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Declaring that modern commerce can no longer be separated from global politic...
Posted on 18/04/2026
NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility
National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marr...
Posted on 29/01/2020
Interim Chief Executive Officer Courtney Cole greets CASE President Pius Lacan
Interim Chief Executive Officer of the National Fisheries Authority Courtney Cole (right), greets President of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) Alumni Association, Pius Lacan at the Portland-based institution’s opening ceremony for Founders’ Weekend on January 24. At...
Posted on 29/01/2020
Public Gardens Division Botanical & Horticultural Seminar
Shell Bandstand, Hope Gardens Friday, January 31, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.... under the theme "Threats to Biodiversity"
Posted on 27/01/2020
Environment being created to facilitate local agribusiness
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says an enabling environment is being created to facilitate the development of agribusiness in Jamaica. He noted that this is being made possible through the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) with the...
Posted on 27/01/2020
Canadian medical cannabis company to cross-list on Jamaica Stock Exchange
Canadian medical cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) company, Tree of Knowledge International (TOKI) is expected to be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) in short order. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw informed that the “trailblazing” company...
Posted on 27/01/2020
Minister Green encourages youth involvement in agricultural sector
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, has commended organisers of the upcoming Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show for its plans to include a Youth Expo in the show, stating that it...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Hon Audley Shaw views solar panels at the Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny
Hon Audley Shaw ( left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views solar panels at the Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny along with Joseph Gyles (centre), Chief Executive Officer, and Emile Myers, Energy Engineer, both of the National Irrigation...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Renewable energy to strengthen Irrigation Commission’s service to farmers
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, says Government is moving to use renewable energy to strengthen the National Irrigation Commission’s (NIC) capacity to better serve farmers and spur growth in the agricultural sector. “The application of...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Commercial Manager Lorraine Geddes-McDonald presents picture of the solar-powered Bengal Pump Station
Lorraine Geddes-McDonald, Commercial Manager at the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), presents a picture of the solar-powered Bengal Pump Station to (from left) Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, Hon Audley Shaw, Minister, both of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...
Posted on 24/01/2020
Contractor Damian Lyn explains operation of equipment at NIC’s Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny
Damian Lyn, contractor, Alternative Power Sources, explains operation of equipment at National Irrigation Commission's Bengal Pump Station in Trelawny to the Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio....
